To insure symmetry of setup, each framework was installed in its own subfolder of web root named by framework and bound to an equivalent host name through an equivalent virtual host:
| Framework | Installation Folder | Hostname | VirtualHost |
| Lucinda | /var/www/html/lucinda | www.lucinda.local | /etc/apache2/sites-available/lucinda.conf |
| Laravel | /var/www/html/laravel | www.laravel.local | /etc/apache2/sites-available/laravel.conf |
| Symfony | /var/www/html/symfony | www.symfony.local | /etc/apache2/sites-available/symfony.conf |
| CodeIgniter | /var/www/html/codeigniter | www.codeigniter.local | /etc/apache2/sites-available/codeigniter.conf |
Installation strictly followed factory settings recommended in respective framework documentation:
| Framework | Console Steps |
| Lucinda | composer create-project lucinda/framework lucinda |
| Laravel | composer create-project laravel/laravel laravel
cd laravel
chmod 777 storage/logs
chmod 777 storage/framework/sessions
chmod 777 storage/framework/views |
| Symfony | composer create-project symfony/skeleton symfony
cd symfony
composer require symfony/twig-bundle |
| CodeIgniter | composer create-project codeigniter4/appstarter codeigniter
cd codeigniter
chmod 777 writable/cache |
Virtual hosts were configured to insure identical settings are used, unless differences are required:
| Framework | VirtualHost |
| Lucinda | <VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName www.lucinda.local
DocumentRoot /var/www/html/lucinda
DirectoryIndex /index.php
<Directory /var/www/html/lucinda>
AllowOverride None
Order Allow,Deny
Allow from All
FallbackResource /index.php
</Directory>
SetEnv ENVIRONMENT local
</VirtualHost> |
| Laravel | <VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName www.laravel.local
DocumentRoot /var/www/html/laravel/public
DirectoryIndex /index.php
<Directory /var/www/html/laravel/public>
AllowOverride None
Order Allow,Deny
Allow from All
FallbackResource /index.php
</Directory>
</VirtualHost> |
| Symfony | <VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName www.symfony.local
DocumentRoot /var/www/html/symfony/public
DirectoryIndex /index.php
<Directory /var/www/html/symfony/public>
AllowOverride None
Order Allow,Deny
Allow from All
FallbackResource /index.php
</Directory>
</VirtualHost> |
| CodeIgniter | <VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName www.codeigniter.local
DocumentRoot /var/www/html/codeigniter/public
DirectoryIndex /index.php
<Directory /var/www/html/codeigniter/public>
AllowOverride None
Order Allow,Deny
Allow from All
FallbackResource /index.php
</Directory>
</VirtualHost> |
Routing was performed symmetrically as below within respective project folder:
| Framework | File | Additions |
| Lucinda | stdout.xml | <route id="test/html" controller="Lucinda\Project\Controllers\Test" view="test"/>
<route id="test/json" controller="Lucinda\Project\Controllers\Test" format="json"/> |
| Laravel | routes/web.php | use App\Http\Controllers\TestController;
Route::get("/test/html", [TestController::class, "html"]);
Route::get("/test/json", [TestController::class, "json"]); |
| Symfony | config/routes.yaml | test_html:
path: /test/html
controller: App\Controller\TestController::htmlAction
test_json:
path: /test/json
controller: App\Controller\TestController::jsonAction |
| CodeIgniter | app/Config/Routes.php | $routes->get("/test/html", 'TestController::html');
$routes->get("/test/json", 'TestController::json'); |
Controllers were defined as below within respective project folder:
| Framework | File | Code |
| Lucinda | src/Controllers/TestController.php | namespace Lucinda\Project\Controllers;
class Test extends Lucinda\STDOUT\Controller
{
public function run(): void
{
$this->response->view()["test"] = "me";
}
} |
| Laravel | app/Http/Controllers/TestController.php | namespace App\Http\Controllers;
class TestController extends Controller
{
public function html()
{
return view('test', ["test"=>"me"]);
}
public function json()
{
return response()->json([
"status"=>"ok",
"body"=> [
"test"=>"me"
]
]);
}
} |
| Symfony | src/Controller/TestController.php | namespace App\Controller;
use Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\Controller\AbstractController;
class TestController extends AbstractController
{
public function htmlAction()
{
return $this->render('test.html.twig', [
'test' => "me"
]);
}
public function jsonAction()
{
return $this->json([
"status"=>"ok",
"body"=> [
"test"=>"me"
]
]);
}
} |
| CodeIgniter | app/Controllers/TestController.php | namespace App\Controllers;
class TestController extends BaseController
{
public function html()
{
return view('test', ["test"=>"me"]);
}
public function json()
{
return $this->response->setJSON([
"status"=>"ok",
"body"=> [
"test"=>"me"
]
]);
}
} |
Templating was performed as below within respective project folder:
| Framework | File | Code |
| Lucinda | templates/views/test.html | Test: ${data.test} |
| Laravel | resources/views/test.blade.php | Test: {{ $test }} |
| Symfony | templates/test.html.twig | Test: {{test}} |
| CodeIgniter | app/Views/test.php | Test: <?= $test; ?> |
As one can see above, CodeIgniter has no templating and uses old style PHP instead!
