Xyster Framework is an open source application framework for developing PHP 5 applications. It extends from Zend Framework and requires a minimum PHP version of 5.3.0. Components Xyster provides several add-ons and extensions to the features available in Zend Framework. Plugins for and Extensions of Zend Framework * Several MVC plugins and action helpers for access control, authentication, and cache control * Several view helpers * Additional filters and validators * An Access control list which supports plugins for just-in-time rule creation New Components * A mediator between the ACL and Authentication to translate authenticated identities into ACL roles and determine their parentage * A collections package in the style of Java or .NET * A container for validation messages that can be used to pass validation results between application layers * A base for developers to implement a Data Access Object layer * A layer for specifying how to sort, filter, and group fields in tabular data * Support for Enumerated types * A Dependency injection container
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