Zend Framework became Laminas in 2020. For new PHP projects, run Laminas, Laravel, or Symfony on our shared hosting with Composer, and choose your PHP version in MultiPHP Manager; the Zend 1.x setup steps here no longer apply.
Zend Framework 1.x and 2.x have reached end-of-life. The project was rebranded as Laminas in 2020 when it transitioned to the Linux Foundation. The setup instructions in this article applied to Zend Framework 1.x and are no longer accurate for modern PHP development.
Our shared hosting environment supports modern PHP frameworks. See Server Paths for PHP version and include path details.
Popular PHP frameworks like Laravel, Symfony, and Laminas (the Zend successor) can run on shared hosting with some configuration. Key requirements:
- Set your document root to the
public/directory using an .htaccess rewrite rule - Use MultiPHP Manager to choose the required PHP version
- Run Composer via SSH to install dependencies
For applications with heavy resource requirements, consider a VPS or dedicated server for full root access.
Zend Framework was rebranded as Laminas in 2020. This article is preserved for reference only.
