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Welcome to the Zend IBM i Newsletter - a newsletter dedicated to PHP for the IBM i community.
NOTEWORTHY NEWS
When to use Job Queue!
One of the premium features of Zend Server is the ability to run PHP work asynchronously, or "in batch". IBM i customers are quite comfortable with batch jobs with RPG and COBOL, but exploring batch work using PHP can be equally as valuable. The keys features include an API layer that is akin to SBMJOB and a full blown job scheduler much like WRKJOBSCHDE. Plus the ability to capture information about failed jobs and restart them once the error is corrected without having to rebuild the input parameters. Queuing and priority management are just like IBM job queues but all wrapped up inside Zend Server for IBM i.
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Countdown to ZendCon!
ZendCon 2012, the premier PHP conference, will be held October 22-25, and will host an exclusive IBM i track. Join expert speakers and experienced PHP developers to discuss PHP best practices on IBM i and explore technology developments. And visit with IBM luminaries in the exhibit hall.
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Case Study: Kmart Tyre and Auto Gains Traction with
PHP on IBM i
Learn how a retailer with 250 stores deployed an open source CRM to support an incident management system.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
This webinar reviews Open Source tools available to help improve the productivity of your development team and user community. The solutions reviewed will include the project management system Collabtive and common open source utilities.
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Zend DBi is the standard distribution of MySQL for IBM i and is available at no charge from the Zend website. This session explores how to install Zend DBi, the IBM DB2 Storage Engine and examines command line functions with a demonstration.
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UPCOMING TRAINING
Online trainings offer students the opportunity to learn from expert instructors in 2 hr per day sessions. Courses offer real-life examples and interactive hands-on training to sharpen existing skills and add new ones.
PHP I: Foundations (IBM i /OS Programmers)
This course provides ILE programmers with a solid foundation in the PHP language. This course guides students through the basics of PHP with numerous examples and hands-on exercises, and makes frequent reference to the similarities and differences between the PHP and RPG languages.
September 17, 19, 21, 24, 26, 28, October 1, 3 & 5
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PHP II: Higher Structures Training
This class is designed for novice PHP developers who want to further advance their skills in the PHP language and already know the basics of PHP syntax, language constructs, and web site functionality.
August 6, 8, 10, 13, 15, 17, 20, 22 & 24
Sept. 10, 12, 14, 17, 19, 21, 24, 26 & 28
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