Newbie needs help for a new idea start

[eluser]earthdog[/eluser]
Hi All!

I have read in a signature here : "Every tool for a specific need" , or something related.

I need to build a site like http://www.penzu.com

-Central content creation happens with a tinyMCE editor saving the contents in a DB.
-But then i want to build custom businees logic on these data from db.

I will need encryption,auth,file management (for exporting) e.t.c.

I am new to PHP, never writen a full scale app in php, only small pages (coming gfrom .net winforms).

I am researching many days regarding which framework i could use. I could do it without a framework by just using PHP alone , but i want to dive into the world of PHP frameworks.

Proposals were fro CI as well for other frameworks that are written based on 5.3..Since i am a beginner i don't think that i will know these differences until some times passes

Codeigniter is my choice up to know but i do feel good about Yii too.

Respecting the saying "Every tool for a specific need", am i ok with CI?

Thanks
Elias

[eluser]Otemu[/eluser]
Hi,

Welcome to the forum, the simple answer is yes you will be okay with CI and probably any other PHP framework. A framework just makes life easier, since I have started using codeigniter I have found things much easier as a lot of the ground work is already done for you. If you have the ability to write the site with native php then writing it with codeigniter will speed up the process for sure, check out this presentation benefits of-the codeigniter framework.

Everyone will have there opinions on which framework to use, which is better but just because someone else feels that way doesn't mean you will. Research, compare and find out which one you think would suit your needs the best.

One thing I have to say about codeigniter is the community is excellent

some comparison links:

http://www.sheldmandu.com/php/php-mvc-fr...r-compared
http://www.larryullman.com/2011/06/01/yi...-compared/
http://www.dazines.co.uk/articles/2011/m...akephp.php
http://socialcompare.com/en/comparison/p...comparison
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/59006...de-igniter

[eluser]TWP Marketing[/eluser]
[quote author="earthdog" date="1338304683"]Hi All!
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I am new to PHP, never writen a full scale app in php, only small pages (coming gfrom .net winforms).
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Thanks
Elias[/quote]

While I agree with Otemu's comments, I believe you will need to know PHP, at more than a beginning level, before you see and understand the benefits of using any PHP framework. CI has one of the lower learning curves, but that sometimes is misleading to new users. Your'e better off having a firm understanding of pure php code and then using CI's tools to avoid "re-inventing the wheel". I don't mean to discourage you, since most of us started from a similar base, but do learn straight vanilla php first.

[eluser]earthdog[/eluser]
I have decided to give raw php a chance first. I have some little projects that i can support with straight PHP + Javascript, so i will go that way for a while to make myself more competitive there and then i will jump into CI..

Thanks