Aspect-Oriented Web Development in PHP

Aspect-Oriented Programming (AOP) provides another way of thinking about program structure that allows developers to separate and modularize concerns like crosscutting concerns. These concerns are maintained in aspects that allows to easily maintain both the core and crosscutting concerns. Much research on this area has been done focused on traditional software development. Although little has been done in the Web development context. In this paper is presented an overview of existing AOP PHP development tools identifying their strengths and weaknesses. Then we compare the existing AOP PHP development tools presented in this paper. We then discuss how these tools can be effectively used in the Web development. Finally, is discussed how AOP can enhance the Web development and are presented some future work possibilities on this area.