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Create a productivity package with the Zend Framework V1.5 and Google Apps, Part 1: Getting started with Zend Framework V1.5

New features that make building a Web application easier than ever

John Mertic, Software Engineer, SugarCRM
John Mertic graduated with a degree in computer science from Kent State University and is currently a software engineer at SugarCRM. He has contributed to many open source projects, most notably PHP projects; he is the creator and maintainer of the PHP Windows Installer.

Summary:  Google Apps provides amazing productivity tools. From sharable calendars, collaborative documents and spreadsheets to even a database, they have reinvented what one can do in the Web browser. Zend Framework V1.5 provides an API to connect to these services to extend what these tools offer. In this three-part "Create a productivity package with the Zend Framework V1.5 and Google Apps" tutorial series, we will build an application with Zend Framework V1.5 that uses Google Apps. Here in Part 1, we explore the various features of the Zend Framework, outlining the many new features in V1.5 that we will take advantage of to build an example Web site.

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Date:  24 Jun 2008
Level:  Intermediate
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Before you start

This series is intended for PHP developers looking to take advantage of the many features of the Zend Framework and integrate with various Google applications.

About this series

In this series, we will build an application using new Zend Framework V1.5 features that make use of some powerful Google applications:

  • In Part 1, learn how to create a Web site using the Zend Framework. In particular, many new features with advanced Web-site layout will be introduced.
  • In Part 2, extend the basic site and add functionality. Learn the many features of the Zend_Form component, including the new Ajax features. Also learn about Google Base with the Zend_Gdata component and integrate it with the site.
  • In Part 3, see how to integrate the various Google applications into our site, including Google Calendar, Google Docs and spreadsheets, Picasa, and YouTube.

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About this tutorial

Zend Framework V1.5 introduced a raft of features for handling layout of Web pages. In this tutorial, you'll learn how to create a Web site using the Zend Framework. You'll learn how to take advantage of the additional control V1.5 gives you over processing layouts, such as two-step processing, in order to create the different sections of the site with different requirements, while still taking advantage of the maintainability these features offer. Topics covered:

  • Zend Framework primer
  • Working with layouts
  • Customizing layout processing
  • DRY code
  • Adding new features and requirements to the site

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Prerequisites

PHP programming knowledge is required to follow along, and some experience with Web application development is preferred, but not necessary.

System requirements

You need these tools to follow along:

Web server
Any operating system and any Web server can be used. Feel free to use Apache V2.X or IBM's HTTP Server. Download from Apache.org or from IBM.
PHP
PHP V5.1.4 or later is required for this tutorial.
Zend Framework
V1.5 can be downloaded from Zend Technologies.

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