Apress Beginning Zend Framework 424pages software manual

The Zend Framework is one of today’s most popular PHP–based web application development frameworks. Beginning Zend Framework is a beginner’s guide to learning and using the Zend Framework. It covers everything from the installation to the various features of the framework to get the reader up and running quickly.

<b>What you’ll learn</b>

- Install and configure the Zend Framework.
- Create your first Zend Framework web application.
- Explore controllers and actions, views, form creation, validation, and filtering.
- Build and access the database layer with Zend_Db.
- Develop a Send/Receive e–mail application using Zend_Mail.
- Integrate web services and feeds, and create and incorporate a search engine.
- Complete your web application by looking at performance optimization.

<b>Who this book is for</b>

This book is for the beginning-to-intermediate Web developer who primarily uses PHP.