Chris Pittman
I'm a web developer located in Asheville, NC, specializing in web applications using PHP and MySQL. From large to small, I've developed them all.
I've had some people ask me about the status of Picora, and if I know where to download the code for it. I was hoping the picora.org site would be up and running by now to distribute the code. That doesn't look like its going to happen for a while still though.
So, I figured I would post the copy of the framework I have. You can download Picora here. This may not be the absolute newest version of the framework, but its the version I branched off with. This copy of the framework has the scaffolding code I've been working on included as well. The scaffolding is somewhat limited, but there's enough code to make it work. You should be able to use the example code to figure out how it works. If you want new features, or make some upgrades yourself, let me know. Enjoy.
So, the company I work with has contacted the original Picora developer. He's no longer maintaining the project. He's agreed for us to take over that role; we'll be managing picora.org. Hopefully we'll be posting out the source code and some documentation soon.
I've been playing with a framework called Picora for over a year now. You can download it at http://picora.org/. Don't expect support or documentation though. The project is basically dead at this point. I'm still playing with it because I love it. Picora is a PHP5 MVC framework that is very lightweight. The author did a good job developing the basic MCV functionality; its performs well and is relatively easy to use once you get over the learning curve. Don't get the wrong idea; Picora is not a brand new idea, just a well implemented port.
One thing missing from Picora is scaffolding. Scaffolding lets you add/edit/delete objects in the database without having to code the controllers and views. I decided to implement scaffolding for Picora. Its pretty simplistic at this point, but it does work. All you have to do is create a model and the framework will do the rest.
Update: Sorry, I can't have this code out there for download anymore. We are going to be running the new picora.org site and we will have downloads available there soon.