title: PHP Framework Overhead
body: <p>There are tons of PHP frameworks out there; some are pretty decent, others seem bloated and unnecessary. After watching <a href="http://about.digg.com/blog/rasmus-lerdorf-php-performance" rel="noreferrer">Rasmus Lerdorf's presentation on PHP performance at Digg</a>, I'm somewhat more concerned about the performance of the frameworks that I choose for building my applications with.</p>
  
  <p>Two of the most popular frameworks that I'm aware of are CodeIgniter and CakePHP. From what I understand, CakePHP is a terrible resource hog. What about CodeIgniter? I hear that Zend Framework isn't all that slim, either.</p>
  
  <p>Are there other (more performant) frameworks that I should be interested in? Would it be better to simply not use a framework at all? What considerations should I make towards choosing a PHP framework?</p>