Configuring Zend Server CE [Getting Started with Zend Framework 2.0]

Our next step will be to set up Zend Server CE and make some configuration changes that will enable us to run other PHP applications.

Zend Server CE – Administration Interface

Zend Server CE's Administration Interface is a web-based user interface that provides the following features:

◆        Managing PHP extensions

◆        Configuring PHP directives

◆        Managing Zend Server components

◆        Monitoring PHP status, extension status, and application/server logs

In our next task, we will be making a configuration change to Zend Server by using its Administration Interface.

The Zend Server needs to be configured after the installation is completed. The following are

the steps for configuring Zend Server CE:

1. Open the admin console of Zend Server in your default browser (http://localhost:10081/).

2. When opening the Zend Server Administration Interface for the first time, you will be presented with a configuration wizard. Review and accept the terms and conditions of Zend's End User License Agreement page:

3. As shown in the following screenshot, you will be asked to set the password for the Zend Server installation: 

4. After the initial configuration wizard is completed, you will be redirected to the Zend Server Administration Interface's home page.

5. We need to set the session save path. In order to do this, perform the following steps:

1.       Navigate to Directives in Server Setup.

2.      Search for session.save_path.

3.       Set the value to /tmp.

4.       Click on Save Changes and then Restart PHP.

What just happened?

We have successfully modified a server configuration using Zend Server's Administration Interface and we have restarted the PHP instance running on Zend Server.