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Manoj Sahoo

This document discusses PHP and the MVC framework. It begins with a brief introduction to MVC and its history. MVC originated in Smalltalk-80 in the 1970s and has since been used in many GUI frameworks. MVC is well-suited for web development and there are over 17 PHP MVC frameworks currently. Common traits of MVC frameworks include an index.php file that routes requests, separate directories for controllers, models, and views, and additional helpers and plugins. Using an MVC framework provides benefits like good architecture, easy code maintenance, and the ability to easily extend the application. Many large sites now use PHP MVC frameworks.

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Daniel Cousineau & Chris Weldon Bar Camp Texas 2008 PHP AND MVC
First Things First  http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=mvc  Google is wonderful, learn how to use it.  Or Yahoo  There are 6,203,493* search engines, use one  http://www.toosweettobesour.com/  Slides if anyone wants ‘em  http://www.chrisweldon.net/ * Possibly incorrect
MVC Is…  Model, View, Controller  Object Oriented  Is communication between Model, View, and Controller Objects  Software Engineering  Organization  RAD  Code reuse!
History
MVC Is Not New!  Smalltalk-80 (circa 1980)  MVC first discussed in 1979 by Trygve Mikkjel Heyerdahl Reenskaug  MFC (Document/View)  Java’s Swing  QT4 (KDE)  Apple’s Cocoa (Core Data)  Notice a trend?  MVC is perfectly suited for GUI development…
MVC And The Web  Made popular by Ruby on Rails  A good number of PHP MVC frameworks are Rails inspired  Wikipedia currently lists about 17 PHP MVC frameworks  CakePHP  Symfony  Code Igniter  Zend Framework  Make your own (I did!)
Define MVC Model – View – Controller
Model  Wikipedia:  “The domain-specific representation of the information that the application operates.”  Data Storage/Access  Often Database backed  MySQL, MSSQL, Postgresql, it doesn’t matter…  Abstraction, Abstraction, Abstraction!
View  Wikipedia:  “Renders the model into a form suitable for interaction, typically a user interface element. Multiple views can exist for a single model for different purposes.”  HTML Templates  All formatting related code belongs here  A Smarty object is a good example  Any template engine works, however…  Abstraction, Abstraction, Abstraction!
Controller  Wikipedia:  “Processes and responds to events, typically user actions, and may invoke changes on the model.”  A BIG DEAL  Process user inputs, communicate with Models and Views  The Go-Between  Much of the application’s core logic  Utilize the abstraction of before!  Invoke model, assign values to views
Putting It Together… http://ash-mvc.org/website/framework/framework.html
As A Framework
Common Traits  index.php  Parses the URL  Often mod_rewrite used:  /controller/method/arg0/arg1/arg2/…/argn/  Initializes proper controller  Executes correct method  Facilitates communication from controller to view  Signals view to render
Directory Structure  config/  controllers/  models/  views/  Usually just .html or .tpl files  includes/  Any extra libraries, e.g. PHPMailer  framework/  Framework system files
Helpers and Plug-ins  Usually common functions used by Views  E.g. format_phone(), create_calendar(), etc.  Some loaded through index.php, some loaded specifically by controller  Do not allow direct manipulation of models or controllers  Any code requiring access to models should be in the controller, not view
Other Utilities…  Dispatcher classes  Abstract the location of files  Abstract creation of links/connections  Caching classes  Cache Templates? Output? SQL Queries? Opcode  Caching individual Templates poses a special problem  Will dynamism of framework affect caching?
Why MVC?  Good architectural design  Code is organized and structure  Code structure lends itself to an easy to understand directory structure  Easy code maintenance  Because of abstraction, only have to change code once (usually)  Easy to extend and grow  Modify parent classes, drop in new controller, etc.
Sites Using PHP MVC Frameworks  CakePHP  Mozilla Addons  The Onion’s Online Store  Symfony  TED.com  Yahoo! Bookmarks  Pretty much everyone.
The Cake Was NOT a Lie!

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Php and-mvc

  • 1. Daniel Cousineau & Chris Weldon Bar Camp Texas 2008 PHP AND MVC
  • 2. First Things First  http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=mvc  Google is wonderful, learn how to use it.  Or Yahoo  There are 6,203,493* search engines, use one  http://www.toosweettobesour.com/  Slides if anyone wants ‘em  http://www.chrisweldon.net/ * Possibly incorrect
  • 3. MVC Is…  Model, View, Controller  Object Oriented  Is communication between Model, View, and Controller Objects  Software Engineering  Organization  RAD  Code reuse!
  • 5. MVC Is Not New!  Smalltalk-80 (circa 1980)  MVC first discussed in 1979 by Trygve Mikkjel Heyerdahl Reenskaug  MFC (Document/View)  Java’s Swing  QT4 (KDE)  Apple’s Cocoa (Core Data)  Notice a trend?  MVC is perfectly suited for GUI development…
  • 6. MVC And The Web  Made popular by Ruby on Rails  A good number of PHP MVC frameworks are Rails inspired  Wikipedia currently lists about 17 PHP MVC frameworks  CakePHP  Symfony  Code Igniter  Zend Framework  Make your own (I did!)
  • 7. Define MVC Model – View – Controller
  • 8. Model  Wikipedia:  “The domain-specific representation of the information that the application operates.”  Data Storage/Access  Often Database backed  MySQL, MSSQL, Postgresql, it doesn’t matter…  Abstraction, Abstraction, Abstraction!
  • 9. View  Wikipedia:  “Renders the model into a form suitable for interaction, typically a user interface element. Multiple views can exist for a single model for different purposes.”  HTML Templates  All formatting related code belongs here  A Smarty object is a good example  Any template engine works, however…  Abstraction, Abstraction, Abstraction!
  • 10. Controller  Wikipedia:  “Processes and responds to events, typically user actions, and may invoke changes on the model.”  A BIG DEAL  Process user inputs, communicate with Models and Views  The Go-Between  Much of the application’s core logic  Utilize the abstraction of before!  Invoke model, assign values to views
  • 13. Common Traits  index.php  Parses the URL  Often mod_rewrite used:  /controller/method/arg0/arg1/arg2/…/argn/  Initializes proper controller  Executes correct method  Facilitates communication from controller to view  Signals view to render
  • 14. Directory Structure  config/  controllers/  models/  views/  Usually just .html or .tpl files  includes/  Any extra libraries, e.g. PHPMailer  framework/  Framework system files
  • 15. Helpers and Plug-ins  Usually common functions used by Views  E.g. format_phone(), create_calendar(), etc.  Some loaded through index.php, some loaded specifically by controller  Do not allow direct manipulation of models or controllers  Any code requiring access to models should be in the controller, not view
  • 16. Other Utilities…  Dispatcher classes  Abstract the location of files  Abstract creation of links/connections  Caching classes  Cache Templates? Output? SQL Queries? Opcode  Caching individual Templates poses a special problem  Will dynamism of framework affect caching?
  • 17. Why MVC?  Good architectural design  Code is organized and structure  Code structure lends itself to an easy to understand directory structure  Easy code maintenance  Because of abstraction, only have to change code once (usually)  Easy to extend and grow  Modify parent classes, drop in new controller, etc.
  • 18. Sites Using PHP MVC Frameworks  CakePHP  Mozilla Addons  The Onion’s Online Store  Symfony  TED.com  Yahoo! Bookmarks  Pretty much everyone.
  • 19. The Cake Was NOT a Lie!