How can I access the configuration of a Zend Framework application from a controller?

Question

I have a Zend Framework application based on the quick-start setup.

I've gotten the demos working and am now at the point of instantiating a new model class to do some real work. In my controller I want to pass a configuration parameter (specified in the application.ini) to my model constructor, something like this:

class My_UserController extends Zend_Controller_Action
{
    public function indexAction()
    {
        $options = $this->getFrontController()->getParam('bootstrap')->getApplication()->getOptions();
        $manager = new My_Model_Manager($options['my']);
        $this->view->items = $manager->getItems();
    }
}

The example above does allow access to the options, but seems extremely round-about. Is there a better way to access the configuration?

Answer 1

I always add the following init-method to my bootstrap to pass the configuration into the registry.

protected function _initConfig()
{
    $config = new Zend_Config($this->getOptions(), true);
    Zend_Registry::set('config', $config);
    return $config;
}

This will shorten your code a little bit:

class My_UserController extends Zend_Controller_Action
{
    public function indexAction()
    {
        $manager = new My_Model_Manager(Zend_Registry::get('config')->my);
        $this->view->items = $manager->getItems();
    }
}