zendproject| |-> application |-> models |-> modules |-> person |->controllers |-> PersonController.php resources.frontController.moduleDirectory = APPLICATION_PATH "/modules" resources.modules[] = "" class Person_Bootstrap extends Zend_Application_Module_Bootstrap { } resources.modules[] = $frontController = Zend_Controller_Front::getInstance(); $frontController->throwExceptions(true); $frontController->returnResponse(true); $frontController->setControllerDirectory( array( 'default' => '/path/to/application/controllers', 'person' => 'path/to/application/person/controllers' ) ); $response = $frontController->dispatch(); $response->sendResponse();