Beginning PHP and MySQL: From Novice to Professional, Third Edition

CHAPTER 24MVC and the Zend Framework

Even at this likely early stage of your Web development career, chances are you're already attempting to sketch out the features of a long-desired custom application. An e-commerce store perhaps? An online community forum devoted to stamp collecting? Or maybe something a tad less interesting but nonetheless very practical, such as a corporate intranet? Regardless of the purpose, you should always strive to base development around sound development practices, several of which have become increasingly well-defined over time. In fact, focus on this area has become such that several groups of developers have banded together to produce a variety of Web frameworks, each of which serves to help others develop Web ...