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## Frameworks {#frameworks_title}
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Rather than re-invent the wheel, many PHP developers use frameworks to build out web applications. Frameworks abstract
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away many of the low-level concerns and provide helpful, easy-to-use interfaces to complete common tasks.
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You do not need to use a framework for every project. Sometimes plain PHP is the right way to go, but if you do need a
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framework then there are three main types available:
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* Micro Frameworks
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* Full-Stack Frameworks
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* Component Frameworks
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Micro-frameworks are essentially a wrapper to route a HTTP request to a callback, controller, method, etc as quickly as
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possible, and sometimes come with a few extra libraries to assist development such as basic database wrappers and the
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like. They are prominently used to build remote HTTP services.
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Many frameworks add a considerable number of features on top of what is available in a micro-framework; these are
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called Full-Stack Frameworks. These often come bundled with ORMs, Authentication packages, etc.
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Component-based frameworks are collections of specialized and single-purpose libraries. Disparate component-based
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frameworks can be used together to make a micro- or full-stack framework.
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