Registering Zend Database Adapter in Registry

Question

I am looking to register a reference to the main Database Adapter in the Registry during Bootstrapping so it can be used elsewhere in my site (specifically the Authorisation

Answer 1

I have a method in my bootstrap to add the adapter to the registry. I'd prefer a cleaner solution, but it works:

protected function _initRegistry(){

    $this->bootstrap('db');
    $db = $this->getResource('db');

    $db->setFetchMode(Zend_Db::FETCH_OBJ);

    Zend_Registry::set('db', $db);
}