Zend Framework is an open source PHP web application framework. It provides tools for building web applications using a model-view-controller (MVC) architecture. Key features include support for databases, email, web services, and integration with Zend Studio IDE. To get started with Zend Framework, install Zend Server which includes PHP, Apache, and the framework. Then create a new project, add the code to display "Hello world!", and view it at the local host URL. More information can be found on the Zend Framework and Zend Server websites.

1. 2. Installation
Easiest way is to install Zend Server, including:
– PHP 5.2 or 5.3
– Apache Web Server
– Zend Framework
– phpMyAdmin
Zend Framework
– support for IBM DB2, Informix, MySQL Server,
MS SQL Native Client
3. Hello world!
1. From the command line, create a new project
zf create project hello
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which generates the following directory tree:
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– hello
– application
– configs
– models
1. What is Zend Framework?
– views
– object-oriented web application framework – controllers
– open source, licensed under the New BSD License – library
– implemented in PHP 5 (requires PHP 5.2.4 or later) – public
– extensible Model-View-Controller implementation – tests
– provides support for the following Web services: 2. Copy the whole project into the htdocs directory,
Amazon, del.icio.us, Flickr, Picasa, SlideShare, usually at:
Twitter, Yahoo!, YouTube C:Program FilesZendApache2htdocs
– support for various database systems: 3. Edit the index.php file, located in:
MySQL, Oracle, IBM DB2, Microsoft SQL Server, helloapplicationviewsscriptsindexindex.php
PostgreSQL, SQLite, Informix Dynamic Server Replace its whole content with the single line:
– e-mail composition and delivery, Hello world!
retrieval via mbox, Maildir, POP3 and IMAP4
4. Open a browser and go to:
– integrated into Zend Studio IDE
http://localhost/hello/public/
– Zend Server provides all tools for creating
PHP Web applications (including Zend Framework)
4. More information
– well documented
– Zend Framework
– 30-minute tour
http://framework.zend.com/
– reference guide (+500 examples)
– Zend Server
– fully documented API http://www.zend.com/products/server/
– technology partners: – Zend Studio IDE
IBM, Google, Microsoft, Adobe Systems, StrikeIron http://www.zend.com/products/studio/
October 19, 2009