Zend Framework Quick start

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Zend Framework Quick start

• Faheem Abbas
• Software engineer

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Zend Framework quick start

1. Design patterns
2. MVC design patterns
3. Directory Structure
4. Bootstrap
5. Hello world example

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Design patterns

•  a design pattern is a general reusable solution
  to a commonly occurring problem in software
  design.
• (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Design_pattern_(comput
  er_science))

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MVC design patterns

• Model-View-Controller (MVC) is a design
• pattern that simplifies application
• development and maintenance.
• Model Responsible for the business logic of an
  application
• View Typically what would be considered web
  design, or templating.
• Controller The controller layer glues everything
  together.

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Directory structure
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Bootstrap (index.php)
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Hello world with ZF MVC

• We have done basic configuration.
• It time to have fun.
• In your application/controllers/IndexController.ph
  p
• lt?
• class IndexController extends Zend_Ctontroller_Ac
  tion
• public function indexAction()
• ?gt

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Hello world cont

• Next in your application/views/
• Create views/index/index.phtml
• And write
• lthtmlgt
• ltbodygt
• Hello world..
• lt/bodygt
• lt/htmlgt

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Using Models

• In application/models
• Write
• lt?
• class Math
• public function __construct()
• public function sum(val1,val2)
• return val1 val2
• ?gt

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Model cont..

• Now in controller, write
• lt?
• class IndexController extends Zend_Ctontroller
  Action
• public function indexAction()
• math new Math()
• sum math-gtsum(5,10)
• this-gtview-gtsumsum
• ?gt

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Example cont

• And finally in your view(application/view/scripts/
  index/index.phtml)
• Write,
• lt?
• echo sum is . this-gtsum
• ?gt

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Thanks

• Next..
• Two step view
• Zend_Db_Configuration
• And many more..
• Faheem Abbas
• Software engineer