Edit the Bootstrap for the Zend Tool to pull the APPLICATION_ENV from the shell.

BootstrapFile.php

--- BootstrapFile.php (saved version)
+++ (current document)
@@ -106,9 +106,11 @@
                 define('APPLICATION_PATH', $this->_applicationDirectory->getPath());
                 $applicationOptions = array();
                 $applicationOptions['config'] = $this->_applicationConfigFile->getPath();
+                
+                $env = getenv('APPLICATION_ENV') ? getenv('APPLICATION_ENV') : 'development';
     
                 $this->_applicationInstance = new Zend_Application(
-                    'development',
+                    $env,
                     $applicationOptions
                     );
             }
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