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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

Google Data APIs


Google Data APIs provide a simple interface for applications to read and write data into various Google services. The Data APIs use a protocol similar to the Atom Publishing Protocol for data transfer. All the services are implemented in the package called ZendGdata.

Some of the most frequently used Google services that are supported by the ZendGdata API are listed as follows:

  • Picasa Web Albums

  • YouTube

  • Google Calendar

  • Google Spreadsheets

  • Google Documents

  • Google Provisioning

  • Google Analytics

  • Google Blogger

  • Google CodeSearch

  • Google Notebook

Since ZendGdata is not provided with the default Zend Framework installation, this needs to be installed manually. This can be performed using Composer and by fetching "zendframework/zendgdata": "2.*".

The Google Photos API

The Google Photos API allows you to fetch, edit, and manage your photos and albums in your Picasa or Google+ accounts. The Data API provides all kinds of services; some of the key functions are listed as follows:

  • getUserFeed(): Gets...