How to set up the Zend Framework Command Line Tool on Mac OS X

Now that the Zend Framework ships with a command line tool, it’s even easier to get started programming with the Zend Framework. In this tutorial, I will show you how to set up the command line tool for use on Mac OS X.

Getting started sending emails with the Zend Framework

I just found this tutorial on Sending Emails with the Zend Framework.

How to get those pesky .htaccess files to show up in Mac OS X

.htaccess files are hidden in the finder window, which makes it difficult when you want to edit on of them (or make sure you have them!). Here’s a great tutorial to set up a way to view those files in the finder window: Quick Tip: Show/Hide Hidden Files.

Getting started with Zend_Test – Step 4: Testing your Zend Framework Controllers

In part four of this “How to get started using Zend_Test” series, we will finally get to start testing our controllers!

Getting started with Zend_Test – Step 3: Make sure PHPUnit is ready for testing

Now that we’ve installed PEAR and PHPUnit, we can verify that PHPUnit is working correctly by writing our first test.
Since we installed PHPUnit through PEAR, and we have properly configured our include_path variable in our php.ini file, we can create our test files anywhere and PHP will know where to look to find PHPUnit. So [...]

Getting started with Zend_Test – Step 2: Setting up PHPUnit on Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)

Question: How do I get started using Zend_Test? What is the process necessary to start using Zend_Test for testing my Zend Framework application?
Answer: Zend_Test extends PHPUnit. Therefore, we need to start by installing PHPUnit. The easiest way to install PHPUnit is by installing PEAR. If you’ve compled step one in this series, you’re all set! [...]

Getting started with Zend_Test – Step 1: Setting up PEAR on Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)

Question: How do I get started using Zend_Test? What is the process necessary to start using Zend_Test for testing my Zend Framework application?

Answer: Zend_Test extends PHPUnit. Therefore, we need to start by installing PHPUnit. The easiest way to install PHPUnit is by installing PEAR. Therefore…you get the idea. We need PEAR. I’ll walk you through the process I took to install PEAR on Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard).

WordPress User Roles

When working with WordPress, I can never remember which user roles have permission to do what, so I always have to look it up. Recently, I found this great video tutorial on WordPress User Roles. It really helped to solidify in my mind when to assign which role to which person. If you also have [...]

How to add password protection to a website

Question: I have a website that I don’t want accessible to the general public. What is the best, most reliable and secure way to add password protection to my website (or section of my website) to make it secure?
Answer: there are a few different ways to add password protection to sites and pages: PHP, JavaScript, [...]

Setting up logging with Firebug and FirePHP in Zend Framework 1.7.5

Question: How do I set up logging with FirePHP in Zend Framework?
Answer:

Step 1: Make sure you have Zend Framework 1.6+
Step 2: Install both Firebug and FirePHP extensions for Firefox.
Step 3: Make sure you have Console and Net enabled.\
Step 4: Set up Zend Log in your bootstrap file:

$writer = new Zend_Log_Writer_Firebug();
$logger = new Zend_Log($writer);

You can now [...]

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