Zend Framework Workshop
Matthew Weier O'PhinneyProject LeadZend Framework
Dutch PHP Conference11 April 2009Amsterdam
About me:ZF Contributor since January 2006
Assigned to the ZF team in July 2007
Promoted to Software Architect in April 2008
Project Lead since April 2009
Photo 2009, Chris Shiflett
What is
Zend Framework?
Full Stack Framework?
Component Library?
Both.
Today's Roadmap
Quick Start
Models
Service LayersAuthentication and Authorization
Zend_Form
Plugin Loading
Controllers
Views and Layouts
Service Endpoints
Quick Startor,
How I learned to use
and love Zend_Tool
In bin/zf.sh or bin/zf.bat of your ZF install (choose based on
your OS)
Place bin/ in your path, or create an alias on your path:
alias zf=/path/to/bin/zf.sh
Or use pear.zfcampus.org PEAR channel
Locate the zf utility
Create the project
# Unix:% zf.sh create project quickstart
# DOS/Windows:C:> zf.bat create project quickstart
Add ZF to the project
# Symlink:% cd library; ln -s \
path/to/ZendFramework/library/Zend .
# Copy:% cd library; cp -r \ path/to/ZendFramework/library/Zend
.
Create a vhost
ServerAdmin [email protected] DocumentRoot
/abs/path/to/quickstart/public ServerName quickstart
DirectoryIndex index.php AllowOverride All Order allow,deny
Allow from all
Add a hosts entry
127.0.0.1 quickstart
Fire up your browser!
Looking under the hood
The
directory
tree
quickstart|-- application| |-- Bootstrap.php| |-- configs| | `--
application.ini| |-- controllers| | |-- ErrorController.php| | `--
IndexController.php| |-- models| `-- views| |-- helpers| `--
scripts| |-- error| | `-- error.phtml| `-- index| `--
index.phtml|-- library|-- public| `-- index.php`-- tests |--
application | `-- bootstrap.php |-- library | `-- bootstrap.php `--
phpunit.xml
14 directories, 10 files
The bootstrap
Note that it actually calls dispatch() on the action controller,
which then attempts to call the appropriate action method.
$this->_helper->viewRenderer->setNoRender(true);
$this->_helper->layout->disableLayout();
Disabling views and layouts
Note that it actually calls dispatch() on the action controller,
which then attempts to call the appropriate action method.
View scripts should be concise
Hint to the layout script from your view scripts (not your
controllers!)
Layouts should use placeholders as much as possible
Setup common layout elements in a bootstrap resource
Recommendations
Note that it actually calls dispatch() on the action controller,
which then attempts to call the appropriate action method.
Bootstrapping placeholders
