Seagull framework
The Seagull project was launched on Sourceforge on 2003-10-14, after AbOUT 2 years of private development.
Features
Seagull offers the following key features:
- PHP 4/5 compatible
- compact core framework with basic CMS and other modules included to get you started
- ease of use: learning curve not as steep as other frameworks
- enterprise ready, performance conscious design
- tight integration with PEAR libraries, great for prototyping complex projects
- integrated ORM for RAD
- highly configurable, easy to integrate with 3rd party code
- community support: the project enjoys participation from a large and ACTIVE developer community, want the documentation in Chinese, looking for Seagull devs near you?
- loosely coupled components, use template engine of your choice, output to multiple devices or CLI
- staying power: started in 2001, the Seagull project has been steadily growing in popularity and now enjoys international recognition
Recognition
- almost 30 000 downloads since the project has been hosted on Sourceforge
- consistently in the SF top 500 (out of 100k projects)
- listed on Sourceforge on 2003–10–14, after about 2 years of private development
- increasing popularity month on month
- international participation with support for all the major languages
- favourable reviews in all the major php publications
- fast-paced development
- rapid release cycle, historically at least 1 new release per month
See also
- List of content management systems
- Framework
- Comparison of web application frameworks