The First App Using Zend

You need some steps:

1. Create folder structure
    - hello

      - application

        - controllers

        - models

        - views

          - filters

          - helpers

          - scripts

            - index

      - library

        - Zend

      - web_root

        - css

        - img

        - js  

2. Create .htaccess file in the web_root directory

RewriteEngine On

RewriteRule .* index.php


3. Create index.php file in the web_root directory

<?php

$root_dir = dirname( dirname(__FILE__) );

set_include_path( $root_dir . '/library' . PATH_SEPARATOR

    . get_include_path() );

require_once 'Zend/Controller/Front.php';

Zend_Controller_Front::run('../application/controllers');

?>

4. Create IndexController.php file inside hello/application/controllers directory:

<?php

require_once 'Zend/Controller/Action.php';

class IndexController extends Zend_Controller_Action

{

    public function indexAction()

    {

        $this->view->assign('title', 

                            'Hello from Zend framework');

    }

}

?>


5. Create index.phtml inside hello/application/views/scripts/index directory

<h1>Holla For You</h1>

<h1><?php echo $this->escape( $this->title); ?></h1>


6. Direct your browser to http://localhost/hello/web_root

The First App Using Zend