To install ZF you just need a LAMP platform and if you are done with this platform you can go for the step to install. For a beginner its better to download Quickstart(http://framework.zend.com/manual/en/learning.quickstart.create-project.html) and make use of the default directory structure of ZF.
Basically there are two ways to create modules, controllers like stuff in ZF.
1. Manually by knowing the exact directory structure & naming convention.
2. Using Zend Tool- http://framework.zend.com/manual/en/zend.tool.usage.cli.html
Using the above two ways you can create MVC structured ZF project.
