Defining a technology stack
Once the requirements and wireframes are set, we can focus our attention to the selection of a technology stack. In Chapter 1, Ecosystem Overview we glossed over several of the most popular PHP frameworks, pointing out their strengths. Choosing the right one in this case, is more of a matter of preference, as application requirements for the most part can be easily met by be met any one of those frameworks. Our choice, however, falls to Symfony. Aside from PHP frameworks, we still need a CSS framework to deliver some structure, styling, and responsiveness within the browser on the client side. Since the focus of this book is on PHP technologies, let's just say we chose the Foundation CSS framework for that task.
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