Question

What is Front Controller in the Zend framework?

Answer 1

Following are the front controller in the Zend Framework:

1. routeStartup: This function is called before Zend_Controller_Front calls on the router to evaluate the request.
2. routeShutdown: This function is called after the router finishes routing the request.
3. preDispatch: It is called before the dispatcher dispatches an action.
4. dispatchLoopStartup: It is used before enters of Zend_Controller_Front.
5. postDispatch: It is called after the dispatcher dispatches an action.