Zend Forms Module Include Paths

Question

I'm using Zend 1.8.4 and setting up a simple form test. My form class is located in './application/forms/SectorSearch.php' and the class name is

<?php
class Form_SectorSearch extends Zend_Form
{...}

My controller creates a new form in the init() method

<?php
class SectorController extends Zend_Controller_Action
{
    function init()
    {
        $this->initView();
     $form = new Form_SectorSearch(array(
      'method' => '/public/sector/search',
      'action' => 'post'));
        $this->view->form = $form;
    }
..
}

But i'm getting this error

Warning: Zend_Loader_Autoloader_Resource::include(/home/poconnell/projects/bhaa/application/forms/SectorSearch.php) [zend-loader-autoloader-resource.include]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/poconnell/projects/bhaa/library/Zend/Loader/Autoloader/Resource.php on line 178

Warning: Zend_Loader_Autoloader_Resource::include() [function.include]: Failed opening '/home/poconnell/projects/bhaa/application/forms/SectorSearch.php' for inclusion (include_path='/home/poconnell/projects/bhaa/library:/home/poconnell/projects/bhaa/application:.:/usr/share/php:/usr/share/pear') in /home/poconnell/projects/bhaa/library/Zend/Loader/Autoloader/Resource.php on line 178

Fatal error: Class 'Form_SectorSearch' not found in /home/poconnell/projects/bhaa/application/controllers/SectorController.php on line 19

I'm 100% sure the class is on the include path.

I think this is a bootstraping issue, and this is how i'm loading the default module

protected function _initAutoload()
{   
    //Zend_Loader_Autoloader_Resource  - Zend_Application_Module_Autoloader
    $moduleLoader = new Zend_Application_Module_Autoloader(array(
        'namespace' => '', 
        'basePath' => APPLICATION_PATH
    ));
    return $moduleLoader;
}

I even tried using this pattern , as recommended by Autloading modular forms & models in Zend Framework 1.8

protected function _initAutoload()
{   
    //Zend_Loader_Autoloader_Resource  - Zend_Application_Module_Autoloader
    $moduleLoader = new Zend_Application_Module_Autoloader(array(
        'namespace' => '', 
        'basePath' => APPLICATION_PATH,
        'resourceTypes' => array (
   'form' => array(
   'path' => 'forms',
   'namespace' => 'Form'))
    );
    return $moduleLoader;
}

but no joy. any ideas?

Answer 1

Make sure the case matches exactly. The folder has to be named Forms unless you specified different directory for Form classes and make sure SectorSearch is not sEcTorSEarcH.php or something

Answer 2

Zend Framework interprets underscores in Class names as folders. If you are manually adding the application/forms folder to the include path, then you should name your class FormSectorSearch (and the filename FormSectorSearch.php) instead of Form_SectorSearch. Otherwise you would only add the application folder to the include path and then named the folder Form instead of forms.

Answer 3

Hi, same problem here.. is there a solution? Did the suggestions solve the problem? Please let me know.

---

my contactcontroller:(path: application\controllers)

public function indexAction()
{
    $form = new Form_Contact();
 $this->view->form = $form;
    }

my contactform:(path:application\forms)

class Form_Contact extends Zend_Form
{
 public function init()
 {
  $this->setMethod('post');
  $this->addElement('textarea', 'message', array(
     'value'  => 'TYP HIER JE BERICHT...',
     'required' => true,
     'ErrorMessages'  => array('U heeft niks ingevuld !'),
     'attribs' => array(
      'class' => 'textarea',
      'title' => 'Typ hier je bericht...'
     )           
  ));
        $this->addElement('submit', 'send', array(
     'label'  => 'VERSTUUR'
  )); 

 }
    }

and the index (application\views\scripts\contact\index.phtml)

<?php echo $this->form ;?>

My Bootstrap.php is empty.. i don't know thats ok?

my application.ini

[production]
phpSettings.display_startup_errors = 0
phpSettings.display_errors = 0
includePaths.library = APPLICATION_PATH "/../../library"
bootstrap.path = APPLICATION_PATH "/Bootstrap.php"
bootstrap.class = "Bootstrap"
resources.frontController.controllerDirectory = APPLICATION_PATH "/controllers"
resources.frontController.moduleDirectory = APPLICATION_PATH "/modules"
resources.layout.layoutPath = APPLICATION_PATH "/layouts/scripts"
resources.layout.layout = default
admin.resources.layout.layout = admin
resources.view[] = 

and my index (public\index.php)

// Define path to application directory
defined('APPLICATION_PATH')
    || define('APPLICATION_PATH', realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . '/../application'));

// Define application environment
defined('APPLICATION_ENV')
    || define('APPLICATION_ENV', (getenv('APPLICATION_ENV') ? getenv('APPLICATION_ENV') : 'production'));

// Ensure library/ is on include_path
set_include_path(implode(PATH_SEPARATOR, array(
    realpath(APPLICATION_PATH . '/../../library'),
    get_include_path(),
)));


require_once 'Zend/Application.php';  

// Create application, bootstrap, and run
$application = new Zend_Application(
    APPLICATION_ENV, 
    APPLICATION_PATH . '/configs/application.ini'
);

$application->bootstrap()
            ->run();
resources.modules[] =

Please some help here, i'm new in zend framework and i totally don't understand how things are linked to eachother.. i am used to the old school includes. Greets, J.

Answer 4

Hi i found my problem;

I added the following to my Bootstrap.php file

protected function _initAutoload()
    {
        $autoloader = new Zend_Loader_Autoloader_Resource(array(
            'namespace' => '',
            'basePath' => APPLICATION_PATH,
            'resourceTypes' => array(
                'form' => array(
                    'path' => 'forms',
                    'namespace' => 'Form',
                ),
                'model' => array(
                    'path' => 'models',
                    'namespace' => 'Model',
                ),
            )
        ));
        return $autoloader;
    }

and now it works, no errors anymore.. damn i'm glad it works, i was almost going mad.. :)