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Zend Framework: How to use nested transactions with Zend_Db and MySQL

Steve Hollis first blog post about practical nested database transactions using Zend_Db. He writes really well and his blog is very readable. I love reading long text in Serif Thanks Steve! His solution: The Solution Disclaimer: This solution is adapted … Continue reading

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Zend Framework: Using Command Line Scripts

Thanks to David Caunt for this very useful article. The article shows us how to create command line scripts using Zend Framework components. This is very useful especially with the database stuff. <?php   // Define path to application directory … Continue reading

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How to Unit Test your Zend Framework Application

I am trying to learn Unit Testing using Zend Framework. I have set up a test application called LyZend in Github. Supposedly, the application should be able to display artists, albums, and tracks. The tests are found in: http://github.com/wenbert/lyzend/tree/master/tests/ I … Continue reading

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Akra’s Zend Framework 1.10 Tutorial

From Akrabat’s blog: As a result, I have updated my Zend Framework tutorial so that it is completely current. The main change I made was to remove the _init methods in the Bootstrap as they are no longer needed. I … Continue reading

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Zend Framework: Creating your own RESTful Services

Matthew Weier O’Phinney has a very useful post for the latest release (1.9) of Zend Framework. As a followup to my previous post, I now turn to RESTful web services. I originally encountered the term when attending php|tropics in 2005, … Continue reading

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Zend Framework 1.8 Web Application Development from Packt Publishing

A few months back, I participated in reviewing Zend Framework 1.8 Web Application Development written by Keith Pope. The book is now published and released. You can get it here: http://www.packtpub.com/zend-framework-1-8-web-application-development This book is for PHP web developers who want … Continue reading

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Zend Framework: Handling file uploads with Zend_File_Transfer

Here is a tutorial on how to handle file uploads with Zend_File_Transfer. Like so many of the other powerful components made available through the Zend Framework, the Zend_File_Transfer component is intended to make your life much easier when it comes … Continue reading

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Slides/Article to read and screencasts to watch.

From Matthew Weier O’Phinney: Zend Framework Workshop from DPC09: http://www.slideshare.net/weierophinney/zend-framework-workshop-dpc09 and Play-Doh: Modelling Your Objects: http://www.slideshare.net/weierophinney/playdoh-modelling-your-objects-1766001 or you can view this: http://mtadata.s3.amazonaws.com/webcasts/20090724-playdoh.wmv A screencast from Zendcasts.com about Unit Testing – http://www.zendcasts.com/unit-testing-with-the-zend-framework-with-zend_test-and-phpunit/2009/06/ and something from Pádraic Brady http://blog.astrumfutura.com/archives/411-Writing-A-Simple-Twitter-Client-Using-the-PHP-Zend-Frameworks-OAuth-Library-Zend_Oauth.html

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A Follow-up on the Zend Framework Quickstart Tutorial: The Model

The model is probably the most difficult to concept to grasp in MVC (Read Surviving The Deep End). This post is very rough and un-editted and is based on my experience. I have gone through the new Zend Framework Quickstart … Continue reading

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Zend Framework: Creating your own view helpers

This short tutorial assumes that you are using Zend_Framework 1.8, the latest stable release as of this post. To learn more about View Helpers, the Zend Framework Manual as an entire page for it found here. First, you need to … Continue reading

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