Symphony VS CakePHP : which one is closest to PHP

Question

I'm mostly a Rails developer but sometimes, I have to code in PHP. Because stackoverflow.com prefers questions that can be answered, I'd like to have a idea which one of the two is closest to PHP?

Sometimes, I'm under the impression that CakePHP is a outdated copy of Rails that wants to look like Ruby but fails at it and thus leaving the best of PHP behind.

Answer 1

I like symfony because it doesn't have PHP4 compatibility as a business goal. This lets the framework ditch some of the cruft and limitations of PHP4 and leverages the much stronger OOP in PHP5.

Answer 2

there are loads of questions dealing with the php framework issue. for example:

• php-framework-decision-analysis-paralysis
• what-php-framework-would-you-choose-for-a-new-application-and-why
• which-php-framework-is-closest-to-ruby-on-rails-cakephp-codeigniter

I don't think this question will bring anything new to light. besides I think the framework of choice is more and more Zend Framework (IMHO).

If you're asking for closeness to PHP, I would definitely say Zend Framework since Zend is one of the main forces behind PHP nowadays.