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    <p>The biggest technical difference between CodeIgniter and Symfony (ver 1 and 2) is that Symfony is much easier to extend. This is especially true with Symfony2; you can replace entire parts of the framework as you see fit with custom code, or code from other libraries. You can even take any number of core components from Symfony2, and build your own framework on top of it. But, it's important to note that because Symfony is so 'advanced', it has a higher learning curve.</p> <p>Here's how I see it: CodeIgniter is great when you have a small(ish) project that falls in the category of problems CodeIgniter is meant to solve. But when you want to do something <em>your</em> way, not CodeIgniter's way, you're going to have to fight the framework, which is never fun. </p> <p>On the other hand if you're working on a Symfony2 project and want to do something your way, you can. It won't necessarily be quick, but it is possible. To me, that's the most important thing - you need to be able to make the framework do what you want it to do.</p> <p>If you have time, read through the Symfony <a href="http://symfony.com/doc/current/book/index.html" rel="nofollow">docs</a> and <a href="http://symfony.com/doc/current/cookbook/index.html" rel="nofollow">cookbook</a> - they should give you an idea of what Symfony is capable of and how to customize and extend it. </p> <blockquote> <p>Everything I'm seeing about CodeIgniter feels right.</p> </blockquote> <p>Then go with CodeIgniter. The most important thing is that you're comfortable with the framework/toolset. If you complete a project and find that it's lacking in features, you can always check out other frameworks.</p>
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    1. CO"But when you want to do something your way, not CodeIgniter's way, you're going to have to fight the framework" - Could you elaboate on that? Afaik CI is one of the least restrictive frameworks around.
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    2. CO@stef When the time comes that you really wish the framework handled something differently, you run into a roadblock trying to get it to change. This is common amongst the smaller, 'quicker' frameworks. They tend to be more linear than Symfony and ZF. In Symfony and ZF, you can replace the internal workings of the framework with less friction.
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    3. COThanks for the terrific response. I've spent a few more days intensely reading and re-reading documentation in both Symfony and CodeIgniter. Judging from the documentation, I must say that BOTH projects are stellar. I'm still trying to better understand the whole question of "bigger" vs "smaller" projects. I have to admit, I still can't find any clear (to me) explanation of why one framework or the other is better for "bigger" projects. To hopefully understand this, the next thing I'm going to do is specify site elements, then see how it would be done in CodeIgniter vs Symfony.
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