Extending the IndexController with a BaseController in Zend

Question

I\'m trying to extend my controllers with a global base controller as such:

class BaseController extends Zend_Controller_Action {
 // common controller actions
          


        

Answer 1

I would separate it into your own library, i.e. create the file library/YourApp/Controller/Action.php, and consequently name it YourApp_Controller_Action extends Zend_Controller_Action. From there you could place controllers where they should be and let them extend YourApp_Controller_Action in favor of Zend_Controller_Action.

To find the file you should rely on the autoloader to look not just inside of library/Zend, but also in library/YourApp. I.e. look for the set_include_path in your bootstrap.

With this technique you should keep in mind that your custom "basecontroller" might get bloated with methods that not all of your controllers needs to inherit.