Zend Core For IBM By Zend Technologies, Inc. Release Notes --------------------- Version 2.0.3 ---Table of Contents--- The following Release Notes describe Zend Core for IBM 2.0.3 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 IBM is a fully tested and enhanced version of the open source PHP and the only certified PHP development and production environment that includes tight integration with the Informix Dynamic Server (IDS), and DB2 data servers, as well as native support for pureXML and Web Services. Certified by both Zend and IBM, Zend Core for IBM delivers a rapid development and production PHP foundation for developing SOA-compliant, dynamic web applications using PHP with IBM data servers. 2. System Requirements ====================== Zend Core for IBM requires that your system meets the following hardware and software specifications: Supported Platforms ------------------- Windows XP Windows 2003 Windows VISTA 32 Bit SuSE LINUX Enterprise Server (SLES) 9,10 32/64 bit Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 4,5 32/64 bit Linux on Power IBM AIX 5.2, 5.3 on pSeries Supported Web Servers --------------------- Microsoft IIS 5/6/7 Apache 1.3.x Apache 2.0.x (compiled in prefork mode only) Apache 2.2.x (compiled in prefork mode only) Additional Requirements ----------------------- To access the Zend Core GUI, use one of the following browsers: Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 and above FireFox 2.0 and above 3. General Notes ================ - The PHP application should support PHP 5.2 in order to work on Zend Core 2.0, for more info: 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 ============== Following are the changes in Zend Core for IBM from version 1.6: - PHP 5.2.1 - Zend Core for IBM 2.0.3 includes a bundled copy of PHP 5.2.1 that is the fastest, most robust and reliable PHP version available. - Security updates – Zend Core for IBM 2.0.3 includes all security updates available for PHP as for 1-Apr-2007 - Zend Framework – Zend Core for IBM 2.0.3 includeseasy installation and integration with Zend Framework which is a simple, straightforward, open-source software framework for PHP 5 - Apache 2.2 - Zend Core for IBM 2.0.3 includesa bundled copy of the most popular web server for the Internet. - DB2 Express-C - Zend Core for IBM 2.0.3 includes Updated version of DB2 Express-C DB - Client Libraries - Zend Core for IBM 2.0.3 includes Updated version of client libraries - Windows support – Zend Core for IBM 2.0.3 includes full support for windows configuration - PDO for DB2 – Zend Core for IBM 2.0.3 includes updated version of PDO for DB2 - PDO for infomix – Zend Core for IBM 2.0.3 includes the most updated PDO for infomix - Zend Optimizer - Zend Core for IBM 2.0.3 includes a bundled copy of the most updated Zend Optimizer (3.2.7) - Zend Core for IBM 2.0.3 includes updated list of extensions, please refer to the User Guide For more information: http://www.zend.com/products/zend_core - Bug fixes: - All known critical bugs Following are the changes in 2.0.3 from version 2.0.1: - PHP 5.2.3 - Includes the most updated PHP version PHP 5.2.3 - A custom invalid parameter handler using _set_invalid_parameter_handler() Function. 5. Installation ================= For installation instructions please refer to the Installation Guide available at: http://www.zend.com/products/zend_core 6. Documentation ================== For additional product information, please refer to the User Guide available at: 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 GUI->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/manual2.0.33.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 follow additional notes in End User License Agreement 8. Known Issues ================= 9. Support ============= - You are eligible for 30 days of evaluation 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. You may elect to purchase support services and updates for the Software by Contacting Zend or a Zend authorized supplier and paying the applicable support fee. Any and all updates, upgrades, modifications, or other revisions to the Software delivered to You shall be included in the definition of "Software" and shall be governed by these Terms. 10. Product Feedback ====================== Please submit your product feedback via the feedback form on the Zend Core Web site, or submit your product feedback to core-feedback@zend.com Thank you for choosing Zend Core for IBM ------------------------------------ Zend Technologies, Inc. www.zend.com Copyright 2005, 2006, 2007 Zend Technologies, Inc. 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