Welcome to the June edition of the Zend IBM i Newsletter! This is a monthly newsletter dedicated to PHP for the IBM i community.

ZEND IBM i PRODUCT NEWS AND UPDATES

Zend Server Feature Highlight: Code Tracing

Have you ever had problems reproducing a production error to figure out exactly what its underlying cause was? Zend Server for IBM i introduces a capability called code tracing, which acts as a "flight data recorder" for applications. In other words, you get a complete picture of exactly what happened at the code level when something goes wrong – an invaluable tool for root cause analysis.

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PHP from an RPG Perspective, Part 1: PHPundamentals—The Basics, By Jon Paris

Jon Paris has been teaching PHP to RPGers for several years now, including his current series for System iNEWS. This is a part 1 of the series that gives you an overview of PHP fundamentals: variables, basic output, arrays, etc.

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Upcoming System i Events

User Group - Omni User Group Dinner Meeting
June 29, 2010 – 6:30 pm CST

Join Mike Pavlak, Solution Specialist at Zend, who will be delivering two sessions "What's New with Zend Server 5 for IBM i" and "PHP Toolkit Functions" in Suburban Chicago at the Pompeii restaurant in Oak Brook, IL.

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Conference: Ocean Tech Conference
July 16, 2010, US

Join Mike Pavlak, Solution Specialist at Zend, who will be delivering PHP sessions on Zend Framework on IBM i and PHP Files & Streams.

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Webinar - Bring your Intranet to the IBM i with Drupal and Zend Server 5
July 20, 2010 - 9:00 am PDT

Learn how easy it is to add an Intranet to your IBM i. Drupal is the hottest PHP open source content management system and can be the perfect complement to your PHP infrastructure. This webinar will help everyone looking to manage costs and leverage the value of IBM i.

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Conference: Common 2010 Fall Conference
October 4-6, 2010: Crowne Plaza Riverwalk, San Antonio, Texas, US

PHP has become a significant component of the IBM i development portfolio. If you are interested in building a web front-end for RPG, sharing the web with REST and POX, integrating with AJAX or learning Object Oriented model of PHP, join Mike Pavlak who will be delivering various sessions on PHP and IBM i.

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