I am trying to inplemend Zend_Validate_Db_NoRecordExists so that it won't be possible to insert a new record while a record with an identical name field already exists. This works fine in case of inserts, but When the form is used to edit a record it will find itself and fail validation.

I know I need to set an exception for th active record. The problem is that I simply don't know how to pass a variable (id) from the controller into the form.

It should be pretty basic OOP I guess but I tried everything I could think off for more than a few nights now. I just don't see it. The manual describes this validator but somehow I can't manage to set it up. All I want is to pass a id from the controller to the form and use it.

My form currently uses the init() method. I also tried overriding the constructor __construct($id) as well but that's no good practice as far as I am aware and it did broke the 'save' method. The init() function is for convenience according to the documentation. But I have no idea what they mean. Then there's is this configuration object which can be passed to the constructor. And there is a setAttrib method. I am completely lost.

Any suggestions on using a constructor in stead of init() functions as in this tutorial? Could I use setAttrib for this purpose? Or implementing getter setter methods? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

I've a lot of problem with a modules.. with a framework 1.10 the project's structure is significantly changed..

Thank you!

I ran into trouble when I added custom controllers to my application. When I had the virtual host up and running these problems were solved... Don't know why, I'm not a ZF guru, but it was.

Could you tell me why I ran into trouble? The troubles where that all the request I've made at http://localhost/~myname/controllername/actionname I got a 404 error but your tutorial app was up and running so I guess that the overwrite setting was just as you suggested.

Regards,

Crispijn

Why? A virtual host is not required for ZF. I know this as I don't use them for local development :)

Regards,

Rob...

I'd reccomend you to tell something about setting up a virtual host in this tutorial. I've got the example application up and running quite easy but when I'd like to add more controllers and functionallity I ran into a lot of troubles and it was a heavy search to get things solved. After I've found the information about setting up a virtual host thing got easy.

But thanks, your tutorial was very helpfull to me!

Cheers!

I need a detailed tutorial because I have tried many on the web buty seem to be outdated.

Is there some slightly more advanced tutorial that you could advise me?

This is the error, though i have the 'Application_Model_DbTable_Albums' class written in application\models\DbTable\Albums.php and using same in IndexController.php

After a bit of a struggle my zend back-end works fine locally. Then I want to upload it to the REAL web server because the client asks for it this week.
So I do it and bam! New errors, open_dir restriction. I replaced the following line in index.php:

set_include_path(implode(PATH_SEPARATOR, array(
realpath(APPLICATION_PATH . '/../library'),
get_include_path(),
)));

with simply:

set_include_path(realpath(APPLICATION_PATH . '/../library'));

it works!

At least I got rid of the open_dir restriction warnings.

But now when I try to use my back end, the first call to an action in any controller brings me a 404 file not found page!!

Why is that??

Every forum I find seems to speak of local configurations, where we should edit httpd conf to allow override all etc..
But is there any real case of people using Zend for a public website?

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks again

David