Silex: Creating websites in hours instead of days

With the introduction of the latest generation of PHP frameworks another "wave" started as well: microframeworks. More lean, small and flexible, these microframeworks pose an interesting alternative to full-stack frameworks. What is a microframework exactly? How to use it? During this talk you will learn about this by example using the Silex microframework.

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1. Silex
   Creating websites in hours instead of days
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2. @skoop
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3. @skoop
   • PHP *
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4. @skoop
   • PHP *
   • Ingewikkeld
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5. @skoop
   • PHP *
   • Ingewikkeld
   • PFZ.nl / PFCongres.com
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6. @skoop
   • PHP *
   • Ingewikkeld
   • PFZ.nl / PFCongres.com
   • Symfony
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7. microframeworks
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8. history of frameworks
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9. history of frameworks
   • libraries
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10. history of frameworks
    • libraries
    • basic MVC
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11. history of frameworks
    • libraries
    • basic MVC
    • every developer has their own
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12. history of frameworks
    • libraries
    • basic MVC
    • every developer has their own
    • full stack: cake, symfony, zend framework
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13. history of frameworks
    • libraries
    • basic MVC
    • every developer has their own
    • full stack: cake, symfony, zend framework
    • full stack: TNG
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14. history of frameworks
    • libraries
    • basic MVC
    • every developer has their own
    • full stack: cake, symfony, zend framework
    • full stack: TNG
    • microframeworks
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15. a microframework?
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16. a microframework?
    • small codebase
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17. a microframework?
    • small codebase
    • basic request/response handling
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18. a microframework?
    • small codebase
    • basic request/response handling
    • routing
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19. a microframework?
    • small codebase
    • basic request/response handling
    • routing
    • clean and simple
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20. http://microphp.org/
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21. why use
    microframeworks?
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22. why use
    microframeworks?
    • prototyping
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23. why use
    microframeworks?
    • prototyping
    • API’s
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24. why use
    microframeworks?
    • prototyping
    • API’s
    • simple websites
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25. why use
    microframeworks?
    • prototyping
    • API’s
    • simple websites
    • performance
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26. silex
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27. silex
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28. silex
    • set of Symfony2 components
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29. silex
    • set of Symfony2 components
    • add extensions for extra functionality
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30. silex
    • set of Symfony2 components
    • add extensions for extra functionality
    • add your own logic
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31. basic features
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32. basic features
    • request/response handling
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33. basic features
    • request/response handling
    • routing
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34. basic features
    • request/response handling
    • routing
    • dependency injection
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35. basic features
    • request/response handling
    • routing
    • dependency injection
    • extensibility
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36. extend
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37. extend
    • Doctrine
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38. extend
    • Doctrine
    • Twig
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39. extend
    • Doctrine
    • Twig
    • Session
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40. extend
    • Doctrine
    • Twig
    • Session
    • Translation
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41. extend
    • Doctrine
    • Twig
    • Session
    • Translation
    • Validation
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42. extend
    • Doctrine
    • Twig
    • Session
    • Translation
    • Validation
    • Caching
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43. how to get started
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44. getting started
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45. getting started
    • set up project
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46. getting started
    • set up project
    • configure server
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47. getting started
    • set up project
    • configure server
    • add front controller
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48. getting started
    • set up project
    • configure server
    • add front controller
    • ....
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49. getting started
    • set up project
    • configure server
    • add front controller
    • ....
    • PROFIT
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50. composer
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51. composer
    composer create-project silex/silex project
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52. composer
    composer create-project silex/silex project
    composer create-project fabpot/silex-skeleton project
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53. configure server
    
    DocumentRoot "/Users/stefan/php/silex-talk/project/public"
    ServerName silex-talk
    FallbackResource /index.php
    ErrorLog "logs/silextalk.error_log"
    CustomLog "logs/silextalk.access_log" common
    
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54. hello world
    require_once __DIR__.'/../vendor/autoload.php';
    $app = new Silex\Application();
    $app->get('/hello/{name}', function ($name) use ($app) {
    return 'Hello '.$app->escape($name);
    });
    $app->run();
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55. twig
    "require": {
    "twig/twig": ">=1.8,<2.0-dev"
    }
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56. twig
    "require": {
    "twig/twig": ">=1.8,<2.0-dev"
    }
    composer update
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57. twig
    $app = new Silex\Application();
    $app->register(
    new Silex\Provider\TwigServiceProvider(),
    array(
    'twig.path' => __DIR__.'/../views',
    )
    );
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58. twig
    $app = new Silex\Application();
    $app->register(
    new Silex\Provider\TwigServiceProvider(),
    array(
    'twig.path' => __DIR__.'/../views',
    )
    );
    $app->get('/hello/{name}', function ($name) use ($app) {
    return $app['twig']->render('hello.twig', array(
    'name' => $name,
    ));
    });
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59. twig
    $app = new Silex\Application();
    $app->register(
    new Silex\Provider\TwigServiceProvider(),
    array(
    'twig.path' => __DIR__.'/../views',
    )
    );
    $app->get('/hello/{name}', function ($name) use ($app) {
    return $app['twig']->render('hello.twig', array(
    'name' => $name,
    ));
    });
    Hello {{ name }}
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60. make it more dynamic
    
    Say hello to
    
    
    
    
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61. make it more dynamic
    $app->post('/sayhello', function (Request $request) use ($app) {
    return $app->redirect('/hello/'.$request->get('name'));
    });
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62. examples
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64. why?
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65. why?
    • simple website
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66. why?
    • simple website
    • get some stuff from the database
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67. why?
    • simple website
    • get some stuff from the database
    • display it on screen
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68. why?
    • simple website
    • get some stuff from the database
    • display it on screen
    • used: silex, twig, PDO
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69. transcoding app
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70. transcoding app
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71. transcoding app
    • external API
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72. transcoding app
    • external API
    • calling API of other applications
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73. transcoding app
    • external API
    • calling API of other applications
    • dashboard showing status
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74. transcoding app
    • external API
    • calling API of other applications
    • dashboard showing status
    • used: silex, twig, cilex, PDO
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75. why?
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76. why?
    • full stack makes no sense
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77. why?
    • full stack makes no sense
    • lightweight needed
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78. why?
    • full stack makes no sense
    • lightweight needed
    • maintainers needed simple code
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80. Thursday, October 25, 12
    

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81. Bolt
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82. Bolt
    • Simple CMS
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83. Bolt
    • Simple CMS
    • Focus on designers/frontenders
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84. Bolt
    • Simple CMS
    • Focus on designers/frontenders
    • Ease of use
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85. Bolt
    • Simple CMS
    • Focus on designers/frontenders
    • Ease of use
    • uses: silex, twig, sessions, doctrine, caching,
    forms, validation, translation, etc
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86. find the right one
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87. find the right one
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88. find the right one
    • Phlyty
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89. find the right one
    • Phlyty
    • Slim
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90. find the right one
    • Phlyty
    • Slim
    • Limonade
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91. find the right one
    • Phlyty
    • Slim
    • Limonade
    • ...
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92. build your own!
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93. questions?
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94. some resources
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95. some resources
    • http://silex.sensiolabs.org/
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96. some resources
    • http://silex.sensiolabs.org/
    • https://github.com/fabpot/Silex-Skeleton
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97. some resources
    • http://silex.sensiolabs.org/
    • https://github.com/fabpot/Silex-Skeleton
    • http://bolt.cm/
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98. Thank you!
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99. http://leftontheweb.com/
    http://ingewikkeld.net/
    https://joind.in/7047
    @skoop
    Thank you!
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