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What is Zend/Laminas?

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Laminas is the open-source enterprise continuation of Zend Framework with PSR compliance.

What is Zend Framework / Laminas?

Zend Framework was one of the original enterprise PHP frameworks, now continued as Laminas Project. It uses a component-based architecture and MVC pattern ideal for large enterprise applications.

  • Full MVC framework with modular architecture
  • Enterprise-grade components (Authentication, ACL, Mail, SOAP)
  • PSR-compliant (PSR-1, PSR-4, PSR-7, PSR-11, PSR-15)
  • ServiceManager (DI container)
composer create-project laminas/laminas-mvc-skeleton myapp
cd myapp
php -S localhost:8080 -t public
Topic Quiz · 3 questions

Test your understanding before moving on

1. What is Laminas?
💡 Laminas Project is the open-source evolution of Zend Framework.
2. What is Mezzio in the Laminas ecosystem?
💡 Mezzio is a PSR-15 middleware stack for building APIs.
3. Which component is Laminas DI container?
💡 The ServiceManager is Laminas PSR-11 compliant dependency injection container.