writing CMS in ZEND

Question

Hello guys,

I'm trying to write my own CMS using Zend framework and I created modular structure. I have modules like 'news', 'blog' and etc. Also I have "admin" module which has different layout and this is like the administrator panel where admin can edit all the content and etc. But the problem is that I'm looking for the best practice and solution to solve the problem.

I don't like the idea that my admin module will have a lot of controllers which will be for administer all the other modules. So I want to ask you all, maybe you have some tuts or just have an advice how to implement admin module separated from other modules as much as it can be done. Because I just want to copy one module for example from one project to another and I want it will work same. I don't want to search the right admin controller, view or something like this in admin module and copy this part seperatelly into new admin module.

Hope the question and situation is clear enough and I will be happy to hear any advice or see any tutorials how to do it.

Thanks guys!

Answer 1

I think, you may be interested in implementing security module, like this one.

However, having separate admin module is not a recommended technique. The next time you copy your admin module, you will have to copy all dependencies too, then modify admin module too, so in real life it is not reusable at all. You will probably be more happy with other reusable modules (e.g. user module or ACL module).

I'd recommend using Zend_Acl and Zend Navigation for handling Admin tasks.

Look for Zend Framework tutorials on YouTube.