symfony

symfony is an open source web framework based on PHP5. It was developed as a PHP alternative to Ruby on Rails which mostly poses more specific requirements for the hosting environment.

symfony uses the Model View Controller (MVC) schema in order to keep the configuration as simple and clear as possible during web development and to separate the layout level (views) from the functional level.

PHP frameworks and hence also symfony are becoming increasingly important in corporate applications. The symfony MVC conveniently integrates functions, such as AJAX, or rich-client applications, and offers a host of add-ons for plug-ins.