We’d love to meet you at one of our upcoming events or speaking engagements.

EVENT ORGANIZERS can find our current list of sessions/labs here.

Below you’ll find a sampling of handouts and links to other resources.

PHP

PHP BRIEFING:
Preparing for PHP 7.3 End of Life on IBM i

Both PHP 7.3 and Zend Server Basic enter end of life in 2021. Jesse Gorzinski and Alan Seiden brief us on how recent changes to PHP have improved the PHP experience and greatly simplified PHP upgrades, as well as how the new upgrade process works.

SQL db2, ibmi

Where to Find DB2 for i Documentation

It’s not always easy to locate the official documentation for all features of DB2 for IBM i. Google Search often returns irrelevant results from other varieties of DB2 or from older versions. Yet complete reference manuals are available for almost every aspect of DB2 on i. Here are links to some of my favorites.

PHP Toolkit

Bring RPG/COBOL Business Logic to the Web with the PHP Toolkit

PHP developers have an easy way to access IBM i resources such as RPG and COBOL programs, system commands, data areas, and more, using a free, flexible, open source toolkit.

Speed Up Your Web Site

If your web application runs slowly, your reputation and business could suffer. You need “Web Performance First Aid.” Discussed are free tools that help diagnose performance bottlenecks, tips for configuring a speedy Apache web server, and how to make best use of the unique characteristics of IBM i.

PHP training

At ease! Relax your neck-back-shoulders at the keyboard

Tips to help computer workers avoid repetitive strain injury and stay poised at work. Includes how to arrange your computer workstation and learn healthy postural habits. A personal approach that blends my years of work as a software developer with my training as a Feldenkrais® teacher.

web mobile ibm i

Browser Tools that Make Web Development Easier

A departure from my usual PHP talks, I discuss browser-based tools that help with client-side tasks such as performance diagnostics, page analysis, HTTP flow analysis, the ability to step through JavaScript, and much more. Learn how to become a better web developer with free downloadable browser tools.