The Zend Framework is a truly amazing PHP–based web application development framework and platform that is breathing new life into PHP development. One of the most common uses for a framework such as this is to build content–driven web sites.

Pro Zend Framework CMS offers

* A structured guide for PHP developers, ultimately helping you to create more flexible software much more quickly
* Clear guidance through the entire process of building a custom CMS with the Zend Framework
* The ideal example project, building a CMS, to illustrate how to use the many different aspects of the framework


What you’ll learn

* How to structure a real Zend Framework application top to bottom using a CMS (content management system) application
* How to work with abstract (flexible) data structures
* How to add security, access control, and authentication with the Zend Framework
* How to build a custom, modular CMS
* How to integrate web services and RSS with a Zend Framework application
* And how to do performance tuning, graceful error handling, internationalization, and more…


Who is this book for?

This book is for intermediate–level PHP developers who want to build custom content–driven web sites. Secondly, this book serves as a very readable reference with real–world examples of many of the core Zend FW components.