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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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<sect1 id="zend.application.quick-start">
<title>Zend_Application Quick Start</title>
<para>
There are two paths to getting started with
<classname>Zend_Application</classname>, and they depend on how you start your
project. In each case, you always start with creating a
<classname>Bootstrap</classname> class, and a related configuration file.
</para>
<para>
If you plan on using <classname>Zend_Tool</classname> to create your project,
continue reading below. If you will be adding
<classname>Zend_Application</classname> to an existing project, you'll want to
<link linkend="zend.application.quick-start.manual">skip ahead</link>.
</para>
<sect2 id="zend.application.quick-start.zend-tool">
<title>Using Zend_Tool</title>
<para>
The quickest way to start using <classname>Zend_Application</classname> is to use
<classname>Zend_Tool</classname> to generate your project. This will also create
your <classname>Bootstrap</classname> class and file.
</para>
<para>
To create a project, execute the <command>zf</command> command (on *nix systems):
</para>
<programlisting language="sh"><![CDATA[
% zf create project newproject
]]></programlisting>
<para>
Or the Windows <filename>zf.bat</filename> command:
</para>
<programlisting language="dos"><![CDATA[
C:> zf.bat create project newproject
]]></programlisting>
<para>
Both will create a project structure that looks like the following:
</para>
<programlisting language="text"><![CDATA[
newproject
|-- application
| |-- Bootstrap.php
| |-- configs
| | `-- application.ini
| |-- controllers
| | |-- ErrorController.php
| | `-- IndexController.php
| |-- models
| `-- views
| |-- helpers
| `-- scripts
| |-- error
| | `-- error.phtml
| `-- index
| `-- index.phtml
|-- library
|-- public
| `-- index.php
`-- tests
|-- application
| `-- bootstrap.php
|-- library
| `-- bootstrap.php
`-- phpunit.xml
]]></programlisting>
<para>
In the above diagram, your bootstrap is in
<filename>newproject/application/Bootstrap.php</filename>, and looks like
the following at first:
</para>
<programlisting language="php"><![CDATA[
class Bootstrap extends Zend_Application_Bootstrap_Bootstrap
{
}
]]></programlisting>
<para>
You'll also note that a configuration file,
<filename>newproject/application/configs/application.ini</filename>, is
created. It has the following contents:
</para>
<programlisting language="dosini"><![CDATA[
[production]
phpSettings.display_startup_errors = 0
phpSettings.display_errors = 0
includePaths.library = APPLICATION_PATH "/../library"
bootstrap.path = APPLICATION_PATH "/Bootstrap.php"
bootstrap.class = "Bootstrap"
resources.frontController.controllerDirectory = APPLICATION_PATH "/controllers"
[staging : production]
[testing : production]
phpSettings.display_startup_errors = 1
phpSettings.display_errors = 1
[development : production]
phpSettings.display_startup_errors = 1
phpSettings.display_errors = 1
]]></programlisting>
<para>
All settings in this configuration file are for use with
<classname>Zend_Application</classname> and your bootstrap.
</para>
<para>
Another file of interest is the
<filename>newproject/public/index.php</filename> file, which invokes
<classname>Zend_Application</classname> and dispatches it.
</para>
<programlisting language="php"><![CDATA[
// Define path to application directory
defined('APPLICATION_PATH')
|| define('APPLICATION_PATH',
realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . '/../application'));
// Define application environment
defined('APPLICATION_ENV')
|| define('APPLICATION_ENV',
(getenv('APPLICATION_ENV') ? getenv('APPLICATION_ENV')
: 'production'));
/** Zend_Application */
require_once 'Zend/Application.php';
// Create application, bootstrap, and run
$application = new Zend_Application(
APPLICATION_ENV,
APPLICATION_PATH . '/configs/application.ini'
);
$application->bootstrap()
->run();
]]></programlisting>
<para>
To continue the quick start, please <link
linkend="zend.application.quick-start.resources">skip to the
Resources section</link>.
</para>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="zend.application.quick-start.manual">
<title>Adding Zend_Application to your application</title>
<para>
The basics of <classname>Zend_Application</classname> are fairly simple:
</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
Create an <filename>application/Bootstrap.php</filename> file, with the
class <classname>Bootstrap</classname>.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Create an <filename>application/configs/application.ini</filename>
configuration file with the base configuration necessary for
<classname>Zend_Application</classname>.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Modify your <filename>public/index.php</filename> to utilize
<classname>Zend_Application</classname>.
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<para>
First, create your <classname>Bootstrap</classname> class. Create a file,
<filename>application/Bootstrap.php</filename>, with the following contents:
</para>
<programlisting language="php"><![CDATA[
class Bootstrap extends Zend_Application_Bootstrap_Bootstrap
{
}
]]></programlisting>
<para>
Now, create your configuration. For this tutorial, we will use an
<acronym>INI</acronym> style configuration; you may, of course, use an
<acronym>XML</acronym>, <acronym>JSON</acronym>, <acronym>YAML</acronym>, or
<acronym>PHP</acronym> configuration file as well. Create the file
<filename>application/configs/application.ini</filename>, and provide the following
contents:
</para>
<programlisting language="dosini"><![CDATA[
[production]
phpSettings.display_startup_errors = 0
phpSettings.display_errors = 0
includePaths.library = APPLICATION_PATH "/../library"
bootstrap.path = APPLICATION_PATH "/Bootstrap.php"
bootstrap.class = "Bootstrap"
resources.frontController.controllerDirectory = APPLICATION_PATH "/controllers"
[staging : production]
[testing : production]
phpSettings.display_startup_errors = 1
phpSettings.display_errors = 1
[development : production]
phpSettings.display_startup_errors = 1
phpSettings.display_errors = 1
]]></programlisting>
<para>
Now, let's modify your gateway script,
<filename>public/index.php</filename>. If the file does not exist, create
it; otherwise, replace it with the following contents:
</para>
<programlisting language="php"><![CDATA[
// Define path to application directory
defined('APPLICATION_PATH')
|| define('APPLICATION_PATH',
realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . '/../application'));
// Define application environment
defined('APPLICATION_ENV')
|| define('APPLICATION_ENV',
(getenv('APPLICATION_ENV') ? getenv('APPLICATION_ENV')
: 'production'));
// Typically, you will also want to add your library/ directory
// to the include_path, particularly if it contains your ZF installed
set_include_path(implode(PATH_SEPARATOR, array(
dirname(dirname(__FILE__)) . '/library',
get_include_path(),
)));
/** Zend_Application */
require_once 'Zend/Application.php';
// Create application, bootstrap, and run
$application = new Zend_Application(
APPLICATION_ENV,
APPLICATION_PATH . '/configs/application.ini'
);
$application->bootstrap()
->run();
]]></programlisting>
<para>
You may note that the application environment constant value looks
for an environment variable "APPLICATION_ENV". We recommend setting
this in your web server environment. In Apache, you can set this
either in your vhost definition, or in your <filename>.htaccess</filename>
file. We recommend the following contents for your
<filename>public/.htaccess</filename> file:
</para>
<programlisting language="conf"><![CDATA[
SetEnv APPLICATION_ENV development
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -s [OR]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -l [OR]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -d
RewriteRule ^.*$ - [NC,L]
RewriteRule ^.*$ index.php [NC,L]
]]></programlisting>
<note>
<title>Learn about mod_rewrite</title>
<para>
The above rewrite rules allow access to any file under your
virtual host's document root. If there are files you do not want
exposed in this way, you may want to be more restrictive in your
rules. Go to the Apache website to <ulink
url="http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.0/mod/mod_rewrite.html">learn
more about mod_rewrite</ulink>.
</para>
</note>
<para>
At this point, you're all set to start taking advantage of
<classname>Zend_Application</classname>.
</para>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="zend.application.quick-start.resources">
<title>Adding and creating resources</title>
<para>
If you followed the directions above, then your bootstrap class
will be utilizing a front controller, and when it is run, it will
dispatch the front controller. However, in all likelihood, you'll
need a little more configuration than this.
</para>
<para>
In this section, we'll look at adding two resources to your
application. First, we'll set up your layouts, and then we'll
customize your view object.
</para>
<para>
One of the standard resources provided with
<classname>Zend_Application</classname> is the "layout" resource. This
resource expects you to define configuration values which it will
then use to configure your <classname>Zend_Layout</classname> instance.
</para>
<para>
To use it, all we need to do is update the configuration file.
</para>
<programlisting language="dosini"><![CDATA[
[production]
phpSettings.display_startup_errors = 0
phpSettings.display_errors = 0
bootstrap.path = APPLICATION_PATH "/Bootstrap.php"
bootstrap.class = "Bootstrap"
resources.frontController.controllerDirectory = APPLICATION_PATH "/controllers"
; ADD THE FOLLOWING LINES
resources.layout.layout = "layout"
resources.layout.layoutPath = APPLICATION_PATH "/layouts/scripts"
[staging : production]
[testing : production]
phpSettings.display_startup_errors = 1
phpSettings.display_errors = 1
[development : production]
phpSettings.display_startup_errors = 1
phpSettings.display_errors = 1
]]></programlisting>
<para>
If you haven't already, create the directory
<filename>application/layouts/scripts/</filename>, and the file
<filename>layout.phtml</filename> within that directory. A good starting
layout is as follows (and ties in with the view resource covered
next):
</para>
<programlisting language="php"><![CDATA[
<?php echo $this->doctype() ?>
<html>
<head>
<?php echo $this->headTitle() ?>
<?php echo $this->headLink() ?>
<?php echo $this->headStyle() ?>
<?php echo $this->headScript() ?>
</head>
<body>
<?php echo $this->layout()->content ?>
</body>
</html>
]]></programlisting>
<para>
At this point, you will now have a working layout.
</para>
<para>
Now, we'll add a custom view resource. When initializing the view,
we'll want to set the <acronym>HTML</acronym> DocType and a default value for the title
to use in the <acronym>HTML</acronym> head. This can be accomplished by editing your
<classname>Bootstrap</classname> class to add a method:
</para>
<programlisting language="php"><![CDATA[
class Bootstrap extends Zend_Application_Bootstrap_Bootstrap
{
protected function _initView()
{
// Initialize view
$view = new Zend_View();
$view->doctype('XHTML1_STRICT');
$view->headTitle('My First Zend Framework Application');
// Add it to the ViewRenderer
$viewRenderer = Zend_Controller_Action_HelperBroker::getStaticHelper(
'ViewRenderer'
);
$viewRenderer->setView($view);
// Return it, so that it can be stored by the bootstrap
return $view;
}
}
]]></programlisting>
<para>
This method will be automatically executed when you bootstrap the
application, and will ensure your view is initialized according to
your application needs.
</para>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="zend.application.quick-start.next-steps">
<title>Next steps with Zend_Application</title>
<para>
The above should get you started with <classname>Zend_Application</classname>
and creating your application bootstrap. From here, you should start
creating resource methods, or, for maximum re-usability, resource
plugin classes. Continue reading to learn more!
</para>
</sect2>
</sect1>
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