In this post, we have prepared a curated top list of reading recommendations for beginners and experienced. This hand-picked list of the best Zend books and tutorials can help fill your brain this March and ensure you’re getting smarter. We have also mentioned the brief introduction of each book based on the relevant Amazon or Reddit descriptions.
- PHP 7 Zend Certification Study Guide (2017)
- Zend Framework, A Beginner’s Guide (2010)
- Zend PHP 5 Certification Study Guide (2015)
- Zend Framework 2 Cookbook (2013)
- Zend Framework 2.0 by Example: Beginner’s Guide (2013)
- PHP/Architect’s Guide to Programming with Zend Framework (2008)
- Zend Framework in Action (2009)
- Phparchitect’s Zend PHP 5 Certification (2006)
- Zend PHP Certification Study Guide (2004)
- Building PHP Applications (2011)
- Pro Zend Framework Techniques: Build a Full CMS Project (Expert’s Voice) (2009)
- PHP Pocket Reference: PHP in your pocket (2018)
PHP 7 Zend Certification Study Guide (2017)
Improve your programming knowledge and become Zend Certified. This book closely follows the ZCE2017-PHP exam syllabus and adds important details that help candidates to prepare for the test. Zend Certification is an industry recognized standard for PHP engineers. It is very difficult to pass the examination without extensive preparation.
Author(s): Andrew Beak
Zend Framework, A Beginner’s Guide (2010)
Leverage the power of the Zend Framework to supercharge your PHP development! Zend Framework: A Beginner’s Guide covers key features, including model-view-controller implementation, routing, input validation, internationalization, and caching, and shows you how to use them in a practical context. The book walks you through the process of building a complete Web application with the Zend Framework, starting with the basics and then adding in more complex
Author(s): Vikram Vaswani
Zend PHP 5 Certification Study Guide (2015)
The third edition of the popular “Zend PHP 5 Certification Study Guide”, edited and produced by php[architect], provides the most comprehensive and thorough preparation tool for developers who wish to take the exam.
Author(s): Davey Shafik, Ben Ramsey
Zend Framework 2 Cookbook (2013)
If you are pretty handy with PHP, this book is the perfect way to access and understand the features of Zend Framework 2. You can dip into the recipes as you wish and learn at your own pace. Zend Framework 2 is the latest creation of World Wide Web infrastructure company Zend Technologies Ltd. This new PHP framework comes with tons of features and an attractive way of creating applications. Not only is the overall usability of the technology much
Author(s): Josephus Callaars
Zend Framework 2.0 by Example: Beginner’s Guide (2013)
PHP Developers will find this book quickly takes their web application building skills to new levels. It’s a chance to learn Zend Framework 2.0 through real world examples and an involving hands-on approach. ZF2 is the latest update to the well-known Zend Framework. This version has considerably eased the process of building complex web applications with minimal development effort using plug and play components. ZF2 also provides a highly robust and scalable
Author(s): Krishna Shasankar V
PHP/Architect’s Guide to Programming with Zend Framework (2008)
Learn to master the secrets of the Zend Framework with this new book from php|architect’s popular Nanobook series! Written by Zend DevZone editor and well-known PHP expert Cal Evans, php|architect’s Guide to Programming with Zend Framework helps you understand the Zend Framework through a detailed roadmap into its features and functionality. This book covers much of the primary functionality offered by the Zend Framework, and works well both as a thorough
Author(s): Cal Evans
Zend Framework in Action (2009)
From rather humble beginnings as the Personal Home Page scripting language, PHP has found its way into almost every server, corporation, and dev shop in the world. On an average day, somewhere between 500,000 and 2 million coders do something in PHP.
Author(s): Rob Allen, Nick Lo
Phparchitect’s Zend PHP 5 Certification (2006)
Zend’s new PHP 5 Certification Exam represent an excellent tool for professional PHP developers who want to distinguish themselves in their field. php|architect’s Zend PHP 5 Certification Study Guide, edited and produced by the publishers of php|architect magazine, provides the most comprehensive and thorough preparation tool for developers who wish to take the exam.
Author(s): Davey Shafik, Ben Ramsey
Zend PHP Certification Study Guide (2004)
The first and only officially authorized book on the PHP Certification exam developed by Zend Technologies, the commercial developer of PHP. Zend’s PHP Certification exam is a high-quality, carefully developed exam designed to enhance and certify the skills of the PHP professional. The Zend PHP Certification Study Guide is a concise, densely packed book that will get you up to speed quickly on the nature of the exam’s questions and what to expect on exam day.
Author(s): Zend Technologies
Building PHP Applications (2011)
The first detailed, unbiased comparison of the three leading PHP frameworks. Web developers have been eager for an impartial comparison of leading PHP frameworks so they can make educated decisions about the most effective tool for their needs. This guide uses Symfony, CakePHP, and Zend Framework to solve key problems, providing source code examples and comparisons for each.
Author(s): Bartosz Porebski, Karol Przystalski
Pro Zend Framework Techniques: Build a Full CMS Project (Expert’s Voice) (2009)
The Zend Framework is a truly amazing PHP–based web application development framework and platform that is breathing new life into PHP development. One of the most common uses for a framework such as this is to build content–driven web sites. Pro Zend Framework Techniques offers: A structured guide for PHP developers, ultimately helping you to create more flexible software much more quickly. Clear guidance through the entire process of building a custom content management system (CMS) with
Author(s): Forrest Lyman
PHP Pocket Reference: PHP in your pocket (2018)
Updated to cover PHP 7, the third edition of this compact reference is the perfect toolbox full of need-to-know information for experienced PHP programmers. Author Davey Shafik provides a complete revision to this reference guide to cover milestones PHP has made in the last decade, including everything from modernizations with PHP 5.x to incredible speed and performance improvements with PHP 7 and beyond. In addition to the focus on PHP 7, this new edition also covers the differences from PHP 5.6, the last version of PHP 5 currently supported. Get need-to-know answers on PHP syntax from arrays and loops to scalar types and variables.
Author(s): Davey Shafik
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Best Zend Books that Should be on Your Bookshelf
We highly recommend you to buy all paper or e-books in a legal way, for example, on Amazon. But sometimes it might be a need to dig deeper beyond the shiny book cover. Before making a purchase, you can visit resources like Library Genesis and download some Zend books mentioned below at your own risk. Once again, we do not host any illegal or copyrighted files, but simply give our visitors a choice and hope they will make a wise decision.
Moral hazard : a financial, legal, and economic perspective
Author(s): Juan Huitzilihuitl Flores Zendejas (editor); Rick Michalek (editor); Norbert Gaillard (editor)
ID: 3272872, Publisher: , Year: 2022, Size: 22 Mb, Format: pdf
Who Is Zendaya?
Author(s): Kirsten Anderson; Who HQ
ID: 3559145, Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group, Year: 2022, Size: 9 Mb, Format: epub
Zendesk for Customer Service agents: How to solve tickets in Zendesk Support
Author(s): Rebehn, Nils
ID: 2990466, Publisher: Independent Publishing Network, Year: 2021, Size: 4 Mb, Format: epub
Please note that this booklist is not errorless. Some books are absolutely record-breakers according to Los Angeles Times, others are written by unknown writers. On top of that, you can always find additional tutorials and courses on Coursera, Udemy or edX, for example. Are there any other relevant books you could recommend? Drop a comment if you have any feedback on the list.