Zend Framework
Zend Framework is a simple, straightforward, open-source software framework for PHP 5 designed to eliminate the tedious details of coding and let you focus on the big picture. One of its strengths is the highly modular Model-View-Controller (MVC) design, making your code more reusable and easier to maintain. At Ibuildings, we've use Zend Framework on several large-scale projects.
Zend Framework has been downloaded more than 10 million times, and its community support has been steadily growing. Its strengths lie in its support for flexible, efficient creation of web applications, as well as in the strong technology partners, including IBM, Google and Microsoft.
Extreme Simplicity and Productivity
Zend Framework aims to provide the most commonly required 90% of the value you need, skipping the other more complicated 10% in order to make it simple and quick to use. By focusing on the most commonly needed functionality, the learning curve and your training costs are dramatically lowered. Developers get up-to-speed quickly, leaving you the ability to custom build that last 10% to meet your specific business needs.
Zend Framework supports your customisation efforts via:
- Extensible and well-tested code base to extend and augment
- A 'use-at-will' architecture so you get what you need without being locked-in
- No configuration files necessary to get up and running
Latest Web Development Features
- AJAX support through JSON – meet the ease-of-use requirements your users have come to expect
- Search – a native PHP edition of the industry-standard Lucene search engine
- Syndication – the data formats and easy access to them your Web 2.0 applications need
- Web Services – Zend Framework aims to be the premier place to consume & publish web services
- High-quality, object-oriented PHP 5 class library – attention to best practices like design patterns, unit testing and loose coupling
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Zend Framework Training
A 4-day tutorial-style course that takes an in-depth look at Zend Framework and its components. Build your own PHP application on the way!
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Get the latest stable and unstable Zend Framework releases from the Zend Framework community website. Download Zend FrameworkFriendly and Simple Licensing
The Zend Framework License is based on the simple and safe BSD license. You can rest assured that your code is compliant, unimpeachable, and protected as you see fit. All contributors a required to complete and sign a Contributor License Agreement (CLA) - based on the standard open-source Apache license - protecting you as a customer of the Zend Framework.