Zend Core For Oracle For Oracle By Zend Technologies, Inc. Release Notes --------------------- Version 2.5.0 ---Table of Contents--- The following Release Notes describe Zend Core For Oracle 2.5.0. The following topics are discussed: 1. Product Description 2. System Requirements 3. General Notes 4. Change Log 5. Installation 6. Documentation 7. Licensing 8. Known Issues 9. Support 10. Product Feedback 1. Product Description ====================== Zend Core For Oracle is a fully tested and enhanced version of open source PHP. It is packaged to make the software installation easier and faster with instant PHP setup. Zend Core For Oracle uniquely delivers a seamless out-of-the-box experience by bundling all the necessary drivers and third party libraries to work with the database or platform of your choice. Zend works closely with the leading software vendors to ensure the best integration between their technology and PHP. Zend Core For Oracle is the only PHP that is officially certified and supported by Zend. 2. System Requirements ====================== Zend Core For Oracle requires that your system meets the following hardware and software specifications: Supported Platforms ------------------- Windows XP (32) Windows 2003 (32 & 64) Windows VISTA (32 & 64) Linux SLES V10 on x86, x86-64, RHEL V4 & V5 on x86, x86-64 Supported Web Servers --------------------- Microsoft IIS 6/7 Apache 1.3.x Apache 2.0.x (compiled in prefork mode only) Apache 2.2.x (compiled in prefork mode only) Supported Browsers ----------------------- To access the Zend Core For Oracle Web Administration GUI, use one of the following browsers: Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 and above Netscape 7 and above Mozilla 1.7 and above FireFox Additional Requirements ------------------------ - If you plan to install both Zend Platform and Zend Core For Oracle, you must install Zend Core For Oracle before installing Zend Platform. - For Linux Only: If you have existing Zend Core For Oracle and Zend Platform installations, please upgrade your PHP through Zend Core For Oracle's Setup Tool rather than installing Zend Core For Oracle 2.5.0. 3. General Notes ================ - Your application should support PHP 5.2 in order to work with Zend Core For Oracle 2.5. For more information: - Migrating from PHP 5.1.x to PHP 5.2.x - http://www.php.net/manual/en/migration52.php - Migrating from PHP 4 to PHP 5 - http://www.php.net/manual/en/migration5.php 4. Change Log ============== The following are the changes between Zend Core For Oracle 2.0 and Zend Core For Oracle 2.5: Functionality: - PHP Version – ZCO 2.5.0 includes PHP 5.2.5 - PHP Extensions – ZCO 2.5.0 includes the most updated PHP extensions and libraries Please check the Zend Core For Oracle User Guide for the entire list - Zend Optimizer - ZCO 2.5.0 includes a bundled copy of the most updated Zend Optimizer (3.3.2) - Zend Debugger - ZCO 2.5.0 includes a bundled copy of the most updated Zend Debugger (5.2.10) - Zend Core For Oracle 2.5 for Windows is compiled with Microsoft Studio 2005 - A custom invalid parameter handler using _set_invalid_parameter_handler() Function to support Visual Studio 2005 compilation. Installation: - Zend Core For Oracle 2.5 includes unattended installation for Linux (using the ./install -n command ) and Windows (check installation guide ) to support multiple servers. For further information please see the Zend Core For Oracle Installation Guide. Documentation: - Several enhancements and additional sections. Bug fixes: - All known critical and major bugs. 5. Installation ================= For installation instructions please refer to the Zend Core For Oracle Installation Guide, available from http://www.zend.com/products/zend_core 6. Documentation ================== For additional product information, please refer to the Zend Core For Oracle User Guide, available from http://www.zend.com/products/zend_core 7. Licensing ============== This software package includes various Open Source software. Acknowledgements to the authors of the software are included in the Zend Core For Oracle Web Administration GUI, through the 'About' screen. http://www.php.net/license/ http://www.opensource.org/licenses/lgpl-license.php http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php http://www.apache.org/licenses/ http://www.openldap.org/software/release/license.html http://www.openssl.org/source/license.html http://www.boutell.com/gd/manual2.5.03.html#notice http://www.opensource.org/licenses/ibmpl.php http://curl.haxx.se/docs/copyright.html http://www.gzip.org/zlib/zlib_license.html Please see additional notes in the End User License Agreement 8. Known Issues ================= - If users have install Zend Platform 3.0.3 on top of Zend Core For Oracle 2.5.0, it will install Optimizer 3.2.8 and Debugger 5.2.9. - For Winxp-SP2 (64) and Win 2003 (64) users installing Core 2.5 on IIs6: The GUI web site will not be accessible To resolve this issue open the command prompt , and then run the following command: cscript %SystemDrive%\inetpub\AdminScripts\adsutil.vbs set w3svc/AppPools/Enable32bitAppOnWin64 1 (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms143293.aspx) - On Solaris OS only, if user would like to use core php in command line interactive mode, he should disable the optimizer in the php.ini by commenting the following line: zend_extension_manager.optimizer="/usr/local/Zend/Core/lib/zend/optimizer" 9. Support ============= You are eligible for 1 ticket for installation support. To get technical support, please see our web site at: http://www.zend.com/support, or use the related product entry in your pickup-depot at the Zend Web site. To receive continuous PHP updates and enterprise grade support, subscribe to one of the Zend Core For Oracle Subscription programs. Please check the Zend Core For Oracle Support Website for more information: http://www.zend.com/store/zend_support/core_support 10. Product Feedback ====================== Please submit your product feedback via the feedback form on the Zend Core For Oracle Web site, or submit your product feedback to core-feedback@zend.com. Thank you for choosing Zend Core For Oracle ------------------------------------ Zend Technologies, Inc. www.zend.com Copyright 2005, 2006, 2007 Zend Technologies, Inc. All Rights Reserved =============== End Of Zend Core For Oracle 2.5 Release Notes ===============