The Model is a complex subject. However, it is often boiled down to either a single model class or a full object relational mapping (ORM).

This is a brief explanation on how to add theme support to your Zend Framework application and how to ensure those themes are self-contained, easy to distribute and install. Themes are very powerful and extremely easy to develop. They allow developers to quickly switch between layouts and users to change the look and feel of an application. Making a Zend Framework application theme-able is a three-step process. First, modify your directory structure: application/ controllers/ library/ public/ themes/ default/ css/ images/ templates/ custom/ css/ images/ templates/ Then, edit your Bootstrap class: class Bootstrap extends Zend_Application_Bootstrap_Bootstrap { protected function _initView() { $theme = 'default'; if (isset($this->config->app->theme)) { $theme = $this->config->app->theme; } $path = PUBLIC_PATH.'/themes/'.$theme.'/templates';

    $layout = Zend_Layout::startMvc()
        ->setLayout('layout')
        ->setLayoutPath($path)
        ->setContentKey('content');

    $view = new Zend_View();
    $view->setBasePath($path);
    $view->setScriptPath($baseDir);

    return $view;
}

} And finally, copy your view scripts and layouts to the templates directory: application/ library/ public/ themes/ default/ css/ images/ templates/ error/ index/ partials/ layout.phtml Voila, mission accomplished. Posted in Frameworks, Open-source, PHP

Zend Framework: Navigation and Breadcrumbs with an XML File in ZF 1.8

Zend Framework: Navigation and Breadcrumbs with an XML File in ZF 1.8