Create Feature Rich PHP Web Applications using Zend Framework

“Zend Framework 1.8 Web Application Development” is a new book from Packt for PHP web developers who want to get started with Zend. It will help design, develop, and deploy feature-rich, high-performance PHP web applications. This book is an example-driven tutorial that would take readers through the process of building Model-View-Controller-based web applications. One can also create a real-life storefront application from design to deployment and explore all the major aspects of the Zend Framework.

You can read an exclusive chapter here: http://www.packtpub.com/files/4220-zend-framework-sample-chapter-7-the-shopping-cart.pdf

This book will make it easy for developers to get started with Zend and produce a powerful and professional looking website. It would take them through in depth examples covering the foundations needed to get the most out of the Zend Framework. Taking them through a real-life application, this book also throws light on the best practices and design issues faced when building complex MVC applications. It also covers access control, performance optimization, and testing.

With this book, users can discover vital features of  the Zend Framework’s MVC architecture and learn about designing and implementing MVC applications. They can test their  applications with the popular PHPUnit framework and interact with a database using Zend_Db and Zend_Db_Table. One would also learn to add administrative functionality to their applications, optimize and secure them.

Towards the end of the book, readers would have a good understanding of the Zend Framework, its components, and the issues involved in implementing a Zend Framework based application. To read more about the book, please visit: http://www.packtpub.com/zend-framework-1-8-web-application-development/book