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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

Document management


In this section we will create a new document management interface. The document management interface will allow users to upload documents, manage uploads, and share uploaded documents with other users. The user interface will also allow users to manage sharing, and add/remove shares.

In this section, we will focus on providing users with options to create file uploads and manage those uploads. We will be using the filesystem to store the uploaded file and the relative path of the uploaded file will be stored in the database mapped to the user who uploaded the file.

Some of the important Zend Framework components used in file uploads are:

  • File upload form element (Zend\Form\Element\File): The File upload element is used in the upload form to display a file input box. This element is an equivalent of the <input type='file'../> style element in HTML used for allowing users to upload files. The file input element can be rendered by setting 'type' => 'file' in the form...