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Many many years ago, I had developed my own application framework for PHP. It was nothing compared to today's frameworks, but it was fun.
Recently I've been working with my collegues at SurfMerchants on developing a new PHP framework we call Knickers. If you used my old "PrePak" system, Knickers is nothing like it, and is far superior in every way.
What's a Framework?
In web development (well, most any application development), there are numerous tasks that get done over and over again. Creating and updating database records. Managing users and sessions. Getting data in to and out of forms. The list goes on.
Put simply, frameworks aim to remove some of the drudgery from typical application development, leaving you to focus on the more interesting issues.