Using third party code within Zend Framework

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I want to use a small library within the Zend Framework (simple_php_dom, for what it's worth).

Should I just stick it in library/, include it where I want to use it (like in a specific controller) like include('library/foo.php'); and have at it?

If not, how should I do it? What's the "Zend Framework" way of doing something like this?

is there a reason why you are not going to use Zend_Dom_Query? — prodigitalson
– prodigitalson, Commented Nov 23, 2010 at 23:59
The only reason would be that I already have the code working based on simple_php_dom. I'm hoping to "plug and play" and avoid messing around with another, albeit similar, solution. — Lothar
– Lothar, Commented Nov 24, 2010 at 0:00

prodigitalson · Accepted Answer · 2010-11-24 00:05:17Z

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Since the library doesnt support PEAR conventions its not really easy to hook it up to the autoloader, so i would just manually require_once it in the controller or model that uses it. If it was used extensively I might make a wrapper class to proxy calls through and autoload that (that class having the require_once).

answered Nov 24, 2010 at 0:05

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Lothar Over a year ago

That's useful to know... that the autoloader needs a library to support PEAR conventions. Thx. I'll accept this after letting the question "ferment" a bit longer.

prodigitalson Over a year ago

Well it doesnt have to support PEAR conventions, but you need something you can inflect from, otherwise you need to push your own autoloader, which is a lot of work given we are only talking about a single file with this particular lib.

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