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nielsv
nielsv

Reputation: 6800

Multiple layouts for different modules - Zend Framework

I have a question about layouts in Zend Framework. This is my structure of my project:

Now how can I fix this that I have seperate layouts?

Upvotes: 5

Views: 5702

Answers (4)

user1991158
user1991158

Reputation: 89

Put this into your application.ini

resources.layout.layout = "layout"
resources.frontController.moduleDirectory = APPLICATION_PATH "/modules"

Your layout file will be /modules/MODULE_NAME/views/scripts/layout.phtml

Upvotes: 3

Ivan Zmerzlyi
Ivan Zmerzlyi

Reputation: 171

I use this custom plugin with some changes, and for each module I create specific layout, with specific structure http://blog.vandenbos.org/2009/07/19/zend-framework-module-specific-layout/

Upvotes: 0

tasmaniski
tasmaniski

Reputation: 4898

You should write front controller plugin for that purpose (called layout selector).

In your Bootstrap.php register that plugin - layout selector:

protected function _initPlugins(){
    $front = Zend_Controller_Front::getInstance();
    $front->registerPlugin(new My_Plugins_LayoutSelector());
}

Auto load namespace My_ in application.ini

Autoloadernamespaces[] = "My_"

And finally, create in /library a new folder 'My' and in it folder 'Plugins' and in it file 'LayoutSelector.php' with code:

class My_Plugins_LayoutSelector extends Zend_Controller_Plugin_Abstract {
    public function preDispatch(Zend_Controller_Request_Abstract $request) {
        $module = $request->getModuleName();
        $layout = Zend_Layout::getMvcInstance();
        $layout->setLayout($module);
    }
}

In this way every module in the future will use appropriate layout and no need to write in each controller to select layout.

Upvotes: 1

markus
markus

Reputation: 40675

Just place another layout in the layout/scripts folder and tell any module, controller or action to use that other layout instead of the default layout.

If you want to let a controller use a different layout, you can place the following in your init()

$this->_helper->layout->setLayout('layoutname');

You can do that respectively for specific actions or for a whole module.

Upvotes: 8

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