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Zend Framework 2.0 by Example: Beginner's Guide

By : Krishna Shasankar V
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Zend Framework 2.0 by Example: Beginner's Guide

By: Krishna Shasankar V

Overview of this book

<p>ZF2 is the latest update to the well-known Zend Framework. This version has considerably eased the process of building complex web applications with minimal development effort using plug and play components. ZF2 also provides a highly robust and scalable framework for developing web applications.</p> <p>"Zend Framework 2.0 by Example: Beginner’s Guide" will guide you through the process of developing powerful web applications using ZF2. It covers all aspects of Zend Framework application development right from installation and configuration; the tasks are designed in a way that readers can easily understand and use them to build their own applications with ease.</p> <p>"Zend Framework 2.0 by Example: Beginner’s Guide" begins with the basic installation and configuration of the Zend Framework. As you progress through the exercises, you will become thoroughly acquainted with ZF2. With this book, you will learn about the basic concepts of building solid MVC web applications using Zend Framework 2.0. The detailed step-by-step instructions will enable you to build functionality such as a group chat, a file &amp; media sharing service, search, and a simple store to name a few. You will also use a wide range of external modules to implement features that are not natively available. By the end of the book, you will be well versed in building complex, functionality-rich web applications using Zend Framework 2.0.</p> <p>"Zend Framework 2.0 by Example: Beginner’s Guide" provides everything that you need for building functionality-rich web applications with simple real world examples and tasks.</p>
Table of Contents (18 chapters)
Zend Framework 2.0 by Example Beginner's Guide
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Time for action – creating a Zend Framework project


To set up a new Zend Framework project, we will need to download the latest version of ZendSkeletonApplication and set up a virtual host to point to the newly created Zend Framework project. The steps are given as follows:

  1. Navigate to a folder location where you want to set up the new Zend Framework project:

    $ cd /var/www/
    
  2. Clone the ZendSkeletonApplication app from GitHub:

    $ git clone git://github.com/zendframework/ZendSkeletonApplication.git CommunicationApp
    

    Tip

    In some Linux configurations, necessary permissions may not be available to the current user for writing to /var/www. In such cases, you can use any folder that is writable and make necessary changes to the virtual host configuration.

  3. Install dependencies using Composer:

    $ cd CommunicationApp/
    $ php composer.phar self-update
    $ php composer.phar install
    

    The following screenshot shows how Composer downloads and installs the necessary dependencies:

  4. Before adding a virtual host entry we...