Open source frameworks have been a blessing for the web development world. There are various open source PhP based frameworks available. But a question arises – which one to go for? One should not select a framework simply because it is the best. Otherwise it may lead to frustration. Select a framework after a thorough research and careful understanding web development needs.

Both these frameworks are open source and therefore are available for free. Also, there is no factor of price comparison. Cakephp and CodeIgniter support the MVC architecture and are best suited for object oriented programming. When it comes to robustness and strictness of conventions, Cakephp is better. Some programmers fear they might forget the convention they used in case they had to change something later. While some see this as a shortcoming in Cakephp. CodeIgniter has a brilliant built in library that serves the needs of php beginners. For the ones who are experts in this, CodeIgniter lets them create their own libraries.

CodeIgniter supports Php version 5.1.6 or higher whereas Cakephp is compatible with both Php 4 and Php 5. Cakephp supports access control lists whereas CodeIgniter does not. For beginners, CodeIgniter is best as it is easy to use and has a brilliant documentation support. However, for advanced users Cakephp is the ultimate choice as it is robust and has a strict MVC.

Cakephp loses the battle when it comes to clarity of documentation and online support community. An active community means that the framework is constantly evolving. It also implies that new changes are coming forth which is highly desirable. Cakephp scores over CodeIgniter in terms of auto load features. However, in terms of speed, CodeIgniter is the clear winner. Cakephp is better in terms of ORM.

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