The Plant System
Grow up!
Do Less Work!
Plant is an application framework for websites. It takes care of a lot of mundane stuff, so you don't have to. It's loosely based on a MVC architecture, mixed with a more traditional template-oriented system. It's primarily aimed at experienced web developers looking for a faster way to produce reliable and flexible sites.
Plant Is:
- A flexible and extensible system
- Fully XHTML 1.0 compliant
- PHP5 only (Why? PHP4 offers no true object-oriented development. Get your host to upgrade.)
- Developed with accessibility in mind (friendly URLs, proper semantics)
- Shipped with a site admin for maintaining your site
Plant Is Not:
- A CMS
- A Rails clone
- For end-users. It's a tool for PHP developers.
- Web 2.0 (it's Web 3.0!)
- Suitable for the garden.
Why Should You Care?
If you're a PHP developer sick of doing the same thing over and over or not finding acceptable solutions in existing frameworks, Plant might be something to care about.
Alright. How Can I Try It?
Plant is still a work in progress. When it's ready for your consumption, I'll make it available for download right here.