Zend Framework, a Beginner's Guide

Vikram Vaswani

ISBN 10: 007163939X / ISBN 13: 9780071639392

Published by Mcgraw Hill LLC Aug 2010, 2010

About this Item

Neuware - Aimed squarely at real-world PHP developers working against aggressive deadlines, Zend Framework: A Beginner's Guide teaches developers how to work smarter, by using the most popular open-source framework for PHP. Feature-rich, robust and mature, Zend Framework can simplify and shorten the application development cycle, reduce testing time, improve quality, and provide the developer with the extensibility, scalability and flexibility needed in today's competitive, rapidly-changing environment. This book shows how to maximize all the features of Zend Framework.Zend Framework is to PHP what JavaServer Faces is to Java. Just as Java Server Faces: The Complete Reference is popular and useful for Java developers, Zend Framework: A Beginner's Guide will be the best guide for open source developers looking to develop web applications using PHP and the new Zend Framework.Key Selling FeaturesAuthor is has been a well-known featured columnist with Zend Technologies since 2006. His columns are among the most popular on the Zend Technology community site.Covers the most important components of the Zend FrameworkIntroduces MVC concepts and theory, and then demonstrates real-world implementation of the theoryProvides numerous projects and code examplesCompanion website includes all of the code in the book.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Zend Framework, a Beginner's Guide
• Publisher: Mcgraw Hill LLC Aug 2010
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 007163939X
• ISBN 13: 9780071639392
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu

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Essential Skills--Made Easy!

Leverage the power of the Zend Framework to supercharge your PHP development! Zend Framework: A Beginner's Guide covers key features, including model-view-controller implementation, routing, input validation, internationalization, and caching, and shows you how to use them in a practical context. The book walks you through the process of building a complete Web application with the Zend Framework, starting with the basics and then adding in more complex elements, such as data pagination and sorting, user authentication, exception handling, localization, and Web services. Debugging and performance optimization are also covered in this fast-paced tutorial.

Designed for Easy Learning

• Key Skills & Concepts--Chapter-opening lists of specific skills covered in the chapter
• Ask the Expert--Q&A sections filled with bonus information and helpful tips
• Try This--Hands-on exercises that show you how to apply your skills
• Notes--Extra information related to the topic being covered
• Tips--Helpful reminders or alternate ways of doing things
• Cautions--Errors and pitfalls to avoid
• Annotated Syntax--Example code with commentary that describes the programming techniques being illustrated

Read-to-use code at www.zf-beinners-guide.com and www.mhprofessional.com/computingdownload.

About the Author

Vikram Vaswani is the founder and CEO of Melonfire (www.melonfire.com), a consultancy firm with special expertise in open-source tools and technologies. He has 12 years of experience working with PHP and MySQL as a Web application developer and product manager. Vikram writes a regular column for the Zend Developer Zone and is the author of MySQL: The Complete Reference, How to Do Everything with PHP and MySQL, PHP Programming Solutions, PHP: A Beginner's Guide, and several other books.