Zend training courses offer a unique online training experience - in real time.
Zend’s online courses are delivered via the Zend Webex Training Center, using your internet connection and VOIP or our toll-free teleconference. You will be able to hear the instructor talk through your speakers, as well as be able to interact with him directly either through text, chat or voice. 
The Zend Training Center will allow you to code exercises live during the course (where applicable) with your instructor able to both see and coach your progress.

In order to provide a quality online training experience, please make sure that your system supports the below requirements:

• Any Operating System with a browser, including Windows 9x/2000/XP, Mac OS 10.2.x or later, or Test your webex connection here!
• Internet connection (56k and above)
• Speakers and microphone or a headset (if you want to be able to talk with the instructor via voice)

Some courses have additional requirements that are sent with the registration information.

• When can I take the course?
  Each of our online training courses is offered regularly so you can customize your schedule to suit you.
• How do I schedule my preferred training date?
  After you have purchased your Zend online training course, please email the Training team itraining@zend.com to register for the class. Please include the first and last name of each participant and their email address.
• How long do I have to take a training course?
  You have 1 year from the date of purchase to take your training course(s).

For any additional questions, please email training-help@zend.com.

Start Date	Schedule	Number of Sessions	Hours
May 19	Mon/Wed/ Fri (May 19, 21, 23, 27, 28, 30, June 2, 4 & 6)	9	8:30am - 10:30am PDT* 11:30am-1:30pm EDT 3:30pm - 5:30pm GMT

*Schedule information for inaugural course subject to change.

The course covers topics including:

• Why use PHP - What is PHP, Why use it, Benefits for RPG programmers, Connecting to a DB2 data source & accessing data demonstration
• Zend Core Management: What an ILE programmer needs to know about Zend Core
• Development Tools: Increasing code efficiency & performance through Zend Studio for i5, including code completion, syntax highlighting, context sensitive templates for the PHP i5 Toolkit, DB2 extensions, 5250 bridge
  
• Language Basics: Syntax, Quotes, Comments, Data Types
  
• Variable Basics: Numbers, Constants, Variables, Strings, and Arrays
• Control Flow Basics: Operators, Conditionals, Loops
• Function Basics: Functions, Libraries, Array functions, File Handling functions
• Programming Basics: Best Practices, Debugging, Introduction to HTML
• Web Basics: Introduction to Server Communications, Sessions, Security
• Database Basics: Introduction focused on how databases relate to PHP and websites
• Application Basics: Course project

The online Zend Training Center is offered with a live instructor, allowing you to code exercises live during the course with your instructor able to both see and coach your progress.

This course is designed for experienced developers with practical experience developing for the i5 system using RPG or COBOL, and who want to explore using PHP to create web-based application front ends to existing RPG applications or take advantage of the many open source applications available on the Internet.

Please Note: Registrations are accepted on a space available basis and no later than 24 business hours prior to the start of the class.