Clearing a form’s data was easy and convenient in Zend Framework 1. Apparently it is not as easy in Zend Framework 2, so this article gives a few suggestions on how it can be accomplished.
Validating a single form element rather than an entire form can be useful in many situations. This task used to be very trivial in Zend Framework 1, but is slightly more complicated in Zend Framework 2. This article explains how to accomplish this in a fairly simple way.
One of the most central concepts of Zend Framework 2 is the Module Manager. This article gives an overview of how it works and discusses how autoloading is used to simplify the code within modules.
This article walks through how to create a view helper in Zend Framework 2. It is a step by step guide which will create a view helper used for building links to static resources that reside on a subdomain. This is particularly useful when using a Content Delivery Network (CDN).
The Service Manager in Zend Framework 2 is much more than a registry of key-value pairs. This article walks through the Service Manager’s many features and gives examples of how to use each one.
This article is meant as an introduction to Zend Framework 2’s event system. It begins by giving an introduction to the concepts of the event system and further discusses the event manager. Examples of how to attach event listeners and how to trigger events are also provided.
This article gives an introduction on how to use sessions in Zend Framework 2. As it turns out, it is actually very easy. Information on what happens behind the scenes is also provided, so if you are the kind of person who likes to know the details, then this article is also for you.
Avoiding hard coded dependencies is something the PHP community is still trying to grasp. The use of OOP tools such as interfaces are still making its way into the PHP programmers’ minds. Luckily, Zend Framework 2 makes both approaches possible when it comes to loading modules with the Module class.
By default, the skeleton application in Zend Framework 2 requires you to include the module name in all of your URLs. This can be changed quite easily by making edits to an existing route. After following this tutorial, you will once again have pretty URLs just like in Zend Framework 1.
To many people who are used to Zend Framework 1, the process of just installing Zend Framework 2 seems overly complicated. In this tutorial we will step through installing Zend Framework 2 on OS X Lion in just a few minutes.