Which PHP framework is mature enough to use in production environment: Laravel or Fuel PHP or any other?

Laravel Framework

When it comes to finalizing PHP framework for a production environment, developers find themselves bewildered with options, Lavel and Fuel PHP topping the list of best qualifiers. Unless one has tried hands at both at varied circumstances, it is even more difficult to say which amongst the two is more mature for usage in production environment. For long term projects of firms like advertising agencies, it is essential that they hit upon the right framework and not a hype one as it should be consistent and free from hindrances that come up from time to time. And you cannot go on to a change which would leave things messed up so it is essential to make the right choice in the very beginning.

We would in such circumstances suggest Laravel without doubt. Though new to the line of frameworks, Laravel has managed to grab attention and has received commendable feedbacks for being competent and more reliable than Fuel PHP or CodeIgniter. It comprises all advantages of callbacks, IoC and event driven behavior in the best possible way. Unit Tests are accommodated to perfection, the Migrations are flawless and their Schema class is excellent as well. You don’t have to deal with loads of procedural codes.

While Fuel PHP is a simple, flexible community driven framework, Laravel is for Web Artisans. For those looking for a change from the traditional, Laravel provides excellent platform for trial with lesser risks that usually come with newer frameworks.

While Fuel PHP has traditional has no compiler and library file size is 4 MB, Laravel has a compiler and library file size is 17 MB. Laravel also has the advantage of X Update support which Fuel PHP lacks. Laravel is easy to adapt to, even if you are a new to it, you can grab it in a few weeks and be at ease working with it soon.

While Fuel PHP is a simple, flexible community driven framework, Laravel is for Web Artisans. For those looking for a change from the traditional, Laravel provides excellent platform for trial with lesser risks that usually come with newer frameworks.

Most developers who have been using CodeIgniter for years because of its ease with coding and deploying are switching to Laravel because it is more advanced and eventually comprises everything within a single framework. One of the reasons why large scale projects that need running for years should use Laravel is its ease and free flowing, no blockage on the way quality. It is adaptable hence one can use it to perfection starting from the simplest of projects to the most complicated ones.

What many developers who have tried hands at Laravel would commend it for is its eloquence. It makes user easy to interact with the database. One can define relationships easier than never before, eager loading is a doddle, has simple accessors/mutators and pagination quite simple. As I mentioned earlier it is meant for Artisan for commands and CRON jobs is so much nicer than standard PHP Web Development scripts. One can deploy soft deleting easily through traits. Route groups/filters makes route creation easier like none else specifically for API development.

While Laravel is the new award grabber for many, some would still prefer Fuel PHP, either because they have years of experience with this framework and find an ease working with them or they are afraid to take risks of trying something outside of their expertise zone. I would suggest that they should try Laravel without any worries of facing hadship learning something that is alien to them. It would be long when they would stick to Laravel only to never stop using it ever, especially in production environment.

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