Error with the ZF tool while setting up the GuestBook Application

Question

Iam trying to set up the GuestBook Application which comes with zend framework tutorial , Iam following the steps one by one,

However when I enter this command - zf create db-table Guestbook guestbook

Iam getting an error, I have pasted the error here -

C:\xampp\htdocs\quickstart>zf create db-table Guestbook guestbook  
               An Error Has Occurred  Provider 'db-table' is not a valid provider.

I tried googling and searching on zend forums, but seems no one got this sort of issue so far. Can anyone suggest me whats wrong here?

PS: I have set php in my system path and zf tool works for me, its only this specific command thats giving error.

Answer 1

Check your version, maybe db-table is newer than your version. I just tried the same command you used (zf create db-table Guestbook guestbook) and it worked.

When i write zf show version it responds 1.11.0dev. What does your version say? If it's low, consider updating after following the changelog and testing the rest of your application with the new version of zf.

Answer 2

After Lots of digging in and breaking my head with the ZF tool I found that it is using copy of Zend framework which comes with Xampp for Windows.

When I installed Xampp, Zend Framework(Version 1.9.7) got installed inside the

C:\Xampp\Php\Pear\Zend

directory and since C:\Xampp\Php is in my system path this Zend framework got picked up everytime by Zend Tool.

I copied the latest version of stable Zend Framework(1.10.2) to the Zend folder inside Php\Pear and now its works like cake for me :)

Thanks for all your suggestions!