Zend Framework
Zend Framework (ZF) is an open source, object-oriented web application framework implemented in PHP 5 and licensed under the New BSD License.
It is a part of the PHP Collaboration Project, which exists of:
Zend Developer Zone
Eclipse-based PHP-IDE
Zend Framework
The framework is based on the MVC Model. The different components of the framework can be used separately. Examples of these components in Zend Framework are Zend_Log, Zend_Config en Zend_Feed.
For the future, the project lined up six targets
Support more webservices
Possibilities for identitymanagement
Huge possibilities concerning forms
Support for YAML as information markup language
Development tools for easier developing
Continuously expanding and improving the functionality