Elegant PHP Architectures?

akweboa164 asks: "I work as a lone developer creating small to medium scale PHP/MySQL websites for different clients. I have been doing this for about two years now, and have tried different things as far as website layout/architecture goes. With sites that use the fusebox architecture, front controller (thanks J2EE), N-tier, to having a simple 'include(config.php);' line at the top of every file, I am left with the feeling that all of the sites I have created are 50% elegance, and 50% nasty kludge. I am left with a sinking feeling because I know that they could be better, but I lack to expertise and experience to make them that way. I am looking for overall architecture that is open and fits within the constraints of PHP (ie. relying little on OO) and separates logic, makes updates easy, etc. I wanted to ask Slashdot's crowd of web developers what their most elegant code layout/design web solutions were, and what advice would you dish out to new developers, as well as seasoned professionals."

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Re:Some suggestions

[Phouk]

I like PHP alot for web development. I found it easier and less to code when compared to perl (I've done both for 3 years each). You've made a good choice with it. I haven't tried python, but i do hear good things about it. You've made a good choice with it.

So you know two languages for web development, and have "heard about" a third, and feel knowledgeable enough to put out a general recommendation?

Man, that is +1 funny!