Howto Install PHPLinq library on Zend Framework

Question

Ive been battling this all day. Is there a way to install PHPLinq so it works with the Zend library autoloader?

Alternatively, if I just have to use include, is there a way that I can ensure the pathing for the other includes in the PHPLinq library.

Obviously Im new to PHP and just getting this library to get recognized in Zend has been a day killer. Never Thought id pine for the days of working in .Net :/

Thanks in advance!

Can you provide an link to the PHPLinq library you're using? — Jeremy Kendall, Jan 11 '12 at 20:50
http://phplinq.codeplex.com/ , http://plinq.codeplex.com/ and http://linqforphp.codeplex.com/ are the three I'm aware of... I'm guessing OP is using the first — Mark Baker, Jan 11 '12 at 21:47
You can write an autoloader class for the PHPLinq library that you can push onto the `Zend_Loader_Autoloader` stack. See: http://stackoverflow.com/a/8820536/131824 — David Weinraub, Jan 12 '12 at 02:06

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 11 '12 at 20:51

AutoLoading in Zend can be used with any library that supports the naming convention of Zend. That is, put classes in a folder and then all classes underneath it follow the:

FOLDER_SUBFOLDER_FILENAME

pattern. So you need to have for example:

MyLib > ClassName.php

And the class must be called

MyLib_ClassName

If these requirement are ok, then just doing:

// Define path to application directory
defined('APPLICATION_PATH') || define('APPLICATION_PATH', realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . '/'));

// Ensure /libraries is on include_path
set_include_path(implode(PATH_SEPARATOR, array(
    realpath(APPLICATION_PATH . '/libraries'),
    get_include_path(),
)));

//Include the Zend Autloader
include('Zend/Loader/Autoloader.php');

//Create the autoloader and register the Activis_ namespace
$autoloader = Zend_Loader_Autoloader::getInstance();
$autoloader->registerNamespace('YourFirstLevelFolder_');

Then when you have registered your namespace and made sure your classes work with the naming convention, using NEW should load ANYTHING you configured.

Good luck

Howto Install PHPLinq library on Zend Framework

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