Cannot find application.php - zend-framework

Question

hello am trying to install zend framework again after formating my machine but i keep getting this error...i have already done one project from previous installation but this time installation has just failed..
>>>Warning: require_once(Zend/Application.php) [function.require-once]: to open stream:
No such file or directory in C:\xampp\htdocs\home\public\index.php on line 18
Fatal error: require_once() [function.require]: Failed opening required 'Zend/Application.php' (include_path='C:\xampp\htdocs\home\library;“.') in C:\xampp \htdocs\home\public\index.php on line 18
This is my index.php page
>>// Define path to application directory
defined('APPLICATION_PATH')
|| define('APPLICATION_PATH', realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . '/../application'));
// Define application environment
defined('APPLICATION_ENV')
|| define('APPLICATION_ENV', (getenv('APPLICATION_ENV') ? getenv('APPLICATION_ENV') : 'production'));
// Ensure library/ is on include_path
set_include_path(implode(PATH_SEPARATOR, array(
realpath(APPLICATION_PATH . '/../library'),
get_include_path(),
)));
/** Zend_Application */
require_once 'Zend/Application.php';
// Create application, bootstrap, and run
$application = new Zend_Application(
APPLICATION_ENV,
APPLICATION_PATH . '/configs/application.ini'
);
$application->bootstrap()
->run();
//
The application.php is already inside the library/zend package...
This is my application.ini
[production]
phpSettings.display_startup_errors = 0
phpSettings.display_errors = 0
includePaths.library = APPLICATION_PATH "/../library"
bootstrap.path = APPLICATION_PATH "/Bootstrap.php"
bootstrap.class = "Bootstrap"
appnamespace = "Application"
resources.frontController.controllerDirectory = APPLICATION_PATH "/controllers"
resources.frontController.params.displayExceptions = 0
[staging : production]
[testing : production]
phpSettings.display_startup_errors = 1
phpSettings.display_errors = 1
[development : production]
phpSettings.display_startup_errors = 1
phpSettings.display_errors = 1
resources.frontController.params.displayExceptions = 1
I just dont understand why it cant get that file yet it is inside the Zend folder...
Everything looks just fine from my perspective
Pliz help...thanks in advance

Answer 1

Make sure that your ZF library folder is in you include path in php.ini.
On my machine (typical windows + xampp), the file can be found in c:\xampp\php\php.ini
Look for the line:
include_path = "."
and change it to include you ZF library path
include_path = ".;C:\path\to\Zend\Parent\Directory";
If your ZF libraries are located in C:\xampp\ZF\library\Zend, the include path should be "C:\xampp\ZF\library".