Thanks so much for your replies Ben and Keith! In that case, could someone guide me how to use ZF as a component library as opposed to something the website completely depends on? For example
- Since my .htaccess file is as follows, RewriteEngine on RewriteRule !\.(js|ico|gif|jpg|png|css)$ index.php ..and the index.php file includes a "bootstrap.php" file which is in the "application" folder, which includes the Zend library. For the code of bootstrap.php, please see see: http://framework.zend.com/wiki/display/ZFDEV/Official+ZF+QuickStart (the code is near the beginning of this tutorial) What this does is try to use the MVC pattern for ALL pages, which forces me to use the "views" and "controller" folders to build files. Rather, what if I had my own modules and scripts that I would like to code myself, say in my separate "includes" folder... it would really help if someone could email me their bootstrap.php (or similar) file or guide me how to write it so that I can simply use the Zend functions as and when I need to (e.g. to build a form using Zend_Form) but not necessarily rely on all this automation which looks for scripts in the "controller" and "views" folders depending on the URL. Many thanks! Rishi --- Keith Pope <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Yeah you can use ZF as a component library with no > problems, I currently use ZF it this fashion. > > Also have you checked out Magento ( > http://www.magentocommerce.com/ ), this is a ZF > based ecommerce solution, its very good and beats > any other open source ecommerce solution hands down > in my opinion :) > > Keith Pope > Web Developer > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rishi Daryanani [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 13 May 2008 07:48 > To: [email protected] > Subject: [fw-general] Newbie question for > significantly large project - a 'mix' of Zend and my > own coding? > > Hi, > > I have a pretty large online-store project ahead of > me. I have the next 2 months to develop it and am > starting now; I am confident I can finish this in > time with my 'old' coding style. > > However, I have installed and gone through the > 'getting started' tutorial of Zend, and can see how > useful and powerful the framework can be. However I > can also see that more complex tasks are (at the > moment) beyond me and I really need to spend a lot > of time working with the framework to understand how > to implement different functionalities. For example, > I am only trying to learn now how to build a basic > form and process the data (using the MVC logic), I > can't imagine when I will know how to connect to a > database, manage sessions and implement a complex > Ajax-based products detail page with shopping cart. > So, from what I can see, Zend sounds so useful, but > I will probably have a significant learning curve if > I want to build this particular project under a > framework, since frameworks in general are new to > me. > > Therefore, my question is this - can I "keep" Zend > installed on my server, and use its capabilities for > the simpler tasks (e.g. building a form).. but at > the same time, I will include my own class file from > the index.php file (this class file will be a php > file that has all the small functions that I've used > over the past few years and find useful for my > projects). > > Therefore, I will write some extra code in index.php > to call my own class file and generate an object, > > include('../my_general_class_file.php'); > $conn = new MyGeneralClassFile; > > The $conn variable will therefore be available for > my scripts, whether these scripts will be developed > in the way I'm used to (i.e. using php include files > that will be included via index.php) or if necessary > the $conn variable will also be able to be accessed > as a global variable in the Zend class files that I > build in the future. > > Does anyone have any comments on this or any > recommendations? The point is, I don't have the time > to fully work on Zend for this particular project, > yet I want to "keep" Zend installed and ready so > that I can use it for particular tasks for learning, > eventually using more and more of the framework as I > become more familiar with it. > > Many thanks! > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Be a better friend, newshound, and > know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. > http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ > > > -- > allpay.net Limited, Fortis et Fides, Whitestone > Business Park, Whitestone, Hereford, HR1 3SE. > Registered in England No. 02933191. UK VAT Reg. No. > 666 9148 88. > > Telephone: 0870 243 3434, Fax: 0870 243 6041. > Website: www.allpay.net > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > This email, and any files transmitted with it, is > confidential and intended solely for the use of the > individual or entity to whom it is addressed. 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