[ZF changing view partial path]

Ok, so a couple days later and it seems that the partial path is the same as the layout path.  There is probably a way to add additional layout paths but I don't really want to do that. 

 

The reason why I asked this question in the first place was to see if I could place general layouts in one folder and sub layouts in the same folders and locations as normal view script files.  That way I could still utilize those script files that didn't seem to be doing anything after I discovered Zend_Layout. 

 

So, now I've decided to place the layout files directly in the 'scripts' folder and from there call the various scripts as partials to that layout. 

 

In the master layout I call the partials automatically with a string generated in the controller.  In the controller I create an action helper that parses the URI and uses that information to determine the content partial that should be called. 

 

Below is the action helper (I'm not great with regex so there is a better way to do this and there is probably a better way to do this anyway using the Zend_Framework URI parser.  Any insights on this would be helpful!):

 

class Action_Helper_PartialEngine extends Zend_Controller_Action_Helper_Abstract

{

 

public function direct()

{

// Parse the uri to determine the current page.

$pieces = explode('/',$_SERVER['REQUEST_URI']);

 

// Determine the folder.

$folder = ($pieces[1]) ? $pieces[1].'/': 'index/';

 

// Determine the file.

// If the second piece has a dash in it, remove the dash and capitalize the first letter after the dash.

if($pieces[2]){

$morePieces = explode('-',$pieces[2]);

 

$i = 1;

foreach($morePieces as $piece){

$file .= ($i > 1) ? ucfirst($piece): $piece;

$i++;

}

 

$file .= '.phtml';

 

}else{

$file = 'index.phtml';

}

 

 

// Return the correct path.

return $folder.$file;

 

}

 

}

 

 

Then in my controller I add the following code:

 

class IndexController extends Zend_Controller_Action

{

    public function init()

    {

    $this->view->partialName = $this->_helper->partialEngine();

    }

 

    ... (actions etc.)

}

 

 

...And in the master layout, where I want to call the partial I add this code:

 

<?php echo $this->partial($this->partialName,$this->partialArray); ?>

 

 

Any other insights on this would be helpful.. What do you all do?

[ZF changing view partial path]

As I've been using view partials I've realized that partials can only be used in the same (or perhaps a sub directory) directory that the script or layout is being read from. 

 

Is there a way to change the partial directory in Zend Framework?

 

Thanks!

[Making Zend Framework Easy Project]

Hello!

 

For those of you who are in the process of learning Zend Framework you probably know it requires a lot of time and energy.  At the moment there are not a lot of resources out there for learning Zend Framework.  And I have yet to see much of anything that would help one master Zend Framework.

 

I'm looking for someone (or a couple of someones) to partner with to create a way to make Zend Framework easier to learn and also provide a way to reference Zend Framework in such a way as to understand how each component is implemented both as a standalone and in the context of the framework.

 

I'm particularly looking for someone with great skills in Zend Framework.  Maybe even one of the authors of a component or someone working with Zend (I don't want to break any special agreements you may have with them). 

 

This is a side project, not a paid position.  I imagine it would be a very rewarding thing.

 

feel free to email me at gumbygreen123@gmail.com.

[Getting Started with the Zend Framework]

.... and, I might add, I have a hard time learning.  (I'm probably just a little thicker than most)

[Getting Started with the Zend Framework]

I've been studying Zend Framework a lot lately as our company is moving to using that more.  I think I own or have read every book on the subject and have read some tutorials.  The best book I've found to get started is 'Beginning Zend Framework' by Armando Padilla.  (no, I'm not Armando and have no affiliation with him). 

 

I haven't really found a tutorial worth getting started with.  I haven't figured out why but Zend Framework seems to be something that teachers have hard time teaching.