Kohana (php 5) differences with codeigniter..

[eluser]mcr_rm[/eluser]
Ello guys, first post and everything.

Just joined up because Framework comparison in PHP is a very valid discussion and something i have spent the last year getting into.

For me personally I choose Code Igniter the majority of the time as it is quicker to develop with because of my knowledge of using it.

However for enterprise or larger scale projects I have had to start using Zend. I do work for some quite major clients and there are now a number specifying the use of Zend framework. The main reasons for this are it's modular nature as mentioned above and the ability to split the database abstraction etc and use other solutions or even simply use elements of the Zend library in a larger solution.

I love code igniter, the community definately helped in my early days of getting attuned to it (by searching the forums) and the documentation is very thorough.

And I think the definition of enterprise etc is when you start dealing with Java driven database ORM and multi levelled server stacks for major blue chip clients.

Zend has a tougher learning curve and I tackled it after CI but once you get with it you realise you can use bits of it for smaller projects or full blown if you wish.