[thelist] PHP database application framework

[sbeam]

On Wednesday 10 September 2008 12:19, John Corry wrote:
> Maybe framework was the wrong word. Perhaps I'm looking for an
> application 'skeleton'...a library of code that already does all of the
> required stuff for a DB app.
>
> Tell it what database to use, it looks at the tables and creates PHP
> classes for working with each one, forms/views for the users to
> browse...basically the barebones app that I can then modify to suit the
> specific application.

That is usually termed 'scaffolding' and is available as a part of Cake and 
Symphony and RoR and other MVC frameworks (but not Zend). But like real 
scaffolding on a building, it is just there during construction - you don't 
expect the general public to access the building with it. But you can start 
with it and modify to taste.

http://manual.cakephp.org/view/311/Scaffolding

http://www.developer.com/lang/php/article.php/3636686

http://codeigniter.com/user_guide/general/scaffolding.html

It's also good for impressing the boss with what you can do in 10 minutes.

Sam