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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 models and saving the form


In this task, we will be creating a new user model, creating a table in MySQL database to save the registration data using TableGateway to store registration data to the table. We will, finally, connect our registration form to UserTable so that new registrations are stored in the database. Perform the following steps to do so:

  1. A new table needs to be created to store the registration information in the MySQL database:

    CREATE TABLE user (
      id INTEGER UNSIGNED NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
      name TEXT NOT NULL,
      email VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,
      password TEXT NOT NULL,
      PRIMARY KEY (id),
      UNIQUE INDEX idx_email(email)
    );
  2. The application's global configuration needs to be modified to add references to the database connection as shown in the following snippet. This is available under <Application_Home>/config/autoload/global.php.

    return array(
        'db' => array(
            'driver'         => 'Pdo',
            'dsn'            => 'mysql...