Design, develop, and deploy feature-rich web applications with PHP MVC framework Create powerful web applications by harnessing the power of this frameworkLearn Model-View-Controller based with doing - making "real life" storefront applicationCovers access control, performance optimization, and testingBest practices, and debugging and design discussions In Detail Zend Framework has a flexible architecture that allows you to build modern web applications and web services with ease. Taking you through real life applications, it includes the main components of Zend Framework, and throws light on best practices and design problems encountered when building complex applications MVC. This book takes you through detailed examples and include the foundation you'll need to get the most from the Zend Framework. In the end, you must have a good understanding of the Zend Framework, components, and issues involved in implementing the Zend Framework-based applications. What you will learn from this book? Explore the features of Zend Framework MVC architectureLearn about designing and implementing MVC applicationAvoid common mistake made when first learning a MVC frameworkTest your application with PHPUnit popular frameworkInteract with Zend_Db and Zend_Db_TableSecure database using your applications using Zend_Acl and Zend_AuthOptimize your application using caching and other performance functions tipsAdd sheet for your application Approach This book is an example-driven tutorial that will take you through the process of building web applications Model-View-Controller-based. Who is this book written for? This book is for web developers who want to start with the PHP Zend Framework.