Best web to organize a website

[Momo-the-Monkey]

Alright, so I've got a website built in php, but the organization is a little shoddy. I'm try to reorganize it, but I'm not sure how.
I thought about MVC, but I don't want to only have an index page that directs users via ?this=param&that=param. I'd rather have physical pages.

My next turn was to the many systems out there, like Joomla or Drupal, but they also use MVC, Drupal being a bit looser than Joomla.

Anyway, my point is, is there a way to implement MVC without using only one page as the controller? Or should I just write my thoughts in a journal, cry about it when I'm alone, and do it this way?

[Diki]

At 12/16/12 10:01 AM, Momo-the-Monkey wrote: I thought about MVC, but I don't want to only have an index page that directs users via ?this=param&that=param.

Yeah that wouldn't work very well.
If you want to use an MVC framework then I highly recommend Laravel. It's an excellent framework with easily understandable documentation. If you've never used an MVC framework before it will be a little confusing at first, and seem like more work than it's worth, but ultimately it is worth it.

[Momo-the-Monkey]

At 12/16/12 07:54 PM, Diki wrote: If you want to use an MVC framework then I highly recommend Laravel.

Hey thanks! I'll have to give that a swing. I want to know though, is there a better way to organize a site? If MVC is the best route, I have no problem with that, but I was curious if there were alternatives that might be better for web development, especially smaller sites or sites that don't have too much input from the user.

[Diki]

For web development I'd say that MVC is your best choice, even for small websites that aren't complex.

[Momo-the-Monkey]

At 12/17/12 11:50 AM, citricsquid wrote: For momo, if you do decide to try out Laravel there's a really great ebook available for $10: https://leanpub.com/codehappy

Thanks for the advice. Although I have never really played around with too many frameworks before, I'm going to mess around with Laravel to see if I can't get anything working. If not I'll do what you say and start with CodeIgnitor. And is the book more helpful (or I should say, clearer) than the documentation? Although it's not The Heart of Darkness (which was awful by the way), I'm not afraid to sift through the docs.