-- Steve Rayner <[email protected]> wrote
(on Friday, 15 June 2012, 07:53 AM +0100):
> I see there is a module called zfc-user, with a sub-module for using
> doctrine orm.
> I'm new to ZF2 and the concept of modules (i didn't use them in zf1).
> ZF2 seems to have quite a complicated folder structure, that looks
> well thought out.
>
> I'm using composer, so I've added the required dependencies, done an
> update and it looks like everything i need has been downloaded into
> the vendor folder (and sub-folders).
>
> Now i'm lost. What's my next step?
Enable the module in config/application.config.php:
'modules' => array(
'Application',
'ZfcUser',
/* ... etc. ... */
),
We've added a step of explicitly enabling modules here. The reason for
this is because it allows you to have a central "repository" of modules
that you can selectively choose from. A good example is, for instance,
if you're a client shop and host for your clients; instead of having
module installations per client project, you could have a single
location, and selectively enable the modules you need for a given
project.
Additionally, it allows you to toggle modules on and off when desired;
I've done this in the past to determine what modules may or may not have
been causing issues for the site I was working on.
> I thought the concept of modules was that it would drop a module into
> my application that i could use, but it apears not. Is my next step to
> create my own module that makes use of the stuff in the vendor
> folders, or does the module live under the vendor folder and i have to
> config my application to use it.
Typically, once you've enabled the module, you will likely need to do
some configuration -- it really depends on the module. For instance, my
PhlyContact module will basically work "out-of-the-box" -- but it
assumes Sendmail as the mail transport, and the "Dumb" captcha adapter
-- neither of which is likely what you want. Thus, you configure the
module to suit your site's needs. Similarly with ZfcUser, you need to
configure a database connection at minimum, and potentially some other
options -- all of which are documented in its README.md file.
So, while modules are mostly "plug and play", they will often benefit
from configuration.
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