zendframework · froschdesign · Aug 20, 2019
diff --git a/docs/book/application-integration/stand-alone.md b/docs/book/application-integration/stand-alone.md
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+# Stand-Alone
+
+The view and all view-helpers of zend-view can also be used stand-alone.
+
+## The View
+
+### Setup
+
+[Create the a renderer, set a resolver for templates](../php-renderer.md#usage)
+and initialize the view, e.g. `public/index.php`:
+
+```php
+// Create template resolver
+$templateResolver = new Zend\View\Resolver\TemplatePathStack(
+    [
+        'script_paths' => [__DIR__ . '/../view'],
+    ]
+);
+
+// Create the renderer
+$phpRenderer = new Zend\View\Renderer\PhpRenderer();
+$phpRenderer->setResolver($templateResolver);
+
+// Initialize the view
+$view = new Zend\View\View();
+$view->getEventManager()->attach(
+    Zend\View\ViewEvent::EVENT_RENDERER,
+    function () use ($phpRenderer) {
+        return $phpRenderer;
+    }
+);
+```
+
+### Create View Script
+
+[Create a view script](../view-scripts.md), e.g. `view/index.phtml`:
+
+```php
+<h1><?= $headline ?></h1>
+```
+
+### Create View Model and render Output
+
+Extend the script in `public/index.php`, add a view model and render the output:
+
+```php
+// Create view model
+$viewModel = new ViewModel(['headline' => 'Example']);
+$viewModel->setTemplate('index.phtml');
+
+// Render
+echo $view->render($viewModel); // <h1>Example</h1>
+```
+
+## View Helpers
+
+### Setup
+
+Create the renderer:
+
+```php
+$renderer = new Zend\View\Renderer\PhpRenderer();
+```
+
+### Using Helper
+
+```php
+echo $renderer->doctype(Zend\View\Helper\Doctype::HTML5); // <!DOCTYPE html>
+```
diff --git a/mkdocs.yml b/mkdocs.yml
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ nav:
         - "Advanced usage of helpers": helpers/advanced-usage.md
     - Cookbook:
         - "Setting module-specific Layouts": cookbook/setting-module-specific-layouts.md
+    - "Application Integration":
+        - "Stand-Alone": application-integration/stand-alone.md
 site_name: zend-view
 site_description: 'Flexible view layer supporting and providing multiple view layers, helpers, and more.'
 repo_url: 'https://github.com/zendframework/zend-view'