How to indicate zend framework where my custom classes are

Question

I have a folder with custom classes in a ZF 1.10 application. The folder is located in /library. How can I tell ZF where they are? Both application.ini and index.php set the

Answer 1

There are many possible solutions. The most common, when using Zend Application, is to register the namespace in application.ini by adding:

autoloaderNamespaces[] = "Example_"

Other solutions:

• Add your dir to include_path using set_include_path() (ad hoc solution)
• Follow PEAR naming conventions (so the path resolving was possible)

Set up autoloader in Bootstrap.php:

protected function _initAutoloader()
{
    $autoloader = Zend_Loader_Autoloader::getInstance();
    $autoloader->registerNamespace("Example"); // or Example_
}

Eventually, set up module or resource autoloader, eg.

$resourceLoader->addResourceTypes(array(
     'acl' => array(
        'path'      => 'acls/',
        'namespace' => 'Acl',
    ),
    'example' => array(
        'path'      => 'examples/',
        'namespace' => 'Example',
    ),        
));