Questions tagged [zend-controller]
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Zend Framework - Set No Layout for Controller
I have a Controller that I want to use for ajax scripts to call and set session variables, get information, etc. How do I set it so that that particular controller doesn't use the default layout (specifically NO layout) so that it can send XML/JSON…

ashurexm
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Zend different view scripts?
I have a controller that passes input from a form into a model class to perform validation.
If the validation is successful I want to allow the flow to continue and render the default view associated with the controller.
My issue is that if…

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How to access URL parameters in bootstrap
I'm trying to capture a URL parameter in my bootstrap file but after several attempts I'm not able to do it.
I've tried this but it does not work:
protected function _initGetLang() {
$frontController = Zend_Controller_Front::getInstance();
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How run zend framework action (inside index controller) by cron every 12 hours?
How run zend framework action (inside index controller) by cron every 12 hours?
The case:
I have basic(no modules) zend project (1.11) that created by zf tool.
Inside main IndexController exist cronAction() - url http://mydomain/index/cron.
Need to…

Ben
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Zend Framework MVC redirecting to different controller and action
i'm trying to work out how i can stop zend or redirect zend to go to a different zend controller and action if a check within the boot strap fails.
for example a get variable does not exist or more likely a session does not exist meaning the user…

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Invalid Controller Specified Error, even though the controller is present
I have a camelcased controller name called MenuItem. And Also I have created a router for this particular controller as
$routeMenuItem = new Zend_Controller_Router_Route('/menu-item/:action/:menu/:parent/:id/*', array(
'controller' =>…

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Zend Controller Action: _redirect() vs getHelper('Redirector')->gotoUrl()
I've read that $this->getHelper('[helper_name]') is preferable to $this->_helper->[helper_name]. What I haven't been able to find any documentation of is which of these is better/preferred: $this->_redirect($url) or…

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Zend_Controller_Action _forward use (or abuse) cases
While developing a web app using ZF, I had an haha! moment regarding the _forward method in Zend_Controller_Action. As stated in the Programmer's Reference Guide, when calling the _forward method inside an action, the requested action will not be…

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Zend Framework - Extend Module Controller
I have the following directory structure:
modules/
api/
controllers/
ApiController.php
InventoryController.php
OtherController.php
The init() method is common amongst multiple Controllers so I want to refactor that into a…

Matt McCormick
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In ZF2 how to make view functions to run in controller
I wanted the functionalities of view files to run in controller file also.
For example, I wanted $this->escapeHtml() which runs in view file alone to run in controller through some means like $this->...->escapeHtml()
Is this possible? Kindly help.

Beniston
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Zend Framework - How can i share common code between some of a controller's actions?
To keep my controllers as DRY as possible i need to share some common code (a big chunk of code) between say 2 of my controller's actions and not all of them and i need access variables in this shared code in my actions.
For example:
class…

Mouna Cheikhna
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Zend framework action parameter
I want to pass an entire path as an action parameter to my controller action.
mycontroller/myaction/myparameter/path_value
e.g. path_value could be something like test/folder/folder2
I do not want to urlencode the parameter. Is it possible that in…

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Zend Framework: extend custom base controller from Zend_Controller_Action
I want my controllers to be extended from my base controller (no from Zend_Controller_Action).
How can I extend my base Contoller from Zend_Contoller_Action. And where this custom base controller to be placed so it will be accessible to other…

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ZF2: change view script from controller factory
In ZF2, I have 2 helpers. A helper has a form, and a mapper to handle the database interaction. I pass these helpers to the controller using a controller factory. The controller handles phones and addresses of a party that is either a person or an…

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Getting the baseurl value into my controllers
Am creating an action helper that will require the return value of the
Zend_View_Helper_BaseUrl
How do I go about that?

davykiash
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