Overview of how to setup a modular project in Zend Framework. Detailing how to setup the project without the use of zftool, or any wizards.

1. Modular Project Setup
Presented by Chad Robertson for
Front Range PHP Users Group
June 23rd 2010

2. Things You Might Learn
Why use a modular project structure?
Setting up the index.php file.
The application.ini settings.
Different Bootstraps are not a fashion
statement.
Know thy controller class prefixes.

3. Why Modular?
Encapsulation of your code
Code reuse and portability
Brevity of files

4. index.php and you
Some things in life are constant

5. index.php and you
Include your friends

6. index.php and you
Some things are required

7. index.php and you
Put on your boots and run

8. application eye‘n eye
Inheritance, not just for the rich

9. application eye‘n eye
Inheritance, not just for the rich
Left inherits from the right
Only need to make changes to the settings
which need to differ

10. application eye‘n eye
Location, location, location!

11. application eye‘n eye
Location, location, location!
Set your include paths

12. application eye‘n eye
Location, location, location!
Set your include paths
Bootstrap location and name

13. application eye‘n eye
Modules, where art thou?
Set your include paths
Bootstrap location and name
Modules directory

14. application eye‘n eye
Time to layout
Set your include paths
Bootstrap location and name
Modules directory
Layout directory

15. application eye‘n eye
BFF’s namespaces and autoloading

16. application eye‘n eye
BFF’s namespaces and autoloading
WARNING!
Use DOUBLE Quotes

17. bootstraps (nothing clever)
hello... hello... hello... hello... hello... hello... hello..

18. bootstraps (nothing clever)
hello... hello... hello... hello... hello... hello... hello..
ALL module bootstraps are prefixed

19. bootstraps (nothing clever)
hello... hello... hello... hello... hello... hello... hello..
ALL module bootstraps are prefixed
Extend Zend_Application_Module_Bootstrap

20. bootstraps (nothing clever)
hello... hello... hello... hello... hello... hello... hello..
Application bootstrap no prefix

21. bootstraps (nothing clever)
hello... hello... hello... hello... hello... hello... hello..
Application bootstrap no prefix
Extends Zend_Application_Bootstrap_Bootstrap

22. Control Issues

23. Control Issues
Module controllers are prefixed

24. Control Issues
Default controllers are not

25. Control Issues
Error controllers behave the same
As do all other controllers

26. enjoy the view
The same as always

27. Including external assets
Ideas and drawbacks
Use a specific controller for delivering
javascript, css and images

28. Including external assets
Ideas and drawbacks
Use a specific controller for delivering
javascript, css and images
Large amount of overhead
Simple to implement
Extremely portable

29. Including external assets
Ideas and drawbacks
Use symlinks pointing to non-browsable
directories containing javascript, css and images

30. Including external assets
Ideas and drawbacks
Use symlinks pointing to non-browsable
directories containing javascript, css and images
Requires system level changes
Might not be 100% cross platform
Less overhead