Which is best, Laravel or CodeIgniter?

There's going to be a clash between Laravel and CodeIgniter. CodeIgniter is old then the framework for Laravel. It was published by EllisLab in 2006 using the MVC Framework. CodeIgniter prefers mainly South Asian PHP Web programmers. Laravel is the open source PHP framework developed in 2011 by Taylor Otwell. 

Both structures can develop web applications. What are the main advantages, disadvantages and characteristics? Which one is better for your future project?

CodeIgniter Pros:

• Easier to start using frameworks, object - oriented programming and structuring larger applications by someone unfamiliar.
• It introduces some modern separation concepts used by bigger applications (controllers and logic libraries, data models, HTML views).
• It 's easy to install. Can drop it into a host folder and make it work. No external dependency or complicated process of installation.

CodeIgniter Cons:

• Development has stagnated for a long time while its former owner has decided what to do. During this time, many modern PHP practices were adopted, leaving CodeIgniter a bit behind.
• Missing modern namespace + use of autoloader. CodeIgniter uses a standard folder and file naming convention to adhere to which flexibility is limited.
• Less built- in libraries and common tools than other frameworks( may be beneficial to some people who prefer a skeleton framework).

Laravel Pros:

• The Laravel framework is considered a great time saver, because it has a wide range of features that the PHP developer can use. It also promotes the reuse of code.
• There will be a set of rules to follow during the development of the website with frameworks in general and with the Laravel framework too. These rules depend mainly on the framework architecture. Since Laravel uses the MVC framework and a modular architecture, the encoders are encouraged to develop their code using an object - oriented approach in the MVC style. 
• Since there are defined rules to follow during development, it is useful if more than one developer works on the code or if the developer changes.

Laravel Cons:

• It would be problematic to deploy to shared hosting.
• Laravel does not give you payments from the box itself, but has libraries to make it easier.
• When it comes to payments, you do not want to accept and process payments yourself. You 'll want to refer to something like Stripe or Paypal, otherwise you'll have to start messing with compliance with PCI, which doesn't work. In that case, I would refer you to another e - commerce site hosted online and then find a way to build your application in its narrow, rigid templates. 

The final word is that both frameworks are used to develop robust web applications.

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