Zend Framework
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Zend Framework (ZF) is an open source, object-oriented web application framework implemented in PHP 5 and licensed under the New BSD License.[1]
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[edit] History
Zend Framework was conceived in early 2005 while many new frameworks, such as Ruby on Rails and the Spring Framework, were gaining popularity in the web development community. ZF was publicly announced at the first Zend Conference in October 2005.[2]
On July 1, 2007, Zend Framework 1.0 was released.[3]
[edit] Philosophy
ZF is a use-at-will framework. There is no single development paradigm or pattern that all Zend Framework users must follow, although ZF does provide components for the MVC, Table Data Gateway, and Row Data Gateway design patterns. Zend Framework provides individual components for many other common requirements in web application development.[1]
Zend Framework also seeks to promote web development best practices in the PHP community; conventions are not as commonly used in ZF as in many other frameworks, rather suggestions are put forth by setting reasonable defaults that can be overridden for each ZF application’s specific requirements.[4]
[edit] Licensing
Zend Framework is licensed under the Open Source Initiative(OSI)-approved New BSD License, and all code contributors must sign a Contributor License Agreement (CLA) based on the Apache Software Foundation’s CLA. The licensing and contribution policies were established to prevent intellectual property issues for commercial ZF users, according to Zend's Andi Gutmans[5].
[edit] Sponsor and partners
Zend Technologies, co-founded by PHP core contributors Andi Gutmans and Zeev Suraski, is the corporate sponsor of Zend Framework.[6] Technology partners include IBM[7], Google[8], Microsoft[9], Adobe Systems[10], and StrikeIron[11].
[edit] Requirements
Zend Framework requires PHP 5.2.4 or later since version 1.7.0. Previous versions required PHP 5.1.4 or later, although the ZF Programmer's Reference Guide strongly recommended PHP 5.2.3 or later for security and performance improvements included in these versions of PHP. PHPUnit 3.0 or later is required to run the unit tests shipped with Zend Framework. Many components also require PHP extensions.[12]
[edit] Features
Zend Framework features include:[4]
- All components are fully object-oriented PHP 5 and are E_STRICT compliant
- Use-at-will architecture with loosely coupled components and minimal interdependencies
- Extensible MVC implementation supporting layouts and PHP-based templates by default
- Support for multiple database systems and vendors, including MySQL, Oracle, IBM DB2, Microsoft SQL Server, PostgreSQL, SQLite, and Informix Dynamic Server
- Email composition and delivery, retrieval via mbox, Maildir, POP3 and IMAP4
- Flexible caching sub-system with support for many types of backends, such as memory or a file system.
[edit] Code, documentation, and test standards
Code contributions to Zend Framework are subject to rigorous code, documentation, and test standards. All code must meet ZF’s coding standards and unit tests must reach 80% code coverage before the corresponding code may be moved to the release branch.[13]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Introduction to Zend Framework". ZF Programmer's Reference Guide. http://framework.zend.com/manual/en/introduction.html. Retrieved on 2009-02-12.
- ^ Morgan, Oonagh (2005-10-19). "Zend Announces Industry-wide PHP Collaboration Project at its Inaugural PHP Conference". Zend Technologies. http://www.zend.com//news/zendpr.php?ozid=109. Retrieved on 2008-07-14.
- ^ Gutmans, Andi (2007-07-01). "Zend Framework 1.0 Released!". Andi on Web & IT. http://andigutmans.blogspot.com/2007/07/zend-framework-10-released.html. Retrieved on 2008-07-14.
- ^ a b "About Zend Framework". http://framework.zend.com/about/overview. Retrieved on 2009-02-11.
- ^ Gutmans, Andi (2005-10-27). "Zend Framework (post is too long so make sure to grab coffee)". Andi on Web & IT. http://andigutmans.blogspot.com/2005_10_01_archive.html. Retrieved on 2009-02-11.
- ^ "History of PHP and related projects". The PHP Group. http://www.php.net/history. Retrieved on 2009-02-11.
- ^ LaMonica, Martin (2005-02-25). "IBM backs open-source Web software". cnet.com. http://news.cnet.com/IBM-backs-open-source-Web-software/2100-7344_3-5589559.html?tag=nw.14. Retrieved on 2009-02-11.
- ^ Kernel, Sean (2006-12-20). "Google Data Joins PHP Zend Framework". internetnews.com. http://www.internetnews.com/dev-news/article.php/3650066. Retrieved on 2009-02-11.
- ^ Krill, Paul (2006-10-31). "Microsoft, Zend boost PHP for Windows". infoworld.com. http://www.infoworld.com/article/06/10/31/HNzenphp_1.html. Retrieved on 2009-02-11.
- ^ Potter, Mike (2008-07-31). "Adobe Contributing AMF Support to Zend Framework". The Official Flex Team Blog. http://blogs.adobe.com/flex/archives/2008/07/adobe_contributing_amf_support.html. Retrieved on 2009-02-11.
- ^ "StrikeIron Featured Partners". http://www.strikeiron.com/partners/featured_partners.aspx. Retrieved on 2009-02-11.
- ^ "Zend Framework Requirements". ZF Programmer's Reference Guide. http://framework.zend.com/manual/en/requirements.html. Retrieved on 2009-02-12.
- ^ "Zend Framework Contributor Guide". 07-01-2006. http://framework.zend.com/wiki/display/ZFDEV/Zend+Framework+Contributor+Guide. Retrieved on 2008-07-14.
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[edit] Tutorials
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