Question

I would like, for my model classes, that instead of having to name them “Default_Model_Class1”, they would be simply named “Class1”.

I can’t find a way to do that.
Thanks

Answer 1

The answer? By Cheating.

If you have all your models in, let’s say, application/models, you can add that path to your include path and set Zend’s autoloader to fallback when it cannot find based on good naming practices (see KingCrunch’s comment)

To tell the autoloader to fallback:

$loader = Zend_Loader_Autoloader::getInstance();
$loader->setFallbackAutoloader(true);
$loader->suppressNotFoundWarnings(false);

Then when you try to load YourModel which resides in your models path, the autoloader should be able to handle it and you can build your references using the simple names.

Even though your application is small, it’s always good to use those best practices.