Looking to add phpmailer library to Zend Framework setup - php

Question

what is the best practice for adding and accessing libraries to ZF? I'm trying to add phpmailer, should I just add it to the library folder? How can I access this file now, as it does not use the ZF naming conventions. Thanks!

Answer 1

Drop the relevant files into the library folder. Then you could create an autoloader something like this:
In the file library/My/Loader/Autoloader/PhpMailer.php:
class My_Loader_Autoloader_PhpMailer implements Zend_Loader_Autoloader_Interface
{
/**
* Autoload a class
*
* #param string $class
* #return mixed
* False [if unable to load $class]
* $class [if $class is successfully loaded]
*/
public function autoload($class)
{
if ('PHPMailer' === $class) {
include 'class.phpmailer.php';
return $class;
}
return false;
}
}
Then add this autoloader to the ZF autoloader stack, probably in Bootstrap:
protected function _initAutoloader()
{
$autoloader = Zend_Loader_Autoloader::getInstance();
// The following is not necessary if My_ is already a registered namespace
// in the ZF autoloader
require 'My/Loader/Autoloader/PhpMailer.php';
$autoloader->pushAutoloader(new My_Loader_Autoloader_PhpMailer());
}
I've done something like this for examples with more involved legacy class naming/mapping and it's been quite helpful.

Answer 2

The simple solution is to drop the PHPMailer class (and any other files) into your library folder.
As PHPMailer seems to use a filename convention that won't apply well to the autoloader (class.phpmailer.php), I'd just require the class file in your Bootstrap
You should then be able to create a new PHPMailer class anywhere in your app.
You could try and register an autoloader that would map the class name PHPMailer to class.phpmailer.php however IMO it's not worth the effort.
UPDATE
Come to think of it, I'd ignore the Bootstrap part and simply require the class when it's needed (say, in your controller). As the file is in your include path, all you would need is
require_once 'class.phpmailer.php';
$mailer = new PHPMailer;