Coming back to PHP
When I started web development it was with PHP. However, a little thing called Ruby on Rails came along and has been my focus for the last 3 years.
Well now I've got a few projects that I think Rails would just be overkill for. The projects are fairly simple and do not merit the resources required to run a full Rails app. I have been reading up on PHP again but most of the books I've found have left me still wanting something a little more advanced.
I've been spoiled with MVC and do not want to go back. I know there are MVC frameworks for PHP now, but since I am still going for lightweight, I don't really want to learn another framework. I would much rather begin piecing my own together as I go. There are tons of things in the other frameworks that I will probably never use, so this seems like a waste.
I've picked up nearly every book I've come across lately and haven't been impressed. There doesn't seem to be anything that covers this sort of organization.
I am also looking for some good resources that cover some of the new OOP stuff in PHP, which I figured would go hand in hand with MVC patterns.
Any recommendations on books, online resources, or maybe a good open source project to learn from?