Course description: PHP on i5/OS

The incorporation of PHP in i5/OS opens up a new development language for web-based access to DB2/400 data. This course will discuss the uses of PHP, how to obtain and install PHP in i5/OS, installing the PHP development environment, PHP syntax, accessing DB2/400 and i5/OS APIs from PHP The course will also introduce the ability to use PHP with MySQL to deploy open source appplications  in i5/OS. This course contains both instructor-led lecture as well as hands-on labs.

With its easy-to-use development approach, PHP is a natural fit for i5/OS customers and developers offering improved productivity and rapid deployment. Having PHP capabilities for i5/OS makes available existing PHP-based components and applications to System i customers. PHP applications are easily integrated with data in IBM DB2 Universal Database and RPG, COBOL, and other business applications on i5/OS. Existing open source PHP applications can also be deployed with MySQL in the PASE environment.

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This basic course is designed for any developer interested in understanding the PHP environment on System i, including installation, administration, application development, porting, security, and troubleshooting. Presentations and hands-on lab exercises are used to reinforce learning objectives. This is not a PHP programming course; however basic language syntax will be covered.

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You should have:

• A basic understanding of the System i and work management.

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Understand and use following topics:

• PHP and Zend products available for System i
• Installation and administration
• Troubleshooting
• Accessing DB2 UDB for i5/OS and other i5/OS resources
• PHP Development with Zend Studio for i5/OS
• Zend Framework
• Supporting PHP/MySQL applications in i5/OS

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• Course Introduction
• Overview of PHP
• Installing ZendCore
• Administering ZendCore
• Troubleshooting
• Introduction to PHP Application Development
• Developing with Zend Studio
• Accessing i5/OS Resources with the PHP Toolkit
• Zend Studio Debugger
• Deploying PHP Applications to System i
• Course Summary

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