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Skytiger
Skytiger

Reputation: 1845

Routing in PHP, and how to set it up

I've recently started work at a new company, and was initially assigned to help the web development team.

To my horror, their template application they use to set up every single one of the projects they do, is completely procedural.

I am very eager to swap it over to OOP, but before I do that I need to actually understand how to create a project.

The initial work is there - there's an index.php that swallows all calls made to the site/web application.

What I need is a tutorial on how to set up proper routing so that I can look at a URL and go "call this function in this controller" instead of including a bunch of PHP files to get the job done.

Could someone please point me in the right direction?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 1735

Answers (4)

Armin Šupuk
Armin Šupuk

Reputation: 817

It sounds like they don't use any well known framework. They probably also don't want to use one. I think the best solution in this case would be some routing library. You could use the Slim Framework. You will understand everything you need to understand in about 30 minutes. It's very easy to setup and easy to extend.

You should not try to write your own routing library, it'll become quickly a quite complex thing. You will just reinvent the wheel and lose time.

Upvotes: 2

Rob
Rob

Reputation: 1860

I also would recommend the Slim Framework. I've spent way too much time trying to roll my own framework with routing but the maintenance and updating on my own framework got it the way of actual projects.

Slim is extremely easy to understand and offers a lot of flexibility to mold your own type of application. Between the routing, middleware, containers, and using the Eloquent DB ORM it has plenty to offer.

As others mentioned before, don't reinvent the wheel. There are plenty of tools out there you can lean on that allows you to focus on the actual project.

Upvotes: 3

Michał Pipa
Michał Pipa

Reputation: 562

I think that Create your own PHP Framework from Symfony documentation is the thing you are looking for. You shouldn't be worried about the title, it's not only about creating frameworks. It shows you how to start using Symfony components in plain PHP application and eventually create your own framework.

But creating framework part is not the most important one. Understanding how to use object-oriented components in your code is the key part.

Of course, one of the components is routing. It's use is described in first chapters: Introduction, The HttpFoundation Component, The Front Controller, The Routing Component, Templating (don't skip this one!). But I recommend continuing to the end, it's easy to read and very interesting article. Even if you don't want to use Symfony (or it's components) this article will help you understand how to use any modern PHP components.

Upvotes: 1

Jeff
Jeff

Reputation: 410

I was in the same situation and this course helps me a lot to learn more about MVC and Routing in PHP. As @Armin said you can use Slim Framework or phroute .In the other hand, you can use Laravel framework to take care not only routing but also all the other challenges as a PHP developer you might have in the future

Upvotes: 3

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