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Asked: 2026-06-14T12:14:12+00:00

Note: I have been out of touch with the PHP world for quite a

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Note: I have been out of touch with the PHP world for quite a long time. I am primarily a Python developer.

I have to build a small app in PHP5. Please suggest me a lightweight framework which:

  • Has MS SQL Server Support that runs on Linux as the app will be running on Ubuntu.
  • Is fast to learn, use and setup.

Performance is not a critical issue. As the app will be used on a private LAN by about 10 people for data entry mainly.

Suggestion about a templating engines will also be appreciated

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  1. Editorial Team

    Let’s kill off the easy question first – by tempting, I’m assuming you mean templating. If so, Smarty is usually a very good contender as it is simple to learn and very powerful.

    Now, for the framework. A wide variety of PHP frameworks have switched to PDO for SQL requests, which means that most of them will easily accomodate MS SQL. CodeIgniter does, so does CakePHP last time I checked.

    Ultimately, pick what you know rather than picking something that looks fancy, unless you need the extra features. The learning curve will be smaller.

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