Category Archives: Zend Framework

Zend Framework DB2 adapter for IBM i

Posted on October 30, 2011 by Alan Seiden

I recently received a question about how to use DB2 with Zend Framework on IBM i. Thomas wrote: I would like to start with Zend Framework on i5 [IBM i] with Zend Server and ZF’s DB2 database adapter. I got … Continue reading →

Posted in db2, IBM i, iSeries, PHP, System i, Zend Framework | Tagged | Leave a comment

NEUGC and COMMON are coming right up

Posted on April 7, 2011 by Alan Seiden

Next week I’ll be in Framingham to present at the Northeast System i Users Groups Conference (NEUGC). In early May,  it’s Minneapolis for the COMMON 2011 annual meeting. Here are the dates and places of these great conferences: NEUGC: April … Continue reading →

Posted in db2, Events, IBM i, iSeries, IT, PHP, System i, Zend Framework | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Zend Framework webinar this Wednesday

Posted on March 4, 2011 by Alan Seiden

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.

Posted in IBM i, iSeries, PHP, System i, Web development, Zend Framework, Zend Server, Zend Studio | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Zend Framework community is here to help

Posted on February 22, 2011 by Alan Seiden

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 →

Posted in PHP, Zend Framework | Tagged , | Leave a comment

ZendCon 2010

Posted on November 12, 2010 by Alan Seiden

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 →

Posted in Events, IBM i, iSeries, PHP, SOAP, System i, Web services, Zend Framework | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Zend Framework named among “Best of Open Source Software” for 2010

Posted on October 2, 2010 by Alan Seiden

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 →

Posted in PHP, Zend Framework | 4 Comments

My upcoming PHP talks this fall (2010)

Posted on September 23, 2010 by Alan Seiden

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 →

Posted in Announcements, IBM i, iSeries, PHP, SOAP, System i, Web services, Zend Framework | 2 Comments

Two techniques for retrieving SQL from Zend Framework’s database components

Posted on August 23, 2010 by Alan Seiden

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 →

Posted in PHP, Zend Framework | 9 Comments

Maximize Zend Server PHP performance with Apache compression

Posted on August 13, 2010 by Alan Seiden

Faster web sites sell more products, create better user satisfaction, and even rank higher in Google searches. Try compression to boost the download speed of your Zend Server for IBM i pages. You can compress PHP output javascript, style sheets, and other text-based content. My tests show a speed improvement of 10-50%. Continue reading →

Posted in Apache, IBM i, iSeries, Performance, PHP, System i, Web development, Zend Framework, Zend Server | Tagged , , , , | 5 Comments

See me speak about web services and Zend Framework

Posted on May 25, 2010 by Alan Seiden

Join me at at Long Island PHP on June 7, 2010, where I’ll present a case study showing how I integrated Windows-based data into an IBM i-based application using SOAP with Zend Framework. The principles are the same no matter … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcements, IBM i, PHP, SOAP, System i, Web services, Zend Framework | 1 Comment