How can I access the configuration of a Zend Framework application from a controller?

Question

I have a Zend Framework application based on the quick-start setup.

I\'ve gotten the demos working and am now at the point of instantiating a new model class to do some

Answer 1

In most ZF apps, the application object is declared in the global scope (see public/index.php in apps created with ZFW_DISTRIBUTION/bin/zf.sh).

It's not exactly the ZF way, but you can access the object with $GLOBALS['application']. It kinda feels like cheating, but if you're after performance, this will likely be the quickest option.

$manager = new My_Model_Manager($GLOBALS['application']->getOption('my'));