Zend Framework, A Beginner's Guide | Beginner's Guide

Zend Framework, A Beginner's Guide

Authors: Vikram Vaswani

Published: July 2010

eISBN: 9780071639408 0071639403 | ISBN: 9780071639392

Contents

Foreword

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1 Introducing the Zend Framework

Overview

Features

Standards Compliance and Best Practices

Reusability

Internationalization

Open Source

Community Support

Unique Advantages

Loose Coupling

Rapid Release Cycle

Unit Testing Policy

Code-Generation Tools

Market Credibility

Third-Party Application Interoperability

Commercial Support Options

Extensive Documentation

Application Environment

Installing the Zend Framework

Try This 1-1: Starting a New Project

Understand Application Requirements

Create the Application Directory

Create the Application Skeleton

Add Zend Framework Libraries

Define Virtual Host Settings

Using the Command-Line Tool

Summary

2 Working with Models, Views, Controllers, and Routes

Understanding Basic Concepts

Models

Views

Controllers

Modules

Routes

Layouts

Understanding Component Interaction

Looking Behind the Default Index Page

Understanding the Modular Directory Layout

Try This 2-1: Using a Modular Directory Layout

Creating the Default Module

Updating the Application Configuration File

Understanding Master Layouts and Custom Routes

Updating the Application Index Page

Setting a Master Layout

Using a Custom Route

Try This 2-2: Serving Static Content

Defining Custom Routes

Defining the Controller

Defining the View

Updating the Master Layout

Summary

3 Working with Forms

Understanding Form Basics

Creating Forms and Form Elements

Working with Form Elements

Setting Required and Default Values

Filtering and Validating Form Input

Using Input Filters

Using Input Validators

Retrieving and Processing Form Input

Try This 3-1: Creating a Contact Form

Defining the Form

Using a Custom Namespace

Defining a Custom Route

Defining Controllers and Views

Updating the Master Layout

Customizing Form Appearance

Using Custom Error Messages

Using Display Groups

Using Decorators

Summary

4 Working with Models

Understanding Models

Model Patterns

Model Scope

Installing Doctrine

Try This 4-1: Generating and Integrating Doctrine Models

Initializing the Application Database

Generating Doctrine Models

Setting Model Relationships

Autoloading Doctrine

Working with Doctrine Models

Retrieving Records

Adding, Updating, and Deleting Records

Try This 4-2: Retrieving Database Records

Creating a New Module

Defining a Custom Route

Defining the Controller

Defining the View

Summary

5 Handling CRUD Operations

Try This 5-1: Creating Database Records

Defining the Form

Defining Controllers and Views

Working with Administrative Actions

Structure

Routing

Layout

Try This 5-2: Listing, Deleting, and Updating Database Records

Setting the Administrative Layout

Defining Custom Routes

Defining the List Action and View

Defining the Delete Action

Defining the Update Form

Defining the Update Action and View

Updating the Display Action

Adding User Authentication

Try This 5-3: Creating a Login/Logout System

Defining Custom Routes

Defining the Login Form

Defining the Authentication Adapter

Defining the Login Action and View

Defining the Logout Action

Protecting Administrative Actions

Updating the Master Layout

Summary

6 Indexing, Searching, and Formatting Data

Try This 6-1: Searching and Filtering Database Records

Defining the Search Form

Defining the Controller and View

Updating the Master Layout

Adding Full-Text Search

Indexing Data

Searching Data

Try This 6-2: Creating a Full-Text Search Engine

Defining the Index Location

Defining Custom Routes

Defining the Index Action and View

Updating the Summary View

Updating the Search Form

Updating the Search Action and View

Handling Multiple Output Types

Try This 6-3: Expressing Search Results in XML

Enabling the XML Context

Defining the XML View

Summary

7 Paging, Sorting, and Uploading Data

Try This 7-1: Paging and Sorting Database Records

Adding Page Numbers to Routes

Updating the Index Controller and View

Adding Sort Criteria to Routes

Updating the Controller and View

Working with File Uploads

Try This 7-2: Enabling Image Uploads

Defining the Upload Destination

Updating the Form Definition

Updating the Create Action

Updating the Display Action and View

Updating the Delete Action

Working with Configuration Data

Reading Configuration Files

Writing Configuration Files

Try This 7-3: Configuring Application Settings

Defining the Configuration Form

Defining the Configuration File

Defining Custom Routes

Defining the Controller and View

Updating the Master Layout

Using Configuration Data

Summary

8 Logging and Debugging Exceptions

Understanding Exceptions

Understanding the Default Error-Handling Process

Using Custom Exception Classes

Controlling Exception Visibility

Try This 8-1: Creating a Custom Error Page

Logging Data

Writing Log Messages

Adding Data to Log Messages

Formatting Log Messages

Try This 8-2: Logging Application Exceptions

Defining the Log Location

Defining the Database Log Writer

Updating the Error Controller

Summary

9 Understanding Application Localization

Understanding Localization and Locales

Setting the Application Locale

Localizing Numbers

Localizing Dates and Times

Localizing Currencies

Localizing Measurements

Localizing Strings

Working with Adapters and Data Sources

Using the Application Locale

Using the Translation View Helper

Try This 9-1: Localizing the Example Application

Setting the Application Locale

Localizing Numbers and Dates

Defining String Localization Targets

Creating Translation Sources

Registering the Translation Object

Supporting Manual Locale Selection

Updating the Master Layout

Summary

10 Working with News Feeds and Web Services

Working with News Feeds

Understanding News Feed Formats

Consuming News Feeds

Creating News Feeds

Accessing Web Services

Understanding Web Services

Consuming Web Services

Try This 10-1: Integrating Twitter and Blog Search Results

Defining Custom Routes

Defining the Controller and View

Updating the Master Layout

Creating REST-Based Web Services

Understanding REST Routes

Try This 10-2: Implementing REST-Based Web Services

Creating a New Module

Defining the Controller

Defining the GET Actions

Defining the POST Action

Initializing the REST Routes

Summary

11 Working with User Interface Elements

Working with Navigation Structures

Understanding Pages and Containers

Rendering Navigational Elements

Try This 11-1: Adding a Navigation Menu

Defining Navigation Pages and Containers

Registering the Navigation Object

Creating the Navigation Action Helper

Using the Menu View Helper

Working with the Dojo Toolkit

Handling Dojo Data

Using the Dojo View Helpers

Using Dojo Form Elements

Try This 11-2: Adding a Dojo Autocomplete Widget

Updating the Contact Form

Initializing the Dojo View Helper

Updating the Master Layout

Updating the Controller

Try This 11-3: Adding a YUI Calendar Widget

Updating the Form

Updating the Master Layout

Updating the Controller

Updating the View

Summary

12 Optimizing Performance

Analyzing Performance

Benchmarking

Code Profiling

Query Profiling

Caching Data

Understanding Cache Operations

Understanding Cache Frontends and Backends

Using the Cache Manager

Caching Doctrine Queries

Optimizing Application Code

Query Tuning

Lazy Loading

Try This 12-1: Improving Application Performance

Configuring the Application Cache

Caching Translation Strings

Caching Query Results

Caching Twitter and Blog Feeds

Summary

A: Installing and Configuring Required Software

Obtaining the Software

Installing and Configuring the Software

Installing on UNIX

Installing on Windows

Testing the Software

Testing MySQL

Testing PHP

Setting the MySQL Superu-User Password

Summary

Index