Zend Framework is an open source, object oriented web application framework for PHP 5. Through an advanced Model-View-Controller (MVC) implementation the framework can be used to establish a basic structure for PHP applications.

Zend is also famous for its large components and plugins repository, allowing developers to easily extend and customize their projects.

Features of Zend Framework:
- Secure, reliable, and modern
- AJAX support through JSON
- Support for search
- Easy syndication
- Web services
- Object-oriented interface
- Many components and libraries
- Well tested

Requirements:
- PHP 5.2.4 or later

What's New in This Version:
- `Zend\Validate` translations out of date
- `ConstructedNavigationFactory` does not inject components
- `Collection` in `Form` not binds values when form has no object and hydrator set
- ZF2 2.0.6 Authentication and postgres database
- `Zend\Form\View\Helper\FormRow`: labels are appended by default
- Problem on appending new identifier on `EventManager`
- Adapter name and sequence problems
- `Zend\Db\Metadata\Source\AbstractSource` Notice: Undefined index
- Console banners are all shown consecutively
- `EventManager` or `Stdlib\CallbackHandler` can't handle `WeakRef` enough.
- `Zend\Navigation\Service\ConstructedNavigationFactory` not inject dependences (router, action and etc)
- Ajustment `SequenceFeature` generic drivers
- `Acl` allow role access on all resources not honoured if added after resources
- Update `BaseInputFilter`
- Update `DocBlockScanner`
- Fixed PHP Notice in `Translator` class
- Update to `FlashMessenger` view helper to allow for classes on separator
- Added parent roles with traversable object
- `Zend\Validator` Test Suite Fix
- Move deprecation notice inside constructor of `Query` class
- [Router] non existent child route during assembly doesn't throw exception
- Removed unnecessary `autoload.php` from composer config.
- Updated `InArray.php`
- Removed unused cache test assets from test suite
- `writeLine()` with console is (literally) breaking when the string is "too long"?
- Implemented better text domain merging support
- `Zend/Stdlib/composer.json` requires "Zend/Stdlib/compatibility/autoload.php"
- Normalizes console usage