How can I access the configuration of a Zend Frame

Question

I have a Zend Framework application based on the quick-start setup.

I've gotten the demos working and am now at the point of instantiating a new model class to do some real work. In my controller I want to pass a configuration parameter (specified in the application.ini) to my model constructor, something like this:

class My_UserController extends Zend_Controller_Action
{
    public function indexAction()
    {
        $options = $this->getFrontController()->getParam('bootstrap')->getApplication()->getOptions();
        $manager = new My_Model_Manager($options['my']);
        $this->view->items = $manager->getItems();
    }
}

The example above does allow access to the options, but seems extremely round-about. Is there a better way to access the configuration?

Answer 1

In most ZF apps, the application object is declared in the global scope (see public/index.php in apps created with ZFW_DISTRIBUTION/bin/zf.sh).

It's not exactly the ZF way, but you can access the object with $GLOBALS['application']. It kinda feels like cheating, but if you're after performance, this will likely be the quickest option.

$manager = new My_Model_Manager($GLOBALS['application']->getOption('my'));