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Pro Zend Framework Techniques: Build a Full CMS Project

Name: Pro Zend Framework Techniques: Build a Full CMS Project
Author: Forrest Lyman
ISBN: 97814302218791

by Forrest Lyman

September 2010

Intermediate to advanced

500 pages

5h 19m

English

Apress

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Copyright
Preface
About the Author
About the Technical Reviewers
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Who This Book Is ForPrerequisites
1. Getting Started
1.1. Introducing Zend Framework MVC Implementation1.1.1. The Controller: Zend_Controller_Front1.1.2. The Model: Zend_Db1.1.3. The View: Zend_View1.2. Setting Up Your Development Environment1.2.1. Installing Zend Server CE1.2.2. Doing Rapid Application Development with the Zend Command-Line Tool1.3. Creating Your Project1.3.1. Building a Project with the Zend Tool Framework1.3.2. Testing Your New Project1.4. Exploring the Anatomy of Your Project1.4.1. The public Folder1.4.1.1. Redirecting the Request with .htaccess1.4.1.2. The Index File1.4.1.3. Additional Public Folders1.4.2. The library Folder1.4.3. The application Folder1.4.3.1. Zend_Application1.4.3.2. The Bootstrap Class1.4.3.3. Application Configuration1.4.3.4. Action Controllers1.4.3.5. Views1.4.3.6. Error Handling1.5. Summary
2. Designing Your Site
2.1. Rendering the Presentation Layer with Zend_View2.1.1. View Scripts2.1.2. View Helpers2.2. Rendering the Presentation Layer with Zend_Layout2.2.1. Using Zend_Layout on Its Own2.2.2. Zend_Layout MVC2.3. Three-Step Views2.4. Designing the Interface2.4.1. Organizing the Interface Components2.4.2. Mocking It Up2.4.3. Creating the Base HTML Page2.4.4. Testing Your Design2.5. Creating the Layout2.5.1. Creating the Layout2.5.2. Adding the Dynamic Head with Zend_View's Placeholders2.5.3. Adding the Dynamic Content to Your Layout2.5.4. Rendering the Controller Response with Zend_Layout2.5.5. Configuring Your Application to Use the Layout2.5.6. Testing Your New Layout2.6. Implementing the Skin2.6.1. What Goes in a Skin?2.6.2. Creating the Blues Skin2.6.2.1. The skin.xml File2.6.2.2. The Style Sheets2.6.3. Building a View Helper to Render the Skin2.6.4. Using the loadSkin Helper2.6.5. Testing the Skin2.7. Summary
3. Building and Processing Web Forms with Zend_Form
3.1. The Anatomy of a Zend Framework Form3.1.1. Rendering Forms3.1.2. Processing a Form3.2. Form Elements3.2.1. Initial Elements3.2.1.1. Zend_Form_Element_Button3.2.1.2. Zend_Form_Element_Captcha3.2.1.3. Zend_Form_Element_Checkbox3.2.1.4. Zend_Form_Element_File3.2.1.5. Zend_Form_Element_Hidden3.2.1.6. Zend_Form_Element_Hash3.2.1.7. Zend_Form_Element_Image3.2.1.8. Zend_Form_Element_MultiCheckbox3.2.1.9. Zend_Form_Element_Multiselect3.2.1.10. Zend_Form_Element_Password3.2.1.11. Zend_Form_Element_Radio3.2.1.12. Zend_Form_Element_Reset3.2.1.13. Zend_Form_Element_Select3.2.1.14. Zend_Form_Element_Submit3.2.1.15. Zend_Form_Element_Text3.2.1.16. Zend_Form_Element_Textarea3.2.2. Custom Form Elements3.3. Creating a Page Form3.3.1. Getting Started3.3.2. Creating the Form3.3.3. Adding Controls to the Form3.3.3.1. The Author Text Control3.3.3.2. The E-mail Text Control3.3.3.3. The Date Text Control3.3.3.4. The URL Text Control3.3.3.5. The Description Text Area Control3.3.3.6. The Priority Select Control3.3.3.7. The Status Select Control3.3.3.8. The Submit Button3.3.4. Rendering the Form3.3.5. Processing the Form3.3.6. Styling the Form3.4. Summary
4. Managing Data with Zend Framework
4.1. Setting Up the Database4.1.1. Creating the CMS Database4.1.2. Configuring the Database Connection4.1.3. Creating the bugs Table4.2. Exploring the Zend Framework Models4.2.1. Learning About the Models4.2.2. Creating the Bug Model4.3. Working with Bugs4.3.1. Submitting a New Bug4.3.1.1. Creating the createBug() Method4.3.1.2. Updating the Bug Controller's Submit Action4.3.2. Viewing All the Current Bugs4.3.2.1. Creating the fetchBugs() Method4.3.2.2. Adding the List Action to the Bug Controller4.3.2.3. Creating the List View4.3.3. Filtering and Sorting the Bug Reports4.3.3.1. Updating the fetchBugs() Method4.3.3.2. Creating the Form to Filter and Sort the Bugs4.3.3.3. Loading and Rendering the Filter Form4.3.3.4. Processing the Filters and Sort Criteria4.3.4. Limiting and Paginating Bug Reports Using Zend_Paginator4.3.4.1. Updating the fetchBugs() Method to Return a Zend_Paginator Adapter4.3.4.2. Refactoring the Bug Controller listAction() to Load the Paginator4.3.4.3. Rendering the Bug Reports Using the Paginator4.3.5. Updating a Bug4.3.5.1. Updating the Bug Report Form4.3.5.2. Creating the Edit Action4.3.5.3. Creating the Edit View4.3.5.4. Updating the Bug Record4.3.6. Deleting a Bug4.3.6.1. Adding the Delete Method to the Bug Model4.3.6.2. Creating the Bug Controller Delete Action4.4. Summary

5. Working with CMS Data
5.1. Exploring the Data Structure5.1.1. Traditional CMS Data Structures5.1.2. Abstract Data Structures5.2. Designing a Database That Can Grow with Your System5.3. Implementing the Data Management System5.4. Managing Content Nodes5.4.1. Creating the content_nodes Table5.4.2. Creating the ContentNode Model Class5.4.2.1. Creating and Updating Content Nodes5.4.2.2. Deleting Nodes5.5. Managing Pages5.5.1. Creating the pages Table5.5.2. Creating the Page Model Class5.5.2.1. Creating Pages5.5.2.2. Updating Existing Pages5.5.2.3. Deleting a Page5.6. Defining and Working with Table Relationships5.6.1. Defining the Relationships5.6.1.1. The ContentNode to Page Relationship5.6.1.2. The Page to Parent Page Relationship5.6.2. Working with Related Items5.6.3. Cascading Updates and Deletes5.7. Working with Content Items5.7.1. Using the Abstract CMS Content_Item Class5.7.1.1. Creating the Base Class5.7.1.2. Loading Pages5.7.1.3. Using Utility Methods5.7.1.4. Manipulating Data5.7.2. Extending the Base Content Item Class5.8. Summary
6. Managing Content
6.1. Creating and Updating Content Pages6.1.1. Creating the Page Content Item Class6.1.2. Creating the Page Controller6.1.3. Creating the Page Form6.1.3.1. Rendering the Page Form6.1.3.2. Inserting the New Page6.1.4. Managing Pages6.1.5. Editing an Existing Page6.1.5.1. Opening a Page to Edit6.1.5.2. Updating the Page6.1.6. Deleting Pages6.2. Rendering Pages6.2.1. The Home Page6.2.1.1. Rendering the Most Recent Pages6.2.1.2. Setting This Page As Your Site's Home Page6.2.2. Opening a Page6.3. Summary
7. Creating the Site Navigation
7.1. How CMSs Manage Menus7.2. Managing Menu Data7.3. Creating the Menu Controllers7.4. Creating a New Menu7.4.1. Creating the Menu Form7.4.2. Rendering the Create Menu Form7.4.3. Processing the Form7.5. Listing Current Menus7.6. Updating a Menu7.6.1. Opening the Menu to Edit7.6.2. Updating the Menu7.7. Deleting Menus7.8. Managing Menu Items7.8.1. Listing the Menu Items7.8.2. Adding New Menu Items7.8.2.1. The Menu Item Form7.8.2.2. Creating the Add Menu Item Action7.8.2.3. Rendering the Menu Item Form7.8.2.4. Processing the Form7.8.3. Sorting Menu Items7.8.4. Updating Menu Items7.8.4.1. Loading the Update Item Form7.8.4.2. Rendering the Update Item Form7.8.4.3. Processing the Update Item Form7.8.5. Deleting Menu Items7.9. Rendering Menus7.10. Creating the Main Site Menus7.10.1. Creating the Main Menus7.10.2. Setting the Main Menu GUIDs7.10.3. Rendering the Main Menus7.10.4. Rendering the Admin Menu7.11. Creating SEO-Friendly URLs7.12. Summary
8. Handling Security in a Zend Framework Project
8.1. Managing CMS Users8.1.1. User Data and Model8.1.2. Creating a New User8.1.2.1. Creating the User Controller8.1.2.2. Creating the User Form8.1.2.3. Rendering the Create User Form8.1.2.4. Processing the Form8.1.3. Managing Existing Users8.1.4. Updating Users8.1.5. Deleting Users8.2. Authenticating Users with Zend_Auth8.2.1. Creating the User Landing Page8.2.2. Creating the User Login8.2.3. Logging Users Out8.2.4. Adding User Controls to the Main CMS Interface8.3. Controlling Access with Zend_Acl8.3.1. Using Zend_Acl8.4. Securing Your CMS Project8.5. Summary
9. Searching and Sharing Content
9.1. Working with the Lucene Search Engine9.1.1. Creating a Search Index9.1.2. Documents and Fields9.2. Implementing Site Search9.2.1. Securing Site Search9.2.2. Creating the Search Index9.2.2.1. The Build Action9.2.2.2. The Build Search View9.2.3. Searching the Site9.2.3.1. The Search Form9.2.3.2. Adding the Search Form to the Site9.2.3.3. Processing a Search Request9.2.3.4. Rendering Search Results9.2.3.5. Testing Site Search9.3. Working with Zend Feed9.3.1. Creating the What's New Feed9.3.2. Securing the Feeds9.3.3. Building and Rendering the Feed9.3.4. Adding the Feed to the Site9.4. Web Services and Zend Framework9.4.1. Working with Existing Services9.4.2. Creating an API for your CMS with Zend REST9.4.2.1. The Base Class9.4.2.2. Securing the API9.4.2.3. Searching Pages9.4.2.4. Creating Pages9.4.2.5. Updating Pages9.4.2.6. Deleting Pages9.4.3. Creating the API Server9.4.4. Testing the API9.4.4.1. Testing Searching9.4.4.2. Testing Creating a Page9.4.4.3. Updating the Page9.4.4.4. Deleting the Page9.5. Summary
10. Extending Your CMS
10.1. Creating the Module10.2. Configuring Your Application to Load Modules10.3. Rendering the Contact Form10.4. Processing the Contact Form10.5. Sending Mail with Zend_Mail10.5.1. Creating the Mail Template10.5.2. Rendering and Sending the HTML Message10.5.3. The Confirmation Message10.6. Securing the Form with Captcha10.7. Using SMTP Mail Transport10.8. File Attachments10.8.1. Uploading the File10.8.2. Attaching the File to Your Message10.9. Summary
11. Advanced Topics
11.1. Performance Tuning11.1.1. About Zend_Db_Profiler11.1.2. Testing Your Application11.1.2.1. Creating the Profiler View Script11.1.2.2. Adding the Profiler Script to the Site11.1.2.3. Optimizing the CMS_Content_Item_Page Class11.2. Caching11.2.1. Implementing Cache11.2.1.1. Configuring the Cache11.2.1.2. Creating the Cache Application Resource11.2.2. Caching Menu Data11.2.3. Updating the Cached Menus11.2.4. Caching Content Items11.3. Internationalization11.3.1. Getting Started with Zend_Translate11.3.2. Zend_Translate_Adapters11.3.3. Integrating Zend_Translate with Your Project11.4. Other Hidden Gems11.5. Summary
12. Installing and Managing a Site with Your CMS
12.1. Creating the Database12.2. Installing the Application12.2.1. Alternate Installations12.2.2. Sharing One Common Library12.2.3. Configuring Your CMS12.3. Managing Users12.3.1. Creating a User12.3.2. Updating a User12.3.3. Deleting a User12.4. Managing Content12.4.1. Creating a Page12.4.2. Updating a Page12.4.3. Deleting a Page12.5. Navigating Between Pages12.5.1. Adding a Menu Item12.5.2. Sorting Menu Items12.5.3. Updating Menu Items12.5.4. Deleting Menu Items12.6. The Next Steps

Overview

One of the most common uses for a framework such as this is to build content-driven web sites. Pro Zend Framework CMS provides a clear guide to building a custom CMS with the Zend Framework, showing how to utilize the many different aspects of the framework as part of the process.

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