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Welcome to the July 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: Job Queue
Most people in the IBM i community are familiar with the concept of batch processing. Just like 5250 applications, web applications present a much better end-user experience if long running tasks run asynchronously in the background, separately from the interactive experience.
More information about the job queue in Zend Server » Watch a webinar on batch PHP jobs on the IBM i platform » Free download Zend Server for IBM i 5.0 »
PHP from an RPG Perspective, Part 2: Browser PHPunctions, By Jon Paris
Jon Paris has been teaching PHP to RPGers for several years now, including his current series for System iNEWS. This is part 2 of the series that gives you an overview of PHP browser handling, control structures, and more on arrays.
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PHP on IBM i Tip: Differences between Zend Core and Zend Server, By Alan Seiden
Zend Server for IBM i provides significant advantages over Zend Core, older implementation of PHP, in numerous ways. To make the migration easier, Alan has created a quick reference card that shows some of the settings and default file locations that have changed between Zend Core and Zend Server.
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upcoming System i Events
The Simple Cloud API simplifies application development for the cloud, letting programmers focus on what matters. This webinar will cover the basics of the API and show you how to get started.
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Whether you are new to PHP or have been developing solutions for several years, you’ll want to join Mike Pavlak and his very special guest Alison Butterill, IBM’s Power Systems Application Development Offering Manager, who will share what several customers are doing with PHP including showing how virtually any IBM i shop can start building PHP examples in as little as 1 hour!
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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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Join the largest gathering of the PHP Community with a special track: PHP on IBM i and sessions that focus on leveraging the power of PHP for IBM i. IBM is a Platinum Sponsor for the conference and will be joined by noted speakers like Susan Gantner from Partner 400, Alan Seiden from Strategic Business Systems and Mike Pavlak, Zend Solutions Consultant.
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