[eluser]ralphschindler[/eluser]
[quote author="wiredesignz" date="1248180309"]Real time for a single request is irrelevant.... the percentage difference is where the issue lies.
Your results show ZF is 2x slower than CodeIgniter. How about posting a legitimate performance test of the two frameworks comparing maximum requests per second instead.[/quote]
True, and this is why I say the atypical 'Hello World' argument is a non-starter. Its never indicative of a real world application performance, or of what a real world applications code-base should look like. Hello world in PHP is best served up in a single line: <?= 'Hello World'; ?>
In any case, there is a rich feature set inside the MVC layer provided by Zend Framework that developers typically don't get to experience until they are actually coding a real project. This includes but it not limited to the controller plugin system, on-demand & preloaded action helper system, the built-in helpers, the loosely coupled view system, the autoloading capabilities and more.
Keep in mind, when evaluating a framework, performance is only one small part of the full story. Also consider scalability, maintainability, reliability, availability, extensibility, manageability, and security.
I do not know enough about CI to discuss how they fare in every above mentioned category, but I can only imagine with the community that surrounds the CI framework, they fare pretty well.
Like I mentioned before, give both a try, find what you do and don't like, and ultimately decide on something you are both comfortable with and what makes the most sense to your client.
[quote author="usmc" date="1248202698"]... Showing up at Zendcon and telling campfire horror stories.[/quote]
If you go to Zendcon, look me up! I'll buy you a drink and we can discuss all of the intricacies of these frameworks
