There are many PHP frameworks including Cake, Symfony and Zend that help developers create applications and systems faster and more efficiently. Sadly, most developers do not like the use of frameworks. This may be due to the fact that they are not aware of the benefits that a framework provides. So, some of the benefits of using a PHP framework are:

Time saving: Because developers do not have to keep typing in bits of complex code, there are times when as much as 50% of time is saved.

Re-usability: Since many of the projects will have similar features you are able to copy across these pieces of code from one project to another. For an instance, many projects will have a login system for their content management system, therefore you can copy across the login system without having to write it all over again.

Community Assistance: If you run in to any problems while using a framework you can make use of the many user forums and communities on the web to get help. And once you become an expert you can contribute to the community by providing them with feedback or help.

Plugin Creation: When using a framework you may come across a feature that you want to add to the framework. Simply create a plugin in a directory that you can copy to all your projects. And when you have created a plugin you have it available for all your projects.

When using a framework the time you save on each bit of coding adds up to be quite enormous. So you can spend the rest of the time tweaking your application or website, adding new functions or working on completely different areas such as marketing and promotions.