In the reference guide of Zend_Application in the examples section, I found the following snippet:

class Bootstrap extends Zend_Application_Bootstrap_Bootstrap
{
    protected function _initRequest(array $options = array())
    {
        ...
    }
}

I was trying to find the utility of {{$options}}, since it is not passed by the calls to {{bootstrap()}} and {{bootstrap()}}. Also, in the snippet, the $options array isn't used.

Reading {{Zend_Application_Bootstrap_BootstrapAbstract}}, the {{_init}} method isn't called with additional arguments. This can confuse some people, specially if trying the overloaded way.

As a hint, look the following methods of {{Zend_Application_Bootstrap_BootstrapAbstract}}:

• {{__call}}
• {{bootstrap}}
• {{_bootstrap}}
• {{_executeResource}}