set view suffix for view files in zend framework 2 - php

Question

The default zend framework 2 configuration relies on phtml files for view rendering. However, for security reasons I want to change that to php.
From this link I understand that I need to create a custom view helper in order to do that or is there a setting I can change to change the suffix from phtml to php and how is this done exactly?
Update: I got it working, but not the way I want. If possible I would like to get the answer from guessimtoolate working. So I prefer something like this in my module.config.php:
'view_manager' => array(
'default_suffix' => 'php',
//etc...
)

Answer 1

If my memory serves my well, you can define that in default_suffix key in your module's configuration file under view_manager, e.g.:
return array(
// ...
'view_manager' => array(
'default_template_suffix' => 'php',
// ...
),
// ...
);
This should make template file resolvers to look for .php files instead of .phtml.
Not entirely sure how's that an improvement, but it can be done.
UPDATE:
Sorry, I've wrote the wrong configuration key name -- it should be default_template_suffix and not default_suffix. It is used, e.g.: in Zend\Mvc\Service\ViewTemplatePathStackFactory where path stack resolvers are born :).

Answer 2

Try this in your module.php:
//module.php
public function onBootstrap(MvcEvent $e)
{
$application = $e->getApplication();
$sm = $application->getServiceManager();
$sm->get('ViewTemplatePathStack')->setDefaultSuffix('php');
}
Then change all .phtml files to .php in your project.

Answer 3

In your Application module, the Module.php file:
public function onBootstrap($e)
{
$app = $e->getApplication();
$sl = $app->getServiceManager();
$resolver = $sl->get('ViewTemplatePathStack');
$resolver->setDefaultSuffix('php');
}
What happens here, is during bootstrap you grab the path stack and sets the suffix on the resolver.