I am making a customer portal application using ZF. And the portal needs to work for different company brands. So I need to use all of the same backend code/controllers/etc, but dynamically change the view directory based off of the hostname.
Right now my view directory structure looks something like this:
/application/views/scripts/brand1/
/application/views/scripts/brand1/index/index.phtml
/application/views/scripts/brand1/error/error.phtml
/application/views/scripts/brand2/
/application/views/scripts/brand2/index/index.phtml
/application/views/scripts/brand2/error/error.phtml
/application/views/scripts/brand3/
/application/views/scripts/brand3/index/index.phtml
/application/views/scripts/brand3/error/error.phtml
and so on.
I am using the addScriptPath() function in bootstrap.php like so
protected function _initView()
{
$view = new Zend_View();
$view->doctype('XHTML1_STRICT');
$view->env = APPLICATION_ENV;
$view->addScriptPath(APPLICATION_PATH . '/views/scripts/brand1');
$view->addHelperPath(APPLICATION_PATH . '/views/helpers');
...
}
However when this is run, it is looking for all views using /views/scripts/brand1/(action).phtml instead of looking for views using the correct scheme /view/scripts/brand1/(controller)/(action).phtml
tl;dr is it possible to dynamically choose the view directory and have it work like the default /views/scripts/(controller)/(action).phtml behavior?
I knew I would find the answer after I posted here. In case anyone else encounters the same problem, the solution was using:
$view->setBasePath(APPLICATION_PATH . '/views/brand1');
And then modifying the directory structure to:
/application/views/brand1/scripts/...
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I'm working in a Zend Framework based application (Shopware).
I add a template dir in my controller like this:
class Shopware_Controllers_Backend_Pricify extends Shopware_Controllers_Backend_ExtJs
{
public function init()
{
$this->View()->addTemplateDir(dirname(__FILE__) . "/../../Views/backend/");
parent::init();
}
}
But somehow, smarty always looks in the (not existing) part of the controller action:
Unable to load template snippet 'backend/mycontroller/model/main.js' in 'snippet:string:{include file="backend/pricify/model/main.js"} in Smarty/sysplugins/smarty_internal_templatebase.php on line 128
The Controller works over loading via ext js, but I do not see that this is a problem. When I var_dump template directories, the correct dir is included. I debugged the code far into smarty, but never found the part, where the directories are checked.
I'm aware, that this may be a problem within the software stack, but since I do not know where to search, I ask here. If I need to post additional data, please tell me.
I found, that the problem was that shopware extends CamelCase to camel_case folders.
I'm new to Zend Framework. I've been following book "ZendFramework - A Beginners Guide". in the 4th chapter, they start using Doctrine. The thing is that I'd like to use Zend's built-in functionality with database interactions.
I've searched the web and watched couple of tuts. Well I couldn't find the right (for me) solution.
in all tuts, everyone is using standard Zend's structure. I'd like to integrate my Modules. So I have a file structure like this:
application
/modules
/moduleName
/controllers
/models
/views
I have set up the routes in application.ini for controllers and views like this:
; /articles/* route
resources.router.routes.articles.route = /articles
resources.router.routes.articles.defaults.module = content
resources.router.routes.articles.defaults.controller = articles
resources.router.routes.articles.defaults.action = index
Now I tried to load-up my models so I start interacting with the tables in Mysql.
in my controller named ArticlesController.php I created the class Content_ArticlesController and in there I have:
public function indexAction()
{
$model = new Content_ArticlesModel();
$this->view->modelHi = $model->there;
$this->view->hello = 'Hello there';
}
As you might guess Content_ArticlesModel is my class that extends Zend_Db_Table_Abstract class. in there I have a public function modelHi() that I'd like to call from my Controller to pass the data from the model to the view.
Can someone help me do this in the right way? how should I correctly load-up my models for my modules? and maybe you could link some good article on working with database based on some example.
EDIT: Ok, I had this really studip error in my Controller but it's ok. Anyways the problem is that when Zend loads-up my controller it displays: Fatal error: Class 'Content_ArticlesModel' not found in S:\xampp\htdocs\testsite\application\modules\content\controllers\ArticlesController.php on line 12
The issue is my Zend can't locate/doesn't know where to find the models of my module that I'm trying to reach from my controller.
I want to know how should I make Zend see and use my models?
You should make configuration in application.ini file for modeule and view
resources.modules =
resources.view[] =
Also you should make bootstrap file inside your module
class Content_Bootstrap extends Zend_Application_Module_Bootstrap {
}
Also you should ensure that the name of your modulel folder is small letter "content"..
After making these configuration, you will be able to call model inside controller...
Why not just call your public modelHi() method in your controller
Update:
If your module name is 'content' , then your model should be located
application/modules/content/models/ArticlesModel.php
then do the following
public function indexAction()
{
$model = new Content_Model_ArticlesModel(); //name of class
$this->view->modelHi = $model->modelHi();
$this->view->hello = 'Hello there';
}
the thing is these this lines:
$loginUrl = $this->view->url(array('controller'=>'auth', 'action'=>'index'));
$registerUrl = $this->view->url(array('controller'=>'register', 'action'=>'index'));
based on rob allens' Zend_Auth login/logout tutorial (win7/apache),
are placed in a view helper, and this one:
echo $this->url(array('controller'=>'index','action'=>'add'));
is placed in the index view script.
The generated links Do work fine in LOCAL, but in REMOTE only the 3rd line works.
ANY IDEAS? Where should i look for this? wich way to follow?
I was tempt to think in the remote server conf but the 3rd line works fine, so..
thanks!
Try this helper instead of view Zend_Controller_Action_Helper_Url:
//simple($action, $controller = null, $module = null, array $params = null)
//so your lines will look like:
$loginUrl = $this->_helper->url->simple('index','auth');
$registerUrl = $this->_helper->url->simple('index','register');
P.S. your lines work properly on Win7 and Ubuntu servers check registry of the lines
I found out that was the server. (.htacces and mod_rewrite) was not included in the package.
I think the third line was working because it was in the index controller, but when calling the others, then happened the object not found.
To work out this, i found an example using zend debug (was in german) so i inferred it (and then wrote to the hosting service), but still not quite sure how to check (phpinfo?) if a host have this features available or not in your package.
I developing an application in zend framework. I want to store certain secure images and pdf documents outside public folder like /project/data/uploads or /projects/application/data/uploads.
I am not able to access the images/pdf documents other than public folder.
Can someone suggest a way to do it.
thank you
You have to have a separate action that knows how to fetch and deliver all that stuff. Something like this:
public function viewpdfAction()
{
$id = (int) $this->_getParam('id', 0);
// You implement some function - either here in your controller
// or someplace else - to get the pdf name from the passed id.
// Alternatively, you can pass the name itself. Up to you, of course.
// The key is that the request somehow identifies the file requested.
$pdfName = $this->_mapPdfIdToName($id);
// The path to the real pdf
$pdfFile = '/project/data/uploads/pdf/' . $pdfName;
// Disable rendering
$this->_helper->viewRenderer->setNoRender(true);
// Send the right mime headers for the content type
$this->getResponse()
->setBody('')
->setHeader('Cache-control', 'public') // needed for IE, I have read
->setHeader('Content-type', 'application/pdf')
->setHeader('Content-Disposition', sprintf('attachment; filename="%s"', $pdfName));
// Send the content
readfile($pdfFile);
}
Of course, some of this can be pushed down into service classes to keep the controller as thin as possible. Everyone has different tastes in this regard.
I confess that this code not completely tested, mostly trying to give the basic idea. If I have made a total bonehead error in here, please let me know.
Hope it helps!
You have to promise not to giggle, but my situation is following:
Instead of using partials and helpers and other similar tools that we use already, we want to use a custom view outside all frames and borders of the actual application. Basically, we need at this point to load clean HTML into a variable upon a certain reaction a model. That is monkeys business and can be done by virtually anyone without using a keyboard.
The problem is that the HTML pages that we want to create are supposed to be quite extensive and are a trainwreck to debug/maintain/expand due to the inate "return $arrlglllgll;" approach. To make a smooth and humane script, we would very much love to use the .phtml style with clean html mixed up with php injections without actually rendering it.
Is that possible and how?
I am currently struggling with
$mailView = new Zend_View();
$mailView->setScriptPath('/Templates');
echo($mailView->render('test.php'));
die;
Where test.php is a file I have been trying to reach with any means and corelations imaginable, but ultimately failed every time due to
exception 'Zend_View_Exception' with message 'script 'test.php' not found in path (\library\Extras\Controller\Action\Helpers\)' in \library\Zend\View\Abstract.php:875
Stack trace: blablabla
Loading a custom view from a controller is butt-easy, just provide the relative path and you're set, but it seems that I cannot find anything if I shoot from within a library. Any advice?
In case anybody wonders, this is a lot easier than I ever thought it to be...
// Set the view
$layout = new Zend_Layout();
$view = $layout->getView();
// Send inherited custom parameters
$view->params = $params;
You can thus use the $view as a real view and load any $view->helper as you please.
To save rendered view, type...
$savingParameter = $view->render('controller/subfolder/' . $page . '.phtml');
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