Best PHP-based web development 'stack' of 2011
- by Jens Roland
I have been building PHP-based web sites for many years, and lately it seems I'm discovering another interesting new tool or method once every few weeks. This begs the question - what is the current state of the art in PHP development stacks for the seasoned coder? I'm specifically interested in the following:
High-performance web server
Database
MVC framework
Build tool
Revision control
Continuous Integration
Automated testing
Non-persistent caching
I'd like to optimize my stack for scalability and rapid development. I'm not looking for personal preference here, I'm looking for real, quantifiable reasons to pick this-over-that.