Zend web development Framework, in case you've never heard of it, is one of PHP's
open-source frameworks with a very comprehensive catalog of web applications
and features. This structure allows you to build both simple applications and
interactive web services. The company behind Zend Engine is actually Zend
Technologies, which is actually directly associated with PHP. The Zend
Framework therefore takes its source from the creators of PHP, which should
encourage you to opt for this solution for the development of your PHP
applications. In addition, the developers agree that it is better to use Zend
Framework rather than coding everything manually. Here are the reasons:
An open-source and well-documented solution
The Zend framework has the advantage of being an open source
package, which clearly means that it has the strong support of a large
community of developers. It is also supplemented by documentation of over 500
pages, available in 6 languages. You can easily find the reference guide as
well as the uses and the various tools to build software applications (API).
Online, there are also several unofficial forums associated with Zend
Framework: such as Stack Overflowwhich allows developers to post their latest
updates, tips and articles to help the community solve many problems. Regarding
certifications, Zend has the advantage of offering the best targeted and most
structured certification program in this area. At Zend each standard step has a
certification: ranging from the basic program for beginners, to more elaborate
programs for experienced PHP programmers.
MVC Components for cleaner code
The structure of the Model-View-Controllers (MVC) helps to
differentiate the business logic from the user interface. The Zend Framework
also has the advantage of improving the front controller model .
Model represents the structure of your data; through its
interaction with the database. Views contains the page templates and the
results Controllers takes care of the requests made on the page and combines
them all.
This type of separation allows for greater readability and more
easily manipulated code.
Flexible architecture, with unlimited use
Zend Framework contains a large library of components that allows
you to choose from different types or subtypes of available components. So you
never need to use more than you need. If you want, for example, to use the PDF
library, you can select this option without having to use the other components
of the framework - this is called a limitless usage architecture. There are,
however, some components that depend on each other, like the Date Picker
library that goes hand in hand with the Zend Form component.
The number of components is gradually increasing every day, which
makes the Zend framework a huge component library. More choices, more
possibilities!
Less code for faster application development
Since almost all of the components are already ready for use, you
hardly spend any more time setting up the initial application structure. The
execution time of your PHP application is therefore considerably reduced and
its performance is thus increased. Thanks to this framework, you no longer have
to download and install third-party libraries (such as jQuery or Date Picker
etc.) since these are included in the Zend Framework.
An Efficient Cache System
Derived from the PHP programming language, the Zend framework
offers a generic method of data caching. Zend gives you the choice between a
variety of caching techniques that you simply need to enable to increase the
throughput of your applications.
Quality control
Zend Framework is a solution renowned for the quality of its code.
All components have approximately 80-90% coverage, giving you the flexibility
to customize or extend them. What's more, when you extend the components, you
can use the de facto control tool available (PHP Unit) to test your component.
This is a practical aspect when it comes to continuous developments for large
projects involving a large number of people. You will agree that it is not
practical to have to manually test each component of an application, each time
it is modified. It is therefore easier to use the PHP Unit to automate the
control.
A better approach to security
Manually using the input and output filtering functions to protect
your application can be painful and you may even forget about them from time to
time. With Zend Framework, most of these tasks can be automated.
For example:
- SQL injection, authentication, session security management & Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
- Input validation filtering
- Cross Site Scripting (XSS) protection
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