Zend Framework 1.0.0

Zend Framework is a powerful high-quality open-source framework focused on developing modern Web Applications and Web Services.
Extreme Simplicity & Productivity
We aim to provide the most commonly required 90% of the value you need, skipping the other more complicated 10% in order to make it simple and quick to use. Keeping It Simple – a push back on complexity. By focusing on the most commonly needed functionality, we dramatically lower the learning curve and your training costs. Developers get up-to-speed quickly, leaving you the ability to custom build that last 10% to meet your specific business needs. We support you in your customization efforts via:
- Extensible and well-tested base code to extend and augment
- A ‘use-at-will’ architecture so you get what you need without being locked-in
- No configuration files necessary to get up and running, or when maintaining and deploying your apps
Frameworks and best practices that provide training cost reductions and quicker time-to-market are important factors in adoption decisions. Built so you can pick and choose just the pieces you need to turbocharge your web application, this is not your father’s bloated and unwieldy framework, hamstringing you in. MVC support is built-in, so all your developers know where to find their PHP 5 / Zend Framework code, speeding new development and reducing maintenance costs.
Latest Web Development Features
- AJAX support – meet the ease-of-use requirements your users have come to expect
- Search – native PHP port of industry-standard Lucence search engine
- Syndication – don’t be left behind without the data formats & access your Web 2.0 users need
- Web services – Zend Framework aims to be the premier place to consume web services
- High-quality, fully object-oriented PHP 5 class library, with attention to best design practices
Friendly & Simple Licensing, Safe for the Enterprise
The Zend Framework License is based on the simple and safe BSD license. You can rest assured that your code is compliant, unimpeachable, and protected as you see fit. We require all contributors to the open source Zend Framework to complete and sign a Contributor License Agreement (CLA) — based on the standard open-source Apache license — protecting you as a customer of the Zend Framework.
Fully Tested – Extend Safely and Easily
Tested. Thoroughly. Did we say TESTED? Enterprise-ready Zend Framework has been unit-tested from the get-go, with stringent code coverage requirements to ensure that all code has not only been tested, but also remains stable and easy for you to extend, re-test, and maintain. We like to say that our unit-tests are half the framework, yet another reason to choose Zend Framework for your projects.