Including Zend Framework library in php.ini on bluehost server - zend-framework

Question

I'm not able to set up include paths for ZF library correctly on Bluehost server.
Here's the directory structure:
/root_directory
.htaccess
__/Zend
__Application(from ZF)
__library(from ZF)
__/public_html
__/public(the ZF public folder)
I removed the .htaccess from public folder and placed it in the root_directory.
contents of .htaccess:
RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^.htaccess$ - [F]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} =""
RewriteRule ^.*$ /public/index.php [NC,L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/public/.$
RewriteRule ^(.)$ /public/$1
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -f
RewriteRule ^.*$ - [NC,L]
RewriteRule ^public/.*$ /public/index.php [NC,L]
Contents of index.php in public folder:
// 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'
);
$FrontController = Zend_Controller_Front::getInstance();
$Router=$FrontController->getRouter();
Zend_Layout::startMvc(array(
"layout" => "layout",
"layoutPath" => "layouts/scripts"
));
$plugin=new Zend_Controller_Plugin_ErrorHandler();
$plugin->setErrorHandler(array("controller" =>'ApplicationError',
"action"=>'index'));
$FrontController->registerPlugin($plugin);
$application->bootstrap()
->run();
Kindly help me deploying my project on server. If there is anything else I need to mention please let me know.

Answer 1

See if doing the following gets you up and running:
Move contents of public_html/public into public_html and delete the public folder
Delete root_directory/.htaccess
Create public_html/.htaccess
In public_html/.htaccess, put:
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -s [OR]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -l [OR]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -d
RewriteRule ^.*$ - [NC,L]
RewriteRule ^.*$ index.php [NC,L]
Your index.php file looks fine, no need to change APPLICATION_PATH.
Basically, the only change is that instead of actually using the public folder that came with Zend Framework, you replace it with public_html instead since that is really your public folder.