I just want to say that your post saved my ass. As a newbie I would never check the ModuleName_IndexController catch.
Thank you!

Browsing the web for modular-setup tutorials whole of the afternoon, and nowhere is stated that the controllername within a module should be prepended with the module name. Ok, I overlooked this perhaps, but finally …

Thanks again.

My bootstrap is as shown:
$controller = Zend_Controller_Front::getInstance();
$controller->addModuleDirectory(‘/home/digi/include/modules’);
$controller->setDefaultModule(‘/home/digi/include/modules/default’);
$controller->setParam(‘useDefaultControllerAlways’, true);

I have tried this with and without both setDefaultModule and also setParam too which both keep giving me “No default module defined for this application” althought I have checked and checked again and the settings seem right.

If I try doing it this way:
$controller->setControllerDirectory(array(
‘default’ => $config->paths->base . ‘include/default/Controllers’,
‘zone’ => $config->paths->base . ‘include/zone/Controllers’,
‘admin’ => $config->paths->base . ‘include/admin/Controllers’
));

This all works OK. I seem to be getting very confused here somewhere?!….

My directory structure is:
include/
modules/
default/
Controller/
IndexController.php

and so forth…..

Can anyone shed any light on this for me please?

the Spotsec solution is interesting, but it doesn’t fit my need. I keep it in mind though. I’d go for a “global” directory and have the models there too. Got to try it, I will let you know the problems encountered (there are always problems…:)).

regards,

fred

As for application-wide models, there is no convention yet on where to put them. Personally, I’d go for a “global” directory under your application’s directory, and have the models there. Others would say that global models should be under the default module. Either way, the important part is that they are in you include path.

Spotsec has a solution for adding the models subdirectories of your modules to your include path transparently. Check out: http://www.spotsec.com/blogs/archive/zend-model-loading-modelloader.html?Itemid=125

first of all, i didn’t take the time yet to thank you for your blog. I enjoy reading it.

Now, I have a question about modules. Every single example about it, shows the model directory under the module one. Does it mean that if two modules need the same model classes, I shouldn’t have my code split into thi two modules ? I mean, is the model access a criteria to consider whether an application should be split into several modules ?

Hum…don’t know if I’m clear enough…

Regards,

fred