Category Archives: PHP
SSH on IBM i
Instructions for setting up SSH on IBM i, a handy way to save scripts from Zend Studio 8.0. Continue reading
Zend Framework webinar this Wednesday
On March 9, 2011, I’ll present a free webinar about how to create a Zend Framework project on IBM i. The webinar is at 9am PST, 12pm EST. Sign up here: http://www.zend.com/en/company/news/event/790_webinar-your-first-zend-framework-project-on-ibm-i Here’s the complete list of my upcoming talks.
Zend Framework community is here to help
A list of Zend Framework user groups is now available online: http://framework.zend.com/community/groups. I’m proud to say the list includes my own New York City area Zend Framework Meetup Group, co-founded by Ed Kietlinski and me in 2009, and affiliated with … Continue reading
Q&A: Upgrading from Zend Core to Zend Server
Zend Core and Zend Platform will reach “end of life” on July 1, 2011. Some of my clients have asked me what this will mean to them. In this article I’ll answer some common questions. Q. What does “end of … Continue reading
IBM i was never affected by (quickly patched) PHP floating point vulnerability
Yesterday an IBM i customer of ours emailed me an announcement he’d received from Zend concerning a vulnerability in PHP concerning floating point numbers. Zend also included instructions for installing their “hotfix.” Fortunately, IBM i was never affected by this … Continue reading
ZendCon 2010
The 2010 “Zend/PHP Conference” welcomed the full range of the PHP community: open source contributors, small businesses, practitioners of diverse technologies and platforms, including Microsoft Windows, Linux, and IBM i, and the largest names in technology and business: Adobe, GE, … Continue reading
Zend Framework named among “Best of Open Source Software” for 2010
Infoworld has awarded Zend Framework a “Bossie,” naming ZF one of the top 10 open source application development tools of 2010. Infoworld says: The Zend Framework, from the creators of the PHP runtime, combines a business-friendly open source license with … Continue reading
VTMUG friends
I had a great time yesterday at the annual conference of VTMUG (Vermont Midrange Users Group). I gave two talks about PHP on IBM i. I got to watch Skip Marchesani give a talk about the IBM i’s SQL Script … Continue reading
My upcoming PHP talks this fall (2010)
Please join me for my IBM i-focused PHP talks this fall. I’ll present these topics: web services with PHP and Zend Framework batch and command-line tasks with PHP RPG-based 5250 applications as the basis for new web applications …all focused … Continue reading
Two techniques for retrieving SQL from Zend Framework’s database components
Zend Framework’s database components can build and run queries without the developer’s having to touch the underlying SQL. Sometimes, though, developers need the SQL for diagnosing problems or to look for efficiencies. That SQL can be accessed with a choice … Continue reading
