A couple of weeks ago I was asked by a friend for my thoughts regarding the use of the Zend Framework to create a site where the content for some pages could be stored in a database and managed by a simple content-management style administration area. Normally the MVC paradigm works well for web-based applications - probably part of the reason it has become so popular recently - but it does not as easily lend itself to this sort of system. Since the content (effectively the view) is stored in a database, there is very little for the traditional MVC 'view' component to do. Also, there is the problem of URLs. However, with a little thinking about the problem, I came up with a simple demonstration application allowing storage of pages within a database system.

I have been meaning to start a blog for myself for a significant period of time now, but for one reason or another have never got around to creating it. However, I have finally done it. I will use this blog to write about various technical issues and solutions I come across, and hope that some of it helps others facing similar problems.

If you encounter any problems or have any suggestions for the blog, please either leave a comment here or use the contact page to let me know.

Enjoy.