zephyr is an ajax based framework for php5 developers. you can easily
develop business applications using this robust framework. this is extremely
easy to learn and very simple to implement. you can deliver a full fledged
ajax application with strong business layer in backend within some
minutes. installation and deployment of packages that you develop for zephyr
is hassle free. moreover you will get all the features of most popular
templating engine "smarty" and powerfull data access layer "adoDB". lets go
through the documentation process to discover how easy is to develop an ajax
application using zephyr framework.
zephyr is an MVC (model-view-controller) framework and supports complete
separation of business logic layer from presentation layer. It is built
using popular and tested libraries in backend. Proven codes make zephyr more
stable and flexible for end users. Here is some important features of
zephyr.
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zephyr uses Smarty as template engine. so developing templates for zephyr
is flexible and structured. moreover you can use all the powerful
features of smarty in your templates. [learning curve is less]
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adoDB is used as DAL (data access layer) in zephyr.
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you can manage multiple databases concurrently in zephyr actions.
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easy integration of custom php and javascript libraries
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zephyr's front end is developen on top of sam stephenson's famous
prototype library. it reduces pain to use javascript in templates and
gives you ultimate flexibility.
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zephyr uses CPAINT as ajax interface. so you can easily pass multibyte
characters from and to your actions using zephyr.
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each package has their own initializer
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implements pre actions processors which helps you to run some specific
actions before normal actions. this will help you to implement stronger
validations.
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supports cron actions which runs after regular interval.
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easy manipulation of database records. zephyrs internal request manager
manages all request parameters in a flexible way so that you just dont
need to access and set these parameters exclusively.
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you can integrate any PEAR package easily.
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you can manage database aggreate functions via zephyr's builtin database
aggregator object.
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Supports multiple level of user defined filters
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easy integration with ezComponents
documented on: 2007.01.26
