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    1. Getting started 2. Basic concepts 3. Request dispatching 4. Context container 5. Dual MVC 6. Component model: 7. Security 8. Configuration 9. Session handling 10. I18n 11. Cache 12. Logging 13. Error handling 14. Advanced Topics 15. API reference

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      Introduction

      What is Lion Framework

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      What is Lion Framework?

      Lion is an emerging open source PHP framework for creating rich web applications. It combines some of the most valuable features and patterns taken from the development community.

      What is the benefit of using Lion Framework?

      Lion offers an elegant way to minimize development efforts in building a feature-rich web applications with PHP.
      There are a number of features Lion has implemented, all of which are based on accepted web development patterns.

      Some of these features include:

      • MVC plus MVP architecture
      • Spring-style Dependency Injection
      • Request dispatcher with Intercepting filter
      • Powerful custom URLs rewrite engine
      • Event-driven development
      • Native AJAX components
      • Easiest AJAX plus Reverse AJAX
      • Authentication and Authorization
      • I18n
      • Easy cache management
      • .Net-style configuration management
      • Easy form validations (component based validation)
      • Template based views
      • Component based data sanitization
      • Integrated logging facade
      • Context containers based sessions
      • Web-based project administration
      • Easy ORM integration