Part of PHP’s power is actually found in the variety of open source (free to use) PHP based applications. I’m talking about things like blogs, web frameworks, forums, cms’ etc …
… I was just thinking, that a list of ‘killer’ PHP open source projects would be useful … for a few reasons:
- Once upon a time, a master programmer I know gave me a great piece of advice:
“Grasshopper, it is always a much better idea to use proven code (that means good open source projects) than to start from scratch.”
- Checking out examples of quality code, is a great way to learn how to become a better programmer.
- Who doesn’t need a list of ‘best of breed’ projects?
I’ve been snooping about the PHP world for a while now, and I’ve come across some crappy PHP projects (I will not name names) but I’ve also come across many great PHP projects.
To be totally honest about it, we’ve seen much of the good stuff coming out of the PHP world, in the last few years.
… PHP developers are leap-frogging ahead with regards to their level of skill and the quality of code they produce.
That all said, the following are my favorite ‘killer’ PHP open source projects:
