HIGHLIGHT

Zend Framework in Action is the first comprehensive developer's guide to the

Zend Framework, the highly popular web development framework for PHP

developers.

DESCRIPTION

Zend Framework is like Ruby on Rails for PHP coders-an easy-to-use, opensource,

complete web framework for PHP 5. Zend Framework replaces

outdated tools and development practices with a sound, testable, maintainable

approach to PHP. Zend Framework captures high-use application features and

PHP best practices in reusable framework components for consistently high performance.

Zend Framework in Action takes the reader on a tour of the Zend Framework as

the reader builds a high quality, real-world, web application. Readers gain quick

access to the most common topics encountered in web application development-

all from the PHP developer's perspective. The authors are core contributors

to Zend Framework and share their keen insight into its inner workings.

Written for the millions of developers using PHP daily, this book truly shows

Zend Framework in Action.

KEY SELLING POINTS

. First comprehensive guide and tutorial on the Zend Framework

. Between 500,000 and 2 million coders do something in PHP daily and

the Zend Framework gives them to tools to develop professional, production-

ready modern web applications. Now they have a comprehensive

tutorial to follow

. Zend Framework has the backing of Zend Technologies, the driving force

behind the PHP programming language in which it is written.

. Readers build a high-quality, real-world web application.