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Book Description

Learn the secret to building solid and secure web services using Zend Framework with this book.

Inside the covers of this book you will find chapters on building web services using SOAP, XML-RPC, JSON-RPC, and REST. Each of the protocols has a chapter dedicated to it. You will first understand the concepts and then be introduced to the practical application of the protocol.

Anyone who as done any programming will know that good web services start by choosing the right protocol but the work doesn’t end there. In this book you learn how to secure your web services, how to build ACLs to control access to them, as well as how to build unit tests to test them after each change. In short, this book gives you everything you need to take your existing Zend Framework knowledge and build high quality web services.

Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Zend Framework
Chapter 2. Our Data
Chapter 3. SOAP
Chapter 4. Customizing Our SOAP Service
Chapter 5. REST
Chapter 6. XML-RPC
Chapter 7. JSON-RPC
Chapter 8. Limiting Access using Zend_Acl Download Now »

Book Description

The first detailed, unbiased comparison of the three leading PHP frameworks

Web developers have been eager for an impartial comparison of leading PHP frameworks so they can make educated decisions about the most effective tool for their needs. This guide uses Symfony, CakePHP, and Zend Framework to solve key problems, providing source code examples and comparisons for each. It explains the approach and reviews the similarities and differences in the three frameworks, providing reliable information on which to base your decisions.

• Symfony, CakePHP, and Zend Framework are considered the leading PHP frameworks; developers need an unbiased comparison to choose which one works best for their individual situations
• This guide uses each framework to solve the same problems, illustrating the solutions with source code examples and working applications
• Covers wide range of topics, from installation and configuration to most advanced features like AJAX, web services and automated testing.
• Includes an appendix of new PHP frameworks, including CodeIgniter, Lithium, and Agavi
• Bestselling PHP author Elizabeth Naramore serves as technical editor

Comparison of PHP Web Frameworks provides the impartial, side-by-side comparison that developers have been looking for. Download Now »

Book Description

Essential Skills–Made Easy!

Leverage the power of the Zend Framework to supercharge your PHP development! Zend Framework: A Beginner’s Guide covers key features, including model-view-controller implementation, routing, input validation, internationalization, and caching, and shows you how to use them in a practical context. The book walks you through the process of building a complete Web application with the Zend Framework, starting with the basics and then adding in more complex elements, such as data pagination and sorting, user authentication, exception handling, localization, and Web services. Debugging and performance optimization are also covered in this fast-paced tutorial.

Designed for Easy Learning

• Key Skills & Concepts–Chapter-opening lists of specific skills covered in the chapter
• Ask the Expert–Q&A sections filled with bonus information and helpful tips
• Try This–Hands-on exercises that show you how to apply your skills
• Notes–Extra information related to the topic being covered
• Tips–Helpful reminders or alternate ways of doing things
• Cautions–Errors and pitfalls to avoid Download Now »

Book Description

The Zend Framework is a truly amazing PHP–based web application development framework and platform that is breathing new life into PHP development. One of the most common uses for a framework such as this is to build content–driven web sites.

Pro Zend Framework CMS offers

• A structured guide for PHP developers, ultimately helping you to create more flexible software much more quickly
• Clear guidance through the entire process of building a custom CMS with the Zend Framework
• The ideal example project, building a CMS, to illustrate how to use the many different aspects of the framework

What you’ll learn

• How to structure a real Zend Framework application top to bottom using a CMS (content management system) application
• How to work with abstract (flexible) data structures
• How to add security, access control, and authentication with the Zend Framework
• How to build a custom, modular CMS
• How to integrate web services and RSS with a Zend Framework application
• And how to do performance tuning, graceful error handling, internationalization, and more… Download Now »

Book Description

The Zend Framework has a flexible architecture that lets you build modern web applications and web services easily. The MVC components make the maintenance and testing of your applications easier. However, it is not only an MVC framework for developers. It also provides an easy-to-use high-quality component library that is designed to be used the way you want, picking up specific components without requiring the use of whole framework.

It’s easy to get started and produce a powerful and professional looking web site when you’ve got this book to hand. Taking you through a real-life application, it covers the major Zend Framework components, as well as throwing light on the best practices and design issues faced when building complex MVC applications.

This book takes you through detailed examples as well as covering the foundations you will need to get the most out of the Zend Framework. From humble beginnings you will progress through the book and slowly build upon what you have learned previously. By the end, you should have a good understanding of the Zend Framework, its components, and the issues involved in implementing a Zend Framework based application. Download Now »

Book Description

Zend Enterprise PHP Patterns is the culmination of years of experience in the development of web-based applications designed to help enterprises big and small overcome the new challenges of the web-based application world and achieve harmony in not only the architecture of their application, but also the entire process under which that application is created and maintained. Taken directly from real-life experiences in PHP application development, Zend Enterprise PHP Patterns will help you

• Utilize open source technologies such as PHP and Zend Framework to build robust and easy-to-maintain development infrastructures.
• Understand Zend Framework and its philosophical approach to building complex yet easy-to-maintain libraries of functionality for your application that can scale with your needs.
• Benefit through an in-depth discussion of tools and techniques that can significantly enhance your ability to develop code faster, fix bugs, and increase performance. Download Now »