UserController.php

public function signupAction() {
  $this->view->title = 'Signup';
  $form = new SignupForm('/user/signup');
  $this->view->formResponse = '';
  if ($this->_request->isPost()) {
    if ($form->isValid($_POST)) {
      $signupdate = new Zend_Date();
      $client = new Zend_Rest_Client('http://localhost:8080');
      $data = array('surname'=>$this->_getParam('firstname'),
        'infix'=>$this->_getParam('infix'),
        'lastname'=>$this->_getParam('lastname'),
        'email'=>$this->_getParam('email'),
        'signupdate' => $signupdate->toString('yyyy-MM-dd hh:mm:ss'));
      $response = $client->restPost('/yourapp/signups', $data);  
    } else {
      $this->view->formResponse = 'Sorry';
    }
  }
  $this->view->form = $form;
}