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  1. 08-11-2012, 12:08 AM #1
    RisTar
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    Default Controllers VS Actions

    Hi Guys,

    I'm fairly new to the Zend Framework but not to MVC design patterns.

    I'm working on an app for a client and I want to implement it using the Zend Framework. The App will have a front-end and several back-end panels for different type of users. My problem is, I'm not sure if I need to break to application into separate modules or just separate controllers for each panel? For example:

    Separate Modules

    HomeModule
    - IndexController
    - ContactController
    - AboutController

    AdminModule
    - PostsController
    ? addAction
    ? editAction
    ? deleteAction
    ? viewAction
    - StatisticsController

    or Separate Controllers

    IndexController
    - indexAction
    - contactAction
    - aboutAction

    AdminController
    - addPostAction
    - editPostAction
    - deletePostAction
    - statisticsAction

    The first approach will result in more Controller while the latter will result in more Actions. It will be easier for me to use the second approach ( a controller for each panel ) as I haven't had any experience with zf apps that contain multiple modules, but I'm not entirely sure that this is the right approach...

    I hope it's not too confusing?! I wasn't sure what's the best way to illustrate my problem.

    Thanks!
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  2. 08-11-2012, 10:41 AM #2
    szjani
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    Hello,

    It will be hard to add more actions to the AdminController, I think the second one not an easily maintainable approach. I use another way: one module, one AdminController and some frontend controller for each module.

    StatisticsModule
    - AdminController
    - IndexController

    PostModule
    - AdminController
    - IndexController

    It causes one problem: the "admin" word must be after the module name. It can be solved by the following routing: https://github.com/szjani/equlib/blo...AdminRoute.php
    In this case the addPost action in the AdminController will also be available when the URL is "admin/post/add-post"
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