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The Zend Framework has a flexible architecture that lets you build modern web applications and web services easily. The MVC components make the maintenance and testing of your applications easier. However, it is not only an MVC framework for developers. It also provides an easy-to-use high-quality component library that is designed to be used the way you want, picking up specific components without requiring the use of whole framework.
It's easy to get started and produce a powerful and professional looking web site when you've got this book to hand. Taking you through a real-life application, it covers the major Zend Framework components, as well as throwing light on the best practices and design issues faced when building complex MVC applications.
This book takes you through detailed examples as well as covering the foundations you will need to get the most out of the Zend Framework. From humble beginnings you will progress through the book and slowly build upon what you have learned previously. By the end, you should have a good understanding of the Zend Framework, its components, and the issues involved in implementing a Zend Framework based application.
It's easy to get started and produce a powerful and professional looking web site when you've got this book to hand. Taking you through a real-life application, it covers the major Zend Framework components, as well as throwing light on the best practices and design issues faced when building complex MVC applications.
This book takes you through detailed examples as well as covering the foundations you will need to get the most out of the Zend Framework. From humble beginnings you will progress through the book and slowly build upon what you have learned previously. By the end, you should have a good understanding of the Zend Framework, its components, and the issues involved in implementing a Zend Framework based application.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is the best Zend Book I have read. It manages the perfect balance of being thorough yet accessible. It does not insult the readers intelligence by skipping over details of the Framework but, at the same time, explains everything in a clear manner. Great for learning and good for reference. If you are familiar with PHP, comfortable with the idea (if not necessarily the practice) of OOP, and you want to learn the Zend Framework start here.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book is a good starting point for PHP developers wanting to enter into the Zend Framework.
It doesn't get 5 stars due to:
1. Providing examples with a bootstrap that is a deviation of the Zend standard one (the one created by Zend Tool when one creates a new project)
2. Adding code on the examples that isn't on the book, neither explained on it (mainly Ant scripts)
3. Using Ant scripts to do tasks for the sake of it (Ant is a great tool, but, on a book like this, it's place should be on an "advanced development" with Zend, it's use has a deterimental effect on the book as it stands).
Apart from those issues, it covers the bases.
It doesn't get 5 stars due to:
1. Providing examples with a bootstrap that is a deviation of the Zend standard one (the one created by Zend Tool when one creates a new project)
2. Adding code on the examples that isn't on the book, neither explained on it (mainly Ant scripts)
3. Using Ant scripts to do tasks for the sake of it (Ant is a great tool, but, on a book like this, it's place should be on an "advanced development" with Zend, it's use has a deterimental effect on the book as it stands).
Apart from those issues, it covers the bases.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
As an experienced PHP developer with no ZF experience, I found frustration with the lack of complete application tutorials available on the Zend Framework website or other web resources.
The problem with any book covering Zend Framework is that new features are released so frequently that it is soon out of date (ZF is currently version 1.10). In my case I wanted a tutorial that covered building a ZF application that used Zend_Application which was released as part of ZF1.8.
Having no experience of ZF, I found this book really helpful, however, it does have many typos and a few errors. Although, I found that none of these things actually meant I mis-understood the point; they were just annoying.
The Apache Ant usage would probably have been suited as late chapter rather than early on. However, it is quite easy to re-write the few lines of code in order to run the examples without Apache Ant.
The chapters covering model data resources, and forms are excellent tutorials in their own right. I would have loved the coverage of functional testing using PHPUnit to have been more in depth.
If you are seeking to learn how to develop Zend Framework applications then this book, although not perfect, is probably the best available right now.
The problem with any book covering Zend Framework is that new features are released so frequently that it is soon out of date (ZF is currently version 1.10). In my case I wanted a tutorial that covered building a ZF application that used Zend_Application which was released as part of ZF1.8.
Having no experience of ZF, I found this book really helpful, however, it does have many typos and a few errors. Although, I found that none of these things actually meant I mis-understood the point; they were just annoying.
The Apache Ant usage would probably have been suited as late chapter rather than early on. However, it is quite easy to re-write the few lines of code in order to run the examples without Apache Ant.
The chapters covering model data resources, and forms are excellent tutorials in their own right. I would have loved the coverage of functional testing using PHPUnit to have been more in depth.
If you are seeking to learn how to develop Zend Framework applications then this book, although not perfect, is probably the best available right now.
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Not bad.
Good book, but the author has no idea of what he is doing. Book is a good start to understand Zend philosophy and structure, but this is it. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Adam Omelak
I am sorry to say it....
This book demonstrate techniques used to create a shop using the zend framework.
Everything would be good if it did not deviate so much from the standard framework. Read more
Everything would be good if it did not deviate so much from the standard framework. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Wsoprano
One of the best Zend books around!
I have read a lot of Zend Framework books but this is one the best books i have bought so far. The author has deep insight in Zend Framework and I can't fault his understanding of... Read more
Published 19 months ago by Adeagbo Adedamola
One of the best Zend books I've read.
I agree with the other 5 star reviews, great resource tool for Zend Framework, very well explained.
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Published 20 months ago by MasterChief2010
Probably a good book, but...
I like the approach of this book and it is well formatted, logically clear and try to help you on the first wiggly steps trying to master the Zend Framework. Read more
Published on 18 Dec 2009 by Mattias Sandström
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