"The Jet Engine" PHP Application Framework > Quick Tour

The JET ENGINE authoring system is a total reversal of the way we used to write PHP applications ...

You don't have to write a PHP program.

The Jet Engine is a standalone PHP program already. A module written for The Jet is, literally, a php module. When installed, the system will auto-recognize the existence of the module, and will be able to incorporate the module functions immediately into it's normal operations. Essentially, a Jet Engine module is a set of php functions and methods that tell the parent Jet Engine what to do when the user activates your module from the browser.

You can take advantage of advanced Jet Engine features without having to code them from scratch.

The Jet has many advanced "whizz-bang" features included and embedded that you may use within your module to instantly add functionality that would have taken you countless hours to reproduce on your own.

Your application will instantly have

•	A full, web-based automatic installation system

•	A system of applying database patches

•	A fully functioning (and ajax enhanced) administrative application

•	A no-configure live SQL connection

•	Access to a world-class MVC Templating System

•	Access to universal database objects that don't require any code changes if you change the backend database.

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