Chapter 1. Instant Zend Framework 2.0

Welcome to Instant Zend Framework 2.0. This book has been especially created to provide you with all the information that you need to get set up with Zend Framework 2. You will learn its basics, get started with building your first course, and discover some tips and tricks for using Zend Framework 2.

This document contains the following sections:

So what is Zend Framework? helps you find out what Zend Framework actually is, what you can do with it, and why it’s so great.

Installation explains how to download and install Zend Framework with minimum fuss and then set it up for quick use.

Quick start – creating your first web application will show you how to perform one of the core tasks of Zend Framework: creating a small address-book application and adding, editing, or deleting its contacts.

Top 5 features you need to know about will help you learn how to implement some important features, such as validating a form and logging into your application using Zend Framework.

People and places you should get to know provides you with many useful links to the project page and forums as well as a number of helpful tutorials, blogs, and Twitter feeds of Zend Framework’s super contributors.