Insert Data in two table using single form in Zend

ok Jigar let me dumb this down to my level (I think you're probably close to me).

You need a DbTable model for each table you intend to use in the app.

minimum requirements for dbTable model(All classes use ZF 1.11 default names and paths):

class Application_Model_DbTable_Login extends Zend_Db_Table_Abstract
{
    //$_name = name of table, not reuired if classname = tablename, but good idea
    protected $_name = 'login';
    //$_primary = primary key column of table, good idea for easy reference.
    protected $_primary = 'user_id';

    //save function added for brevity
    //I like to use the save() method over insert() because for a single row 
    //I can save and update with the same method...easily.
 public function saveUser(array $data) {
    //convert array to standard object for convience
    $dataObject = (object) $data;
    //check if user_id array key exists and isset in original data, if exist will update
    if (array_key_exists('user_id', $data) && isset($data['user_id'])) {
        $row = $this->find($dataObject->id)->current();
    } else {
        //if user_id not set or present in array we create a new row
        $row = $this->createRow();
    }

    $row->username = $dataObject->username;
    $row->password = $dataObject->password;
    $row->type     = $dataObject->type;
    //save or update row
    $row->save();
    //return the whole row object, we'll use it to save data to 'profile'
    return $row;
  }
}

//I would change the profile table to use the user_id as a 'natural' key, this requires adding
//a third property $_sequence = false.
class Application_Model_DbTable_Profile extends Zend_Db_Table_Abstract
{
    //$_name = name of table, not reuired if classname = tablename, but good idea
    protected $_name = 'profile';
    //$_primary = primary key column of table, good idea for easy reference.
    protected $_primary = 'user_id';
    //primary key auto-increment? True for yes false for natural key
    protected $_sequence = FAlSE;

    public function saveUserProfile(array $data, $id) {
    //convert array to standard object for convience
    $dataObject = (object) $data;
    //the user_id will always exist when we deal with the profile
    $row = $this->find($id)->current();
    if (!row)) {
        $row = $this->createRow();
        $row->user_id  = $id;
    } 

    $row->name      = $dataObject->name;
    $row->address   = $dataObject->email;
    $row->phone     = $dataObject->phone;//continue adding fields
    //save or update row
    $row->save();
    //return the whole row object, we'll use it to save data to 'profile'
    return $row;
  }
 }
}

now for a simple controller action to aquire the data we want saved. We'll use the default IndexController/indexAction for example.

class IndexController extends Zend_Controller_Action {


    public function indexAction() {
        $form = new Form(); //add your form here
        //this assumes the use of a Zend_Form object. For other form types use $this->getRquest()->getParams();
        if ($this->getRequest()->isPost() {
            if ($form->isValid($this->getRequest()->getPost()){
            $formData = $form->getValues(); //returns array of filtered/validated form values
           $model = new Application_Model_DbTable_Login();
           //pass the whole array to the saveUser() correct the data in the model.
           $user = $model->saveUser($formData);
           //$user returns the row object we just saved
           $profile = new Application_Model_DbTable_Profile();
           $profile->saveUserProfile($formData, $user->user_id);
      }
    }
    //assign form to view
    $this->view->form = $form;
  }
}

This is simple example that by no means conforms to best practices, but the technique works. The code pattern present in indexAction() will become very familiar if you work with a number of forms.

I would probably combine the two DbTable calls in the controller into a third model called for example: Application_Model_User.

The thing to remember here is : Filter and Validate user data in the view/controller and then normalize your data in your models. You can pass the same array of data wherever you want and just extract a bit here and a bit there.

Rob's answer is way more correct then mine, but it does contain concepts that some of us amature/beginner programmers don't quite grok yet. :)

Good Luck.