Zend Framework: The Official Programmers Reference Guide (Zend Press) [Paperback]

Zend Technologies Inc. (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1430219068 | ISBN-13: 978-1430219064 | Publication Date: December 3, 2009 | Edition: 1

The Zend Framework is one of today’s most popular PHP-based Web application development frameworks, with more than 7 million downloads according to Zend.

Zend Framework: The Official Programmers Reference is one of the first books on the Zend Framework, and is the only definitive reference written by the founders, leads, and users of the Zend Framework.

With over 1000 pages and 500 examples, the official Zend Framework Reference Guide complements quality code with quality documentation.

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About the Author

Zend is the PHP Company. Businesses utilizing PHP know Zend as the place to go for PHP expertise and sound technology solutions. Zend's founders Andi Gutmans and Zeev Suraski are key contributors to PHP and the creators of the core PHP scripting engine, the Zend Engine. Because of their internationally recognized expertise, the company continues to provide important leadership for PHP and other open source communities, and plays a central role in the explosive growth of PHP.

Product Details

• Paperback: 1241 pages
• Publisher: Apress; 1 edition (December 3, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1430219068
• ISBN-13: 978-1430219064
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.5 x 2.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #779,781 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars The print version of free online documentation, July 31, 2010

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Timothy Stephens (Raleigh, North Carolina United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Zend Framework: The Official Programmers Reference Guide (Zend Press) (Paperback)

Two important points to note prior to purchasing:

1. This is reference material, not a course in Zend Framework.
2. The content of these books is available for free online at the Zend Framework Programmer's Reference Guide ([...]). From the comparisons I've made, these books are verbatim copies of the online material including examples. The online version is free, searchable, and color-coded so I think I'll literally close the book on these.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars poor quality of publishing-DO NOT BUY, May 4, 2010

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Bruce J. Leister "Not Happy Jan" (Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Zend Framework: The Official Programmers Reference Guide (Zend Press) (Paperback)

I had a long standing preorder with Amazon.com for the book "Zend Framework: The Official Programmer's Reference Guide"

The order was shipped on 17 April, and arrived today (in Australia), but there are the following faults found within the first 30 seconds of opening the book.

Volume 1:
Table of Contents starts on page v and the first entry is for Results - Page 50, what happened to the Table of Contents entries for pages 1-49?

Volume 2:
ditto, Table of Contents starts on page v and the first entry is for Results - Page 45, what happened to the Table of Contents entries for pages 1-44?

The last page in Volume 2 is page 636, yet the Table of Contents lists Appendix D on page 637, and an Index starting on page 639, where are these?

These errors (have not even had time to read it to find typos etc - I hate to think how many there will be!!!) make the product unfit for its intended use, namely a reference manual, and I am wondering how soon you can re-ship a working product?

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Available online for free, September 2, 2010

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Jeffrey Cobb (Daytona Beach, FL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Zend Framework: The Official Programmers Reference Guide (Zend Press) (Paperback)

I pre-ordered this book over a year ago and received it the day it was published. I was so expecting an in depth look into the Zend Framework and simply. I was sadly mistaken. This book is just the same reference material you would find on the [...] web site. Now if that is how they described the book to me I would give it 5 stars. Their is nothing wrong with having a hard copy of the online docs but ZEND it would be so much better to have a series of books that bring you an in-depth usage of the Zend classes and methods. The online documentation only scratches the surface and is useful for newbies. We need an enterprise level manual! Now if your really in need of a good Zend book check out this: Zend Enterprise PHP Patterns (Expert's Voice)