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Welcome to the March edition of the Zend IBM i Newsletter! This is a monthly newsletter dedicated to PHP for the IBM i community.
VIDEO INTERVIEW: USING PHP WITH IBM i
Mike Pavlak, solutions consultant for Zend Technologies, talked about "Using PHP with IBM i" to leverage excess capacity on Power Systems servers by deploying in-house PHP-based applications such as content management systems. It was recorded on January 18, 2011, at the monthly meeting of the OCEAN User Group, Costa Mesa, California.
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CORRECTION: ZEND CORE AND ZEND PLATFORM WILL REACH "END OF LIFE" – MAY 01, 2011
Zend Core and Zend Platform will reach "end of life" on May 1, 2011. Support will continue to be offered by Zend, for those customers with a support contract, until May 1, 2011.
MOST WATCHED WEBINAR - "FROM ZERO TO ZF" (YOUR FIRST ZEND FRAMEWORK PROJECT ON IBM i) - BY ALAN SEIDEN
Heard about Zend Framework but don't know where and how to start? In this webinar, Alan Seiden presented a step-by-step demonstration of how to create a Zend Framework project that runs on the first try.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Webinar: The First 5 Steps to Get Started with PHP on IBM i, (IBM i webinar Series Part 2) - by Mike Pavlak
March 23, 2011 - 9:00 am PDT
This webinar is part 2 in a series of webinars about PHP and IBM i. In this presentation, Mike Pavlak will focus on the five steps you need to build your first PHP application on IBM i.
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COMMON Virtual Lab (PHP): All-Day, In-Depth Education - by Mike Pavlak
March 29, 2011 - 9:00 am CDT
This lab will introduce basic PHP Programming on IBM i through a combination of presentation and hands on activities. No PHP or HTML experience is required to attend this session. Several key areas of PHP development will be explored.
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Conference: Northeast System i User Group Conference
April 11-13, 2011 – New England, MA
Join renowned speakers including Jon Paris, Mike Pavlak, Alan Seiden and John Valance who will discuss various topics about PHP on IBM i. Sessions will include: PHP for RPGers, Web Services with PHP and IBM i, PHP Beyond the Basics and a hands-on lab.
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TEC 2011: Toronto User Group for Power Systems
April 27-28, 2011 – Seneca@York University, Toronto, Ontario
After great success last year, TUG TEC 2011, the 18th annual conference, is on its way. Topics of focus include SQL, PHP, Web Dev and Modern RPG. Join John Valance who will be covering various topics of PHP on IBM i. Introduction to Web Development with PHP (lecture), Introduction to PHP on i (lab), PHP Database Application Architecture (lab), and PHP Beyond the Basics are some of the topics.
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COMMON 2011 Annual Meeting and Expo
May 1-4, 2011 – Minneapolis, MN
Visit the Zend booth at COMMON 2011 and enter a drawing for a chance to win $1000 of Zend Online Training Units! PHP sessions at COMMON will include: Getting Started with PHP on IBM i, Introduction to OO-PHP Fundamentals, PHP Arrays for the RPG Programmer, PHP Toolkit Examples, Business Value of PHP on IBM i, PHP 101 Development, PHP Web Services on IBM i and more!
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UPCOMING TRAINING
IBM i Training Bundle
A-to-Zend for IBM i Programmers is a training package designed for IBM i/OS programmers that not only want to learn to tie existing RPG applications to PHP, but also want to acquire a solid foundation in PHP culminating in the PHP 5.3 certification. This training bundle includes:
PHP I:Foundations for IBM i programmers »
PHP II: Higher Structures »
Test Prep: PHP 5.3 Certification (includes Exam Voucher) »
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