2. Zend Skeleton Application

Zend Framework 3 provides you with the so called "skeleton application" to make it easier to create your new websites from scratch. In this chapter, we will show how to install the skeleton application and how to create an Apache virtual host. It is recommended that you refer to Appendix A. Configuring Web Development Environment before reading this chapter to get your development environment configured.

• 2.1. Getting Zend Skeleton Application
• 2.2. Typical Directory Structure
• 2.3. Application Dependencies
• 2.4. Apache Virtual Host
• 2.5. Opening the Website in Your Browser
• 2.6. Creating NetBeans Project
• 2.7. Hypertext Access File (.htaccess)
• 2.8. Blocking Access to the Website by IP Address
• 2.9. HTTP Authentication
• 2.10. Having Multiple Virtual Hosts
• 2.11. Hosts File
• 2.12. Advanced Composer Usage
  • 2.12.1. Package Names and Versions
  • 2.12.2. Installing and Updating Packages
  • 2.12.3. Adding a New Dependency
  • 2.12.4. Virtual Packages
  • 2.12.5. Composer and Version Control Systems
• 2.13. Summary