Question

For every new controller and action I create, Zend expects a template file in /views/scripts/controllername. However, I would like to have multiple actions share a single template into which text from a database can be injected.

I currently use a layout and delegate page specific views with echo $this->layout()->content. I tried the following:

class SomeController extends Zend_Controller_Action{

    public function someAction() {
        $path = $this->view->getScriptPath();
        $this->view = new Zend_View();
        $this->view->setScriptPath($path);
        $this->view->render('default.phtml');
    }
}

However, I get an error that the script ‘some/some.phtml’ not found in path. How do I do this correctly?

Answer 1

You have to use ‘default’ (without the extension) and call the method directly (not on the view), e.g.

$this->render('default');

See Zend_Controller_Action::render

render( string|null $action = null, string|null $name = null, bool $noController = false ) : void

Render a view

Renders a view. By default, views are found in the view script path as /.phtml. You may change the script suffix by resetting {@link $viewSuffix}. You may omit the controller directory prefix by specifying boolean true for $noController.

By default, the rendered contents are appended to the response. You may specify the named body content segment to set by specifying a $name.

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If you want to provide a specific script, use

$this->renderScript('controller/action.phtml');

See Zend_Controller_Action::renderScript

renderScript( string $script, string $name = null ) : void

Render a given view script

Similar to {@link render()}, this method renders a view script. Unlike render(), however, it does not autodetermine the view script via {@link getViewScript()}, but instead renders the script passed to it. Use this if you know the exact view script name and path you wish to use, or if using paths that do not conform to the spec defined with getViewScript().

By default, the rendered contents are appended to the response. You may specify the named body content segment to set by specifying a $name.