XML

Zend Framework 2 offers different Rendering and Response Strategies.

Unfortunately there is no out-of-the-box Strategy for XML.

Solely RSS Feeds are supported:

• https://github.com/zendframework/zf2/blob/master/library/Zend/View/Strategy/FeedStrategy.php
• http://samsonasik.wordpress.com/2012/09/18/zend-framework-2-viewfeedstrategy-generating-feeds/

Well, there is a Module by Alessandro Pietrobelli:

• http://www.alessandropietrobelli.com/2012/11/29/ap_xmlstrategy-1-0-0-a-zend-framework-2-xml-strategy-module/
• https://github.com/alessandropietrobelli/AP_XmlStrategy

If you want to render raw XML you can use these simple lines in your controller:

If you need to create complex XML files you can use the PHP XMLWriter which is included in ZF2:

Backlinks:

• http://stackoverflow.com/questions/22431309/what-is-the-proper-way-to-return-xml-response-in-zend-framework-2-app
• https://gist.github.com/webdevilopers/0311935df9ea7f0676d4