Exporting the Application Package

To export your application:

1. In the PHP Explorer, open the 'deployment.xml' file.

2. In the Exporting area, click Export Wizard.
   The Export Deployment Package dialog is displayed.

   

   Note:

   This dialog can also be directly opened from the menu-bar: Select File | Export | Zend | Deployment Package (ZPK).

3. From the Projects window, select the project to be packaged.

4. Click the Destination directory drop-down menu to select an existing export destination, or click Browse to select a new one.

5. Export for production - select this check-box to export an application package for production.
   This package excludes development modules, composer dependencies (require_dev) and local configurations, and replaces them with production configurations:
   • Reuse 'config/autoload from the project - select this option to export package to production with development configurations
   • Select an alternative directory - select this option to enter a directory with production configurations. Click Workspace or File System to browse to a directory.

   Note:

   Only Zend Framework 2 projects can be exported for production.

6. Click Finish.
   Zend Studio creates the .ZPK package, and exports it to the designated destination folder.  

   Note:

   If the project being exported does not have Deployment support, this will be added now.

You can now send the application package to other members of the work process.