Comments on: Sample PHP MVC application

By: Žilvinas Šaltys

Žilvinas Šaltys — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 23:21:50 +0000

Hi,

Since I’ve written the post I haven’t done any further research. Had some thoughts to try and create something myself but so far didn’t do anything. Surprisingly this topic seems to attract a bit of attention. If you do find anything yourself please share.

By: Reid Workman

Reid Workman — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 20:14:43 +0000

Hello Žilvinas,

Have you come across any sample applications that have served as a solid learning tool for PHP-based MVC frameworks?

Thanks

By: Žilvinas Šaltys

Žilvinas Šaltys — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 16:30:33 +0000

Hi Dave,

Depends on what you’re doing. MVC separates different application concerns. Such as your business, data model from the view and the controlling parts. If you’re doing something quick and dirty and you’re sure not to do any long term maintenance then don’t bother with MVC. But if you’re working on something long term (2 – 5 years) following MVC for your web apps will pay off for the extra development since your application will be easier to understand and maintain after a few years.

HTH. If you’re still struggling try reading more about the pattern and all your questions will undoubtedly get answered.

By: Dave

Dave — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 15:21:19 +0000

Hi,

Trying this mvc and I’m getting stuck in: “Why MVC, it seems more work?”
Am I seing things wrong???
Can anyone point me a better direction?

Dave

By: Žilvinas Šaltys

Žilvinas Šaltys — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 16:36:00 +0000

Hi Rudy. Sorry for the late reply. No I wouldn’t say I have. I’ve wandered off to slightly different waters regarding domain driven design. I was thinking of trying to write one myself but I’m not sure it will ever happen. Let me know if you find anything interesting.

Thanks

By: Rudy de la Garza

Rudy de la Garza — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 14:00:44 +0000

Žilvinas, I totally agree. I am looking all over the web for an open source PHP project (finished application, not framework) that implements MVC to try and learn more than A BLOG IN 20 MINUTES!!

Did you find a real world example?

By: Žilvinas Šaltys

Žilvinas Šaltys — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:50:31 +0000

Could you elaborate more on what do you mean by “conventional 3 layer archi”?

By: Abhishek

Abhishek — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:54:03 +0000

nice info dude, but i am still confused why to use mvc over conventional 3 layer archi

By: admin

admin — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 14:20:38 +0000

I would tend to disagree with that there are “loads around”. And also one should check the quality of these examples if they exist. I’ll definately take a look to Jobeet. I must admit i haven’t digged really deep trying to find Zend framework working MVC examples, but from first glance there’s not much to find.

By: halfer

halfer — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:47:22 +0000

There are plenty of arguments raging over what should go where in the MVC paradigm, but I don’t worry about them. At the end of the day, the point of a framework – MVC or no – is to make the developer’s life easier for complex web projects.

If you want an example of a working MVC-based application, there are loads around – I am not sure the PHP community needs another one, though maybe more the merrier! I am a symfony fan, so would recommend Jobeet to you; however if you prefer Zend, or Cake PHP etc., there are sure to be downloadable examples for those frameworks.