Zend Framework Certification

The Test Prep: Zend Framework (ZF) Certification course prepares experienced developers who design and build PHP applications using ZF for the challenge of passing the certification exam and achieving the status of Zend Certified Engineer in Zend Framework(ZCE-ZF).

Please Note: This is a Test Preparation course it does not teach ZF or PHP. It utilizes a special review format for presenting the material that mimics the exam experience.
The content is delivered at a fast pace through a series of quick reviews and corresponding quiz questions focused on the fourteen exam topic areas. The course also provides important information about the exam itself and strategies for answering the questions.
This course is offered online - with a live instructor - for 16 hours (eight 2-hour sessions) or can be adapted for the classroom setting (3 days). * Inaugural course - schedule subject to change.

Topics Include

•Introduction: Why Certification; Exam Essentials; Questions and Strategies; Certification Topic Areas
•MVC: Components, Pattern Basics, Bootstrap, Zend_Controller, Zend_Layout
•Forms: Zend_Form, Validation/Filtering, Decorators, Elements, Forms, Display Groups & Sub Form, Configuration, Internationalization
•Database: Zend_Db, Zend_Db_Statement, Zend_Db_Table, Zend_Db_Profiler, Zend_Db_Select, Table Data Gateway Pattern, Row Data Gateway Pattern
•Authentication and Access: Zend_Acl, Zend_Auth, Zend_Auth Adapters
•Filtering and Validation: Filtering Chains, Custom Filters, Standard Validation Classes, Validator Chains, Custom Validators
•Web Services: XML-RPC Client, XML-RPC Server, REST Client, REST Server, Zend_Service Web Services
•Infrastructure: Zend_Config, Zend_Session, Zend_Registry, Zend_Loader
•Search: Zend_Search_Lucene, Indexing, Querying, Performance
•Mail: Constructing, Storage, Message retrieval, Storage providers, Message sending
•Internationalization: Zend_Date, Zend_Translate, Zend_Locale, Zend_Currency, Zend_View_Helper_Translate, Internationalization Performance
•Security: Cross Site Request Forgery, Secure Authentication, Escaping for output, Cross Site Scripting, Security Best Practices
•Coding Standards: Coding conventions, Zend_Loader
•Performance: Zend_Cache, Script inclusion, Optimization, Zend_Memory
•Diagnosis and Maintainability: Zend_Debug, Zend_Log.