Below are some fantastic development tools that have helped me on some major projects and other small ones. I will continue to add to this list so please check back every now and again.

Also, please note that these tools are based on MVC and object oriented programming so it is advised that those who want to get their hands dirty should have at least 3 years experience in OOP/MVC or a degree in Computer Science.

1. Seagull PHP Framework (seagullproject.org)

"Seagull is a mature OOP framework for building web, command line and GUI applications. Licensed under BSD, the project allows PHP developers to easily integrate and manage code resources, and build complex applications quickly. "


2. Qcodo PHP Development Framework (www.qcodo.com )

"Qcodo was designed for truly rapid application development which focuses on quick prototypes and rapid iterations. The intersection where design meets code always starts with the data model, and the expectation is that the data model will change, grow and adapt throughout the life of the application. These changes would inherently ripple out through to the rest of the code base. But instead of these changes being a burden to the development team, Code Generation can be implemented to make those changes occur with little to no interruption.