HIGHLIGHT

Zend Framework in Action is the first comprehensive developer's guide to the

Zend Framework, the highly popular web development framework for PHP

developers.

Zend Framework is like Ruby on Rails for PHP coders-an easy-to-use, opensource,

complete web framework for PHP 5. Zend Framework replaces

outdated tools and development practices with a sound, testable, maintainable

approach to PHP. Zend Framework captures high-use application features and

PHP best practices in reusable framework components for consistently high performance.

Zend Framework in Action takes the reader on a tour of the Zend Framework as

the reader builds a high quality, real-world, web application. Readers gain quick

access to the most common topics encountered in web application development-

all from the PHP developer's perspective. The authors are core contributors

to Zend Framework and share their keen insight into its inner workings.

Written for the millions of developers using PHP daily, this book truly shows

Zend Framework in Action.

. First comprehensive guide and tutorial on the Zend Framework

. Between 500,000 and 2 million coders do something in PHP daily and

the Zend Framework gives them to tools to develop professional, production-

ready modern web applications. Now they have a comprehensive

tutorial to follow

. Zend Framework has the backing of Zend Technologies, the driving force

behind the PHP programming language in which it is written.

. Readers build a high-quality, real-world web application.

Rob Allen is a full-time PHP developer and contributor to the Zend Framework, developing the Zend_Config component. He has also written a popular getting-started tutorial available from www.akrabat.com. Rob is the Technical Director of Big Room Internet.

Nick Lo is a web designer, developer, partner, and general 'wearer of many hats' with Ingredients, located in Byron Bay, Australia. Having formally trained as a designer, he initially taught himself programming to automate the more tedious aspects of printed catalog production. Since 1998 his involvement with website design and development has taken him further 'under the hood', working on a broad range of web-based applications from community portals to university research projects. His involvement in the Zend Framework began as an early participant in the community, gaining recognition through several online tutorials.

Steven Brown started using PHP in 1998 but has developed using many other languages including Java, Actionscript, Lingo and JavaScript. He has worked on desktop applications, multimedia CDs, websites, web applications, and more recently has worked on projects involving video and AJAX, while maintaining a focus on performance, reliability and security. Steven was introduced to the Zend Framework by Nick Lo and quickly adopted it as a replacement for his own core application code on several major projects. When he's not programming Steven enjoys driving or working on cars.