Zend Framework hello world Tutorial

This is a compact tutorial on Zend Framework hello world.

If you like to know more , then read the Zend Framework Documentation.

First, you need to download Zend framework from below links.
or visit: framework.zend.com

• Download  Zend Framework 1.11.0 Full
• Download Zend Framework 1.11.0 Minimal
• Download Zend Framework 1.11.0 Documentation

After Download , unzip the file and place inside your host / locahost .

Open the php.ini file .

Add the include path of library folder of zend like this :

include_path = "/ZendFramework-1.11.0-minimal/library"

Create a project name as "MyWebsite" and copy the library folder from zend.

- Folder Tree -

Detailed folder Structure :

MyWebsite
|_applications
| |_config
| |_models
| |_modules
|   |_public
|     |_controllers
|     | |_IndexController.php
|     |
|     |_views
|       |_scripts
|       | |_index
|       |   |_index.phtml
|
|_library
| |_Zend
|
|_.htaccess
|_index.php
|




Done.

Download : MyWebsite.zip and unzip it in your host/localhost
It includes zend library , and index page.


If any problem , comment below.

How to create Joomla templates - hello world

To create your own template for Joomla CMS , you need to follow some directory structure and file names. The template should have at least this 2 files : templateDetails.xml and index.php

You need to create a folder and the files inside it. Place this folder under templates folder inside the joomla folder.

To set your template , go to Extensions -> template manager.
Choose your template name from the list and click default to make effected.

The file structure of the templateDetails.xml :

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<install version="1.5" type="template">
<name>My First J template</name>
<description>
This is my Template
</description>
<files>
<filename>index.php</filename>
<filename>templateDetails.xml</filename>
</files>
</install>

Sample index.php file :

<html>
<head>
<jdoc:include type="head" />
</head>
<body>
<jdoc:include type="message" />
<div class="center" align="center">Welcome to my World! Lets have some fun</div>
<jdoc:include type="modules" name="debug" />
</body>
</html>

Done.