Zend Framework: Controller Plugins vs Action Helpers

Question

Could someone give few tips and/or examples how Controller Plugins and Action Helpers are different? Are there situations where particular task could be accomplished with on

Answer 1

You can think of it this way:

• Action helpers are used to add methods to controllers.
• Controller plugins are used to add routing / dispatch logic to controllers.

So ask yourself, do I have a method that I would like to be able to call from all actions in my controller? Or do I need to add logic to the routing / dispatch process.

You might also have a look at the the Built in Action Helpers.