Zend Framework Certification
The Zend Framework Certification is an industry-wide standard that recognizes the attainment of a professional level of expertise in using Zend Framework . This certification is also a measure of distinction that employers use to evaluate prospective employees.
Please refer to the Certification FAQs for answers to some commonly asked questions.
The exam is created by an Advisory Board made up of thought leaders in the PHP community. Because the exam is created with specific skills, knowledge and competencies that are matched to real-world job functions, Zend Certifications provide a measure of technical distinction that employers use to evaluate prospective employees.
Exam Topics
MVC
- Components
- Pattern Basics
- Bootstrap
- Zend_Controller
- Zend_Layout
Infrastructure
- Zend_Config
- Zend_Session
- Zend_Registry
- Zend_Loader
Internationalization
- Zend_Date
- Zend_Translate
- Zend_Locale
- Zend_Currency
- Zend_View_Helper_ Translate
- Internationalization Performance
Authentication and Access
- Zend_Acl
- Zend_Auth
- Zend_Auth Adapters
Performance
- Zend_Cache
- Script inclusion
- Optimization
- Zend_Memory
Forms
- Zend_Form
- Validation/Filtering
- Decorators
- Elements
- Forms
- Display Groups & Sub Forms
- Configuration
- Internationalization
Security
- Cross Site Request Forgery
- Secure Authentication
- Escaping for output
- Cross Site Scripting
- Security Best Practices
Diagnosis and Maintainability
- Zend_Debug
- Zend_Log
Filtering and Validation
- Filtering Chains
- Custom Filters
- Standard Validation Classes
- Validator Chains
- Custom Validators
search
- Zend_Search_Lucene
- Indexing
- Querying
- Performance
Database
- Zend_Db
- Zend_Db_Statement
- Zend_Db_Table
- Zend_Db_Profiler
- Zend_Db_Select
- Table Data Gateway Pattern
- Row Data Gateway Pattern


