Topic: ust working out how to use Zend, how do i install?

[jarv]

how do i install Zend Framework? I am testing locally and I extracted the Zend files into my Sites folder on my mac but when I go to one of the Zend demos, I get the following error:


Warning: require_once(Zend/Loader.php) [function.require-once]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /Users/john/Sites/demos/Zend/Gdata/Calendar.php on line 51

Fatal error: require_once() [function.require]: Failed opening required 'Zend/Loader.php' (include_path='.:') in /Users/john/Sites/demos/Zend/Gdata/Calendar.php on line 51

Please can someone help?!

[itaym02]

What is the path to your Zend folder?
And put here the code of the bootstrap file you use.

[jarv]

I don't understand?! bootstrap? I put the zend folders in my Sites folder as i already said above

[thorpe]

You need to put lib/Zend somewhere on your include_path.

[jarv]

where is my include_path?

[Dj Kat]

You can define it in your php.ini file

[jarv]

ok so in my php.ini file there is a bit that reads:

; UNIX: "/path1:/path2"
include_path = ".:/php/includes"
;
; Windows: "\path1;\path2"
;include_path = ".;c:\php\includes"

I cannot find the folder php/includes

[Dj Kat]

I cannot find the folder php/includes

That you can not find that folder is irrelevant to your problem. Are you using a *nix based OS though and was your php.ini file that way to begin with? Or was that line perhaps commented?
If that folder doesn't exist you can remove that from your include path

As mentioned before you need to put lib/Zend somewhere. Change your include_path to the directory that contains ZF:

Code: [Select]

include_path = ".:/path/to/zend_framework"


[jarv]

I am using a mac with PHP5 installed ok so I changed it to

; UNIX: "/path1:/path2"
include_path = ".:lib/zend"

and put my zend folder in a lib folder within sites so now when i go to my browser:

http://localhost/~john/lib/zend/

I can see the files but  can't open them?!

[thorpe]

I can see the files but  can't open them?!

What do you mean open them? Zend is a framework and the files within lib/Zend contain classes to be used within your own projects, they don't display anything when viewed via a browser.

You really need to take a look at the quickstart but from here, it sounds like you've allot of ground to yet cover before you even bother using any framework.