Zend_Db without Zend Framework

Question

I want using Zend_Db without Zend_Framework. I want incorporate Zend_Db for my existing website that was not made using Zend Framework. Is it possible to use Zend_Db like this? Can you recommend good tutorial or example how to do it good?

Answer 1

To some extent, this depends upon the web framework you are using. But, in general, the Zend_Db documentation is pretty clear in this regard.

Create an adapter instance in your bootstrap. As an example:

$db = Zend_Db::factory('Pdo_Mysql', array(
    'host'     => '127.0.0.1',
    'username' => 'webuser',
    'password' => 'xxxxxxxx',
    'dbname'   => 'test'
));

If you plan to use Zend_Db_Table, then you can make this the default adapter:

Zend_Db_Table::setDefaultAdapter($db);

In any case, it's helpful to have this adapter saved someplace where you can access it. For example:

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

Then in your downstream code, use this adapter to create queries for select(), insert(), update(), delete(), etc:

$db = Zend_Registry::get('db');
$select = $db->select()
    ->from('posts')
    ->where('cat_id = ?', $catId)
    ->order('date_posted DESC')
    ->limit(5);
$rows = $db->fetchAll($select);

Hope this helps. Cheers!