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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>

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Zend Framework 2.0 by Example: Beginner's Guide
Krishna Shasankar V
Jul, 2013 | 228 pages
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Table of Contents (18 chapters)
Zend Framework 2.0 by Example Beginner's Guide
Zend Framework 2.0 by Example Beginner's Guide
Credits
Credits
About the Author
About the Author
About the Reviewers
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Preface
Free Chapter
1
Getting Started with Zend Framework 2.0
Getting Started with Zend Framework 2.0
Zend Framework 2.0
Introduction to Zend Server Community Edition (CE)
Time for action – installing Zend Server CE
Time for action – configuring Zend Server CE
MySQL
Time for action – installing MySQL
Time for action – creating a database
Summary
2
Building Your First Zend Framework Application
Building Your First Zend Framework Application
Prerequisites
ZendSkeletonApplication
Time for action – creating a Zend Framework project
Zend Framework 2.0 – modules
Time for action – creating a module
MVC layer
Zend Framework module – folder structure
Time for action – creating controllers and views
Zend Framework module – configuration
Time for action – modifying module configuration
Summary
3
Creating a Communication Application
Creating a Communication Application
Zend\Form
Time for action – creating a registration form
Form validation
Time for action – adding validation to the registration form
Models and database access
Time for action – creating models and saving the form
Time for action – user authentication
Summary
4
Data Management and Document Sharing
Data Management and Document Sharing
Zend Framework 2 ServiceManager
Time for action – migrating existing code to ServiceManager
Database operations
Time for action – implementing an admin UI to manage users
Document management
Time for action – creating a file upload form
Managing file sharing
Time for action – implementing a file sharing system
Summary
5
Chat and E-mail
Chat and E-mail
Layouts and views
Time for action – using jQuery UI in a simple page
Building a simple group chat
Time for action – creating a simple group chat application
Sending mails
Time for action – creating a simple e-mail form
Zend\EventManager
Time for action – setting module layout using ZF events
Summary
6
Media Sharing
Media Sharing
External modules
Resizing images
Time for action – resizing images using modules
The Photo gallery application
Time for action – implementing a simple photo gallery
Google Data APIs
Time for action – fetching photos from Google Photos
YouTube Data API
Time for action – listing YouTube videos for a keyword
Summary
7
Search Using Lucene
Search Using Lucene
Introduction to Lucene
Time for action – installing ZendSearch\Lucene
Indexing
Time for action – generating a Lucene index
Searching
Time for action – displaying search results
Indexing Microsoft Office documents
Time for action – indexing document files
Summary
8
Creating a Simple Store
Creating a Simple Store
Shopping cart
Time for action – creating a store front
The store administration
Time for action – creating the Store Admin interface
Payments with PayPal
Time for action – setting up PayPal
PayPal Express Checkout
Time for action – accepting payments using PayPal
Summary
9
HTML5 Support
HTML5 Support
HTML5 input elements
Time for action – HTML5 input elements
HTML5 view helpers
Time for action – HTML5 view helpers
HTML5 attributes
Time for action – HTML5 multiple file uploads
Summary
10
Building Mobile Applications
Building Mobile Applications
Cloud-connected mobile applications
Time for action – configuring your phpCloud account
Time for action – building your first cloud-connected mobile application
Native applications versus mobile web applications
Time for action – testing as a native application
Zend Server Gateway
Time for action – creating a mobile search interface
Summary
Pop Quiz Answers
Pop Quiz Answers
Chapter 1, Getting Started with Zend Framework 2.0
Chapter 2, Building Your First Zend Framework Application
Chapter 3, Creating a Communication Application
Chapter 4, Data Management and Document Sharing
Chapter 5, Chat and E-mail
Chapter 6, Media Sharing
Chapter 7, Search Using Lucene
Chapter 8, Creating a Simple Store
Chapter 9, HTML5 Support
Chapter 10, Building Mobile Applications
Index
Index

Time for action – creating a simple e-mail form

In this activity, we will be creating an e-mail form making use of Zend's mailing capabilities:

  1. Create a simple e-mail form with input fields for subject, message content, and addressee.

  2. Set up a new controller to display the form and write the necessary views.

  3. Modify the controller so that it references the Zend\Mail namespace.

    use Zend\Mail;

  4. Create a new controller method that does the actual e-mailing; this can be placed within our group chat controller (CommunicationApp/module/Users/src/Users/Controller/GroupChatController.php) using the following code:

    protected function sendOfflineMessage($msgSubj, 
                         $msgText, $fromUserId, $toUserId)
{
  $userTable = $this->getServiceLocator()
                               ->get('UserTable');

  $fromUser = $userTable->getUser($fromUserId);
  $toUser = $userTable->getUser($toUserId);
  
  $mail = new Mail\Message();
  $mail->setFrom($fromUser->email, $fromUser-&gt...
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