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    CakePHP

    Score1.7 out of 10
    N/ACakePHP is a free and open source PHP framework.N/A

    Yii Framework

    Score6 out of 10
    N/AYii Framework is a free and open source PHP framework.N/A
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    CakePHPYii Framework
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    CakePHPYii Framework
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    CakePHPYii Framework
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    Laravel PHP Framework
    Score9.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    CakePHPYii Framework
    Likelihood to Recommend
    5.0
    (2 ratings)
    9.9
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    Likelihood to Renew
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    10.0
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    Usability
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    9.0
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    Support Rating
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    User Testimonials
    CakePHPYii Framework
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Open Source
    If you need to create simple CRUD applications using a MVC framework, I could say CakePHP could achieve this. But with frameworks like Laravel on the market, I would have a hard time recommending CakePHP for anything.
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    Open Source
    Yii is very well suited if you love to program with Object Oriented PHP. This framework uses OOP very well and if you know this pattern you'll love it. The same applies for its MVC architecture and if you come from formal software development education. Also if you are in a bussiness enviroment and need a stable framework. This is the tool for you. It uses very formal scheme but I would like more open and hackable framework, and for this Yii2 is not a good option. Also, if you like to have bleeding edge technologies I don't recommend this framework.
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    Pros
    Open Source
    • Easy learning curve
    • Can be used by new developers without paying a formation
    • The MVC is pretty well implemented
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    Open Source
    • Generating forms and integrates bootstrap
    • Provides great CRUD functionality with active record
    • Provides lots of useful HTML helper widgets for UI enhancement
    • Provides good access control (RBAC)
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    Cons
    Open Source
    • The biggest issue inherit in CakePHP, and why we switched to Laravel, is the base configuration of the program. Most people aree that CakePHP uses old (outdated, even dangerous) PHP habits. There is some truth in this: Cake has not been as quick to adapt to the newer PHP versions as they should. I was always surprised that with new major releases, from 2.4 to 2.5 for example, that the minimum version of PHP will never increase. For example, CakePHP only requires version 5.2.8 of PHP, but it would not have been difficult to update the minimum version at least 5.3 when adapting a new version.
    • Speed - our company had many issues scaling CakePHP to a medium size application software, even with using REDIS/memcache we would still run into many issues with the built-in ORM.
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    Open Source
    • Maybe support to update their main components like jQuery or Boostrap. It's too attached with the included versions.
    • Their view template engine is simple, doesn't offer support for better options like competition.
    • Wiki can include more tutorials for common examples or problems.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Open Source
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    Open Source
    We are in the process of migrating our old application to Yii Framework.
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    Usability
    Open Source
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    Open Source
    I think is really easy to use, it's not perfect but many developers with great experience will know how to exploit this framework to create great apps!
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    Support Rating
    Open Source
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    Open Source
    It's has a really good support based on online documentation and official forums. But sometimes I wish there were a paid service where to report some urgent issues.
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    Implementation Rating
    Open Source
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    Open Source
    You have to check their documentation, they explain everything so don't skip it.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Open Source
    Cakephp is more easy to implement and to learn that CodeIgniter. That's why I switched pretty quickly from the first (CodeIgniter) to cakephp.
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    Open Source
    We have used Zend Framework. In comparison Yii Framework is much more lightweight and has smaller learning curve.
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    Return on Investment
    Open Source
    • Negative Impact - we ended up having to rewrite our entire web-application from CakePHP to Laravel.
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    Open Source
    • Overall Yii has speed up our development and help to cut down on development cost.
    • On the other hand, the bloated vendor library does cause space issues when we have high volume of applications on our servers.
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