2. What is ?
• Popular PHP Framework
• Component Library
• Application Framework
• Open-source (New BSD License)
• High unit-test coverage
• Main goals
• Flexibility
• Extensibility
• Simplicity
• Productivity
3. Patterns related to MVC
• Zend_M...?
• Models can be very different: DB, WebService,
Feeds,...
• But:
• Zend_Db (Adapter pattern)
• Zend_Service
• Zend_Feed
• etc.
• Zend_Crontroller
• Front Controller pattern
• Zend_Controller_Action
•action methods correspond to the various actions
you wish the controller to handle
• Zend_View
• template system agnostic
• Zend_Layout implements Two Step View pattern