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front controller, and then call the throwExceptions() method, before finally calling run with

your controller directory, as follows:

$front = Zend_Controller_Front::getInstance();

$front->throwExceptions(true);

$front->run(APP_PATH. '/application/controllers');

Before you launch your site, be sure to disable the throwing of exceptions, as it is an important

security measure.

Completed, your bootstrap file should look like Listing 15-1.

Listing 15-1. A Zend Framework Bootstrap File (index.php)

<?php

define('ZFW_VERSION','1.0.3');

define('ZFW_PREFIX','/usr/share/php/ZendFramework');

define('APP_PATH', realpath(dirname(__FILE__). '/../'));

$paths = array(

APP_PATH,

APP_PATH. DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR. 'application'. DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR. 'models',

ZFW_PREFIX. DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR. 'ZendFramework-'. ZFW_VERSION. ➥

DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR. 'library',

get_include_path()

);

set_include_path(implode(PATH_SEPARATOR, $paths));

require_once('Zend/Loader.php');

Zend_Loader::registerAutoload();

$front = Zend_Controller_Front::getInstance();

$front->throwExceptions(true);

$front->run(APP_PATH. '/application/controllers');

If you were to revisit your site now, you would see an exception that no index controller

exists. To clear this exception, you need to create your first Zend Framework action controller.

Creating Controllers, Views, and Models

Since the Zend Framework is designed for MVC development, it expects those three components:

a model, view, and controller. So, let’s create those components, starting with the controller.

Adding an Index Controller.

All controllers in the Zend Framework extend a common abstract class called Zend_Controller_

Action and must have a class name ending in Controller. The default action that will be called

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