public function getApplicationInstance() { if ($this->_applicationInstance == null) { if ($this->_applicationConfigFile->getContext()->exists()) { define('APPLICATION_PATH', $this->_applicationDirectory->getPath()); $applicationOptions = array(); $applicationOptions['config'] = $this->_applicationConfigFile->getPath(); $this->_applicationInstance = new \Zend\Application\Application('development', $applicationOptions); } } return $this->_applicationInstance; }