I got a PHP library (PHP Markdown) in my library fold in an standard Zend Framework application. What is the best way to load the file and all it's classes to use in my models and controllers.
Structure:
library/phpMarkdown/markdown.php
Note: PHP Markdown has a really ugly structure: It's only real "API" is a simple function, not a class. So the elegant was do not work for this exact case, but regarding the question the genearl solution the correctly named files/class is also "the right answer.
Edit So much good input here, really not sure which answer I should accept! Thanks to you all!
To keep it simple and just add that one file, you could put something like this in your Bootstrap.php:
protected function _initLoad(){
Zend_Loader::loadFile('markdown.php', '/../library');
}
I just copied markdown.php into the application library and put this little function in the bootstrap. You could also use Zend_Loader::loadClass(); if you want.
Just instantiate the class and the autoloader should find it. If it doesn't you need to add the namespace and path.
If you have a class in the following tree (for exemple) : library/My/Tool.php
You will need to add this to your application.ini :
autoloaderNamespaces[] = "My_"
And then in your code you just call :
$tool = new My_Tool();
Edit :
in the file Tool.php you must follow the Zend Naming Conventions and have something like this :
<?php
class My_Tool {
}
For more informations see this : Zend Naming conventions