Test Prep: Zend Framework Certification

The 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.

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Schedule

Start Date	Schedule	Number of Sessions	Hours
	Inaugural Course dates coming soon!	8

Audience

This course is designed for experienced Zend Framework developers (intermediate-level +) who wish to gain information on how to take and pass the Zend Framework Certification exam while being guided through a quick, intense review of all of the major topics within the 14 certification areas.

Prerequisite(s)

At least intermediate-level knowledge of the fourteen topic areas.

Objectives

Preparation for the Zend Framework Certification Exam.

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