Invalid controller using custom routes - zend-framework

Question

I've been following the instruction on how to create custom routes from the book Zend Framework - A Beginners Guide
I've changed my application.ini file to include this routing information:
resources.router.routes.static-content.route = /content/:page
resources.router.routes.static-content.defaults.module = default
resources.router.routes.static-content.defaults.controller = static-content
resources.router.routes.static-content.defaults.view = static-content
resources.router.routes.static-content.defaults.action = display
Given the above configuration, I have this controller:
<?php
class Default_StaticContentController extends Zend_Controller_Action
{
public function init()
{
/* Initialize action controller here */
}
public function displayAction()
{
// action body
$page = $this->getRequest()->getParam('page');
if (file_exists($this->view->getScriptPath(null) .
'/' . $this->getRequest()->getControllerName() . '/' .
$page . $this->viewSuffix
)) {
$this->render($page);
}
else {
throw new Zend_Controller_Action_Exception('HLC - Page not found', 404);
}
}
}
I have a view named about.phtml in the APPLICATION_PATH/modules/default/views/static-content folder.
What ahppens is I get an error saying:
An error occurred
Page not found
Exception information:
Message: Invalid controller class ("StaticContentController")
Stack trace:
#0 /Applications/MAMP/htdocs/zend/library/Zend/Controller/Dispatcher/Standard.php(262): Zend_Controller_Dispatcher_Standard->loadClass('StaticContentCo...')
#1 /Applications/MAMP/htdocs/zend/library/Zend/Controller/Front.php(954): Zend_Controller_Dispatcher_Standard->dispatch(Object(Zend_Controller_Request_Http), Object(Zend_Controller_Response_Http))
#2 /Applications/MAMP/htdocs/zend/library/Zend/Application/Bootstrap/Bootstrap.php(97): Zend_Controller_Front->dispatch()
#3 /Applications/MAMP/htdocs/zend/library/Zend/Application.php(366): Zend_Application_Bootstrap_Bootstrap->run()
#4 /Applications/MAMP/htdocs/HLC/public/index.php(26): Zend_Application->run()
#5 {main}
Request Parameters:
array (
'page' => 'about',
'module' => 'default',
'controller' => 'static-content',
'view' => 'static-content',
'action' => 'display',
)
Note that it is not rendering my customised Zend_Controller_Action_Exception but throwing the global error.
I'm using the URL: http://hlc.local:8888/content/about
The default index action works ok, just this routing that's not working.

Answer 1

if you are actually following the book closely, you have an extra line in your route declaration and your controller class should be StaticContentController.
here is the route definition from the book that does work.
resources.router.routes.static-content.route = /content/:page
resources.router.routes.static-content.defaults.module = default
resources.router.routes.static-content.defaults.controller = static-content
resources.router.routes.static-content.defaults.action = display
I still have this code laying around from last summer.
I found this book less then satisfactory and not really for beginners. It fails to address the Zend_Db component opting instead to introduce Doctrine 1.2. It's seems to be a trend that a number of these beginner/easy books feel that a full ORM is more useful then Zend_Db. If you are already familiar with Doctrine this approach works fine, otherwise it's a lot to ask of a beginner, to learn ZF and Doctrine at the same time.
Hope this helps.

Answer 2

I don't now what you use for autoloading. so that would helpful to determine.so far I understand your class named should be something like this ModulePath_ApplicationPath_ControllerName, so its Default_Application_StaticContentController.
and for better routing I preferred zend manual. you can try this tutorial for route. it would help for you.