If you feel the treebehavior would help you achieve your nested architecture, I'd say go for it. it is easier to implement than zend.I have used both, and I found cakephp relatively easier to use.
On Thursday, April 5, 2012 2:14:00 PM UTC-4, Kevin Mitchell wrote: > > Jeremy: > > Thank you, so very much, for your answer; especially it's encouraging > tone. I am working through trying to setup a development environment, so I > can create that blog tutorial. > > I guess the heart of my question is whether the TreeBehavior should be a > deciding factor (given that I've already got a database designed in a way > that it seems to support) -- i.e., is that kind of tree support, using > Nested Sets, relatively unique to CakePHP. I don't know whether Zend comes > with this kind of "out-of-the-box" support. > > Again, Thank you! > > Kevin > > On Thursday, April 5, 2012 9:22:50 AM UTC-7, Jeremy Burns wrote: >> >> Hi Kevin >> >> The 'what is the best framework' debate often surfaces here, and I am yet >> to see a compelling answer. It all comes down to what you feel comfortable >> with, making a choice and getting stuck in. Making any choice is preferable >> to pontificating. The Tree behaviour is certainly good; whether it's a >> deciding factor is hard to call. I would say that - as is probably the case >> with any framework or methodology - there is a pretty steep learning curve >> with Cake, but that 'ah-ha!' moment comes fairly soon.It might be tougher >> for you with no PHP knowledge, but then I had none when I picked it up. >> Both PHP and Cake are very straightforward once you get to grips with the >> basics, although of course it gets tougher once you decide to go off piste >> or stretch the boundaries. This forum is on the whole, a really friendly >> and useful resource and we are used to getting new folk such as yourself up >> and running. The Cake site also has a couple of very good tutorials; I >> would urge you to give them a go and follow them carefully. Many people >> jump bits and get lost, so come here for help. They are generally fairly >> robustly chastised and sent back to the classroom. RTFM, as they say. But >> so long as you are honest, try and help yourself and follow the good advice >> you are given, you won't regret choosing Cake. >> >> Jeremy Burns >> Class Outfit >> >> http://www.classoutfit.com >> >> On 5 Apr 2012, at 15:54:47, Kevin Mitchell wrote: >> >> Hello: >> >> Thank you for letting me intrude on your time and presume on your >> expertise. I do appreciate your help in answering the following question. >> >> Although I've done quite a bit of website development in the past with >> ASP and ColdFusion; recently with Drupal. I am new to PHP development and >> certainly to working with a PHP Framework -- yet, I am committed to >> learning, even at 60 years old! I'm trying to decide which direction to go >> re: a Framework; I obviously, at this age, am not heading into a career in >> PHP programming. I just want to build a tool to help myself and others >> manage my MySQL database. >> >> I was investigating the Zend Framework. It seems a little intimidating, >> but I'm willing. What attracted me to CakePHP was what I read about it >> being relatively "easy" to learn and, especially, when I saw that that it's >> TreeBehavior was using a MPTT / Nested Sets database. I have been working >> on an extensive hierarchical database (a theological and biblical a >> curriculum, with the biblical data including Hebrew and Greek fields for >> individual sentences, clauses). >> >> So, my question, do you think the fact that CakePHP supports / uses this >> MPTT logic is a fairly compelling reason for choosing the CakePHP framework >> -- along with my being relatively new to PHP programming? Is there another >> approach you might recommend? >> >> I do appreciate your time in answering this: I have been spinning my >> wheels for weeks trying to decide what framework I should make a commitment >> to begin with. >> >> Kevin >> ncBc, Associate Pastor >> BcResources.net >> >> -- Our newest site for the community: CakePHP Video Tutorials http://tv.cakephp.org Check out the new CakePHP Questions site http://ask.cakephp.org and help others with their CakePHP related questions. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php
