Pro PHP- Patterns, Frameworks, Testing and More

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./document_root

./document_root/images

./document_root/styles

./application

./application/models

./application/views

./application/views/scripts

./application/views/scripts/index

./application/controllers

Bootstrapping

Bootstrapping integrates your web server environment with the Zend Framework. It is where

the web server will send every request for your site, and it will handle application dispatching.

The first step is to create your index.php (bootstrap) file and .htaccess file in

document_root.

> cd document_root

> pico –w index.php

<?php

echo 'Rewrite working';

> pico –w .htaccess

RewriteEngine On

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -s [OR]

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -l [OR]

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -d

RewriteRule ^.*$ - [NC,L]

RewriteRule ^.*$ /index.php [NC,L]

■Note An .htaccess file is a file that controls the Apache web server. If you are not operating with

Apache, you will need to configure your server to send all requests to /index.php.

This script works by redirecting all requests that would have otherwise generated a 404

Not Found HTTP error to index.php. Technically, it checks if the request found a file, a symbolic

link, or a directory and redirects when those conditions are not met.

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