Beginning Zend Framework

How to run Zend Framework with no .htaccess file.

admin — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 06:57:32 +0000

Work has been overwhelming lately and frustrating but there was an interesting question asked by one of the developers at work. Can the Zend Framework run without the .htaccess file? The answer, Yes.

Why do we need the .htaccess file
First off why is the .htaccess file required in the first place by Zend Framework? Think of the .htaccess file as a funnel.
In a funnel, you poor water/liquid/stuff into the end contaning the larger diameter. The “stuff” is then squeezed out of a small single point at the opposite end. In the web world the “stuff” is web traffic and the the single point is where all the traffic goes through, in this case its the .htaccess file.

The .htaccess file will send all incoming traffic to your Front Controller which handles routing and dispatching etc.

Removing .htaccess from the process.
For this im going use Apache 2.2. Start off by opening up the httpd.conf file located in the the conf folder of your Apache installation. Somewhere near the bottom add the following lines.

#Application Specific Include file Include conf/extra/httpd-zf.conf

This will allow Apache to add addition configuration settings once Apache is restarted and its a great place to isolate application specific Apache settings.

Now, go ahead an create the include file, “httpd-zf.conf” inside the APACHE_HOME/conf/extra/ directory and place the ReWrite rules which were originally in your .htaccess file into
it. Hit save, remove the .htaccess file, and restart Apache. You should see your Zend Framework application running.

Why do this?
Speed. Your application must always read the .htaccess file when someone visits the site. Removing this extra layer and placing it into the Web Server itself will reduce the amount of time a page loads.

Hope that helps someone out there

Chapter 4 and Zend Framework 1.10

admin — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 06:51:22 +0000

Hi everyone.

Chapter 4 updates as well as the code for Chapter 4 have been completed. There were a number of changes to the code in Chapter 4 and realized I should have broken the chapter up into 2 manageable chapters. I hate reading very long chapters . Anywho. Please take a look at the Chapter Update section as well as the code section.

Next up is Chapter 5 and will restart my tutorials on Zend Framework, which ill place in the ‘ZF Article’ section.

Armando Padilla

Chapter 3 Update Ready

admin — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 09:03:55 +0000

Hi everyone,

New Section.
I created a new section to this site. “Chapter Updates”. It will contain updates to errors found in the book, code updates which need to be made when new Zend Framework version are released, and questions/answers raised by reader.

Chapter 3 Updates.
I’m running through the book with the latest copy of Zend Framework (Zend Framework 1.9.7) and checking to make sure if the code works. I made some changes to chapter 3. Please take a look at the changes here.

Chapter 4 Updates – coming soon
Check back next week for Chapter 4 updates.

Download Page
The download page now contains the updated code for Chapter 3 which works on Zend Framework 1.9.7 release. It also contains a missing file, ApplicationError.php as well. Chapter 4 will also go up next week.

Check back soon for more updates.

A new look

admin — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 05:03:17 +0000

Hi everyone. Thanks for barring with me while i get the site up. So, a quick break down of the site. The goal of the site is to quickly guide you through any questions you might have about the book as well as a portal to help you find additional ZF resources online.

The Message Board section contains a break down of each chapter where you can find other readers asking and answering questions as well as find me posting new updates to the book.

The ZF Articles section will contain additional articles/chapter updates etc for the book.

The Download section contains the source code for the Loudbite application.

Finally, the News and Updates will contains Zend Framework news as well as messages by me on what has been updated on the site.

If you have any question please contact me directly I will try my best to answer your email or point you in the right direction.

Armando Padilla