Zend Framework 1.8 Web Application Development Table Of Content

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Table of Contents

Preface
Chapter 1: Creating a Basic MVC Application
Chapter 2: The Zend Framework MVC Architecture
Chapter 3: Storefront Basic Setup
Chapter 4: Storefront Models
Chapter 5: Implementing the Catalog
Chapter 6: Implementing User Accounts
Chapter 7: The Shopping Cart
Chapter 8: Authentication and Authorization
Chapter 9: The Administration Area
Chapter 10: Storefront Roundup
Chapter 11: Storefront Optimization
Chapter 12: Testing the Storefront
Appendix: Installing Supporting Software
Index

• Preface

• Chapter 1: Creating a Basic MVC Application
  • Overview of MVC architecture
  • Setting up the environment
  • Installation
  • Creating the project structure
  • Application directory structure
  • Bootstrapping
    • The index file
    • Application configuration
    • The bootstrap file
  • Your first controller
    • The Action Controller
      • Subclassing
      • Initialization
      • Actions
      • The standard router
      • Utility methods
      • Action Helpers
  • Your first view
    • View directories
    • Creating a view
    • View Helpers
      • URL View Helper
    • View customization
  • Handling errors
  • Summary

• Chapter 2: The Zend Framework MVC Architecture
  • Zend framework MVC overview
    • What is a request
    • Request handling
    • Abstractness of MVC components
  • The Front Controller
    • Design
    • Defaults
    • Using the Front Controller
      • Invocation parameters
      • Options
      • Modules, controllers, and actions
      • MVC component customization
      • Plugins
  • The router
    • Design
    • Defaults
    • Using the router
      • Zend_Controller_Router_Route
      • Zend_Controller_Router_Route_Static
      • Zend_Controller_Router_Route_Regex
      • Zend_Controller_Router_Route_Hostname
      • Zend_Controller_Router_Route_Chain
      • Zend_Config
  • The Dispatcher
    • Design
    • Request dispatching
    • Using the Dispatcher
  • The Request object
    • Design
    • Defaults
    • Using the Request object
      • The HTTP Request object
  • The Response object
    • Design
    • Defaults
    • Using the Response object
  • Summary

• Chapter 3: Storefront Basic Setup
  • Getting started
    • Software requirements
    • Coding standards
  • The Storefront requirements
  • The Storefront overview
  • Basic structure and setup
    • The directory structure
    • Bootstrapping with Zend_Application
      • Zend_Application basics
      • Bootstrapping the storefront
      • Zend_Application configuration
      • The bootstrap class
      • Creating the bootstrap resources
      • Bootstrapping complete
    • The basic layout
      • A little task for you
  • Building the Storefront
  • The Storefront database
    • Database installation
      • Product table
      • ProductImage table
      • Category table
      • The user table
    • Introducing Zend_Db
      • Adding Zend_Db to the Storefront
  • Logging and debugging
    • Zend_Debug
    • Zend_Log
      • Adding Zend_Log to the Storefront
      • Using the logger
      • Database profiling with Zend_Log
  • Summary

• Chapter 4: Storefront Models
  • Models in the Zend Framework
  • Model design
    • The application stack
    • Fat Model Skinny Controller
      • Fat Controller
      • Fat Model
    • Model design strategies
      • Direct inheritance
      • Has-a relationship (composition)
      • Domain Model
    • Further reading
  • Storefront Models
    • Model Resources
    • Managing Model Resources
    • Model Resource data sources
      • Model Resource Items
      • Resource Item business logic
  • Loading Models and Resources
    • Zend_Loader_Autoloader_Resource
      • Resource Autoloading
  • The SF Library
  • Summary

• Chapter 5: Implementing the Catalog
  • Getting started
  • Creating the Catalog Model and Resources
    • Catalog model skeleton
      • Naming conventions
      • Catalog methods
    • Catalog Model Resources
      • Zend_Db_Table
      • Model Resource Items
    • Implementing the Catalog Model
      • Model Resource interfaces
      • Model Resource implementation
    • Catalog Model
  • Loading Models and other assets
    • Configuring the Autoloader
    • The Zend_Db_Table bug
  • Creating the Catalog Controllers
    • CategoryController
      • Action Stack Front Controller Plugin
    • CatalogController
    • Storefront routes
  • Creating the Catalog Views
    • Category views
    • Catalog views
    • Catalog View Helpers
      • View Helper creation
      • Creating the Catalog View Helpers
  • Building and running the storefront
  • Summary

• Chapter 6: Implementing User Accounts
  • Creating the user model and resources
    • User model
    • User Model Resources
  • Creating the Customer Controller
  • Zend_Form
    • Basic forms
      • What is a Form?
      • Creating a Form
    • Customizing Zend_Form's output
      • The Decorator pattern
      • Zend_Form's Decorators
      • Fixing the login forms HTML
    • The User forms
      • A Typical Form element
      • Custom validators
      • Base form decorators
      • Specializing forms
  • Creating the Customer Views
  • Building the application
  • Summary

• Chapter 7: The Shopping Cart
  • Creating the Cart Model and Resources
    • Cart Model
      • Cart Model interfaces
      • Cart Model implementation
    • Cart Model Resources
    • Shipping Model
  • Creating the Cart Controller
  • Creating the Cart Views and Forms
    • Cart forms
      • Add form
      • Table form
      • SF_Form_Abstract
    • Cart View Helper
    • Cart View scripts
      • Cart view.phtml
      • Cart _cart.phtml
      • Layout main.phtml
      • Catalog index.phtml
      • Catalog view.phtml
  • Summary

• Chapter 8: Authentication and Authorization
  • Authentication versus Authorization
  • Authentication with Zend_Auth
    • Zend_Auth
      • Authentication adapters
      • Authentication results
      • Identity persistence
    • Authentication Service
    • Customer Controller
    • Authentication View Helper
    • Other Authentication Service elements
  • Authorization with Zend_Acl
    • Zend_Acl introduction
    • ACL in MVC
      • Using a centralized global ACL
      • Using module specific ACL's
      • ACL in the Domain layer
    • Model based ACL
      • The Storefront ACL
      • The Storefront roles
      • The Storefront resources
      • The new base model
      • Securing the User Model
    • Non-Model ACL
    • Unit testing with ACL
  • Summary

• Chapter 9: The Administration Area
  • What is an administration area?
    • Implementation options
  • Implementing the storefront administration area
    • Admin Route
    • Admin context Front Controller plugin
    • Admin layout
    • Admin controller
  • Catalog management
    • Adding products
      • Product add form
      • Catalog Model
      • Catalog Controller
  • Securing the administration area
    • ACL action helper
      • Securing the Admin functions
    • Catalog Model ACL
  • Summary

• Chapter 10: Storefront Roundup
  • Using multiple modules
    • Setup
    • Configuring Zend_Application
    • Bootstrapping modules
    • Module specific configuration
    • Sharing common elements
  • Services
    • Services for cross module communication
    • Services for extending model behavior
  • Summary

• Chapter 11: Storefront Optimization
  • General optimizations
    • Opcode caching
    • Path optimizations
    • Requires and includes
    • Standard caches
      • Plugin loader cache
      • Db table cache
  • Dispatching optimizations
  • Caching
    • Zend_Cache
    • Model data caching
      • Basic class caching
      • Model cache integration
  • Summary

• Chapter 12: Testing the Storefront
  • What is testing?
  • PHPUnit and Zend_Test setup
    • PHPUnit setup
    • Zend_Test setup
    • Handling the database
  • Writing tests
    • Running tests
      • Adding tests to the build
  • Testing the Customer Controller
    • Running the Customer Controller test
  • Common problems
  • Summary

• Appendix: Installing Supporting Software
  • Installing PHPUnit
  • Installing Xdebug
    • Windows installation
    • Linux based installation
    • OSX Installation
    • Configuration
  • Installing Apache Ant
    • Windows installation
    • Linux installation

• Index

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