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June 5, 2008

Zend Hires PHP Expert-Advocate Mike Pavlak

So I just noticed that Zend has hired Mike Pavlak. Although this move isn't exactly super important in the big scheme of things, it is kind of cool. Here's why: Pavlak was one of the first guys to recognize the value of PHP on System i, and he put it into production at his former company, Trippe Manufacturing. Not only did he make himself available to the press for comments and advice on PHP with System i, but he has also done some work for System iNetwork and System iNEWS. For example, he taught an online e-learning class and wrote "The Essential Guide to PHP", plus he's working on a piece for System iNetwork on the implementation of PHP CLI on IBM i.

In his first blog post for Zend, Pavlak writes, "Before joining Zend I was a passionate advocate for PHP on the IBM Power i server. Now I actually get paid to follow my passion! How cool is that? The real point I'd like to make here is that if you don't think PHP is ready for enterprise then guess again. Zend is delivering, and I just bet my career on it."

So what's the bottom line here? If you're an IBM i developer, you may not be willing to bet your career on PHP, but PHP is still an important tool to hang on your belt. Pavlak, working for Zend, may very well help introduce it to more people than ever.

Posted by cmaxcer at June 5, 2008 8:08 AM

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Would be interesting to know the technical details of how PHP interfaces with IBM i. An example being how the native database is accessed from PASE resident PHP. Does PHP have access to IBM i interfaces that are not published? Were there changes made to the OS to accomodate PHP?

-Steve

Posted by: Steve Richter at June 5, 2008 9:10 AM

Thanks for bringing up this Milestone for Zend.
I am writing to receive an example of how easy it is to use PHP.

I just loaded a Data Grid using VB.NET with a couple Classes and a Method or two... Bottom line: There was almost no coding to do.

Just a few days ago, I downloaded an article from the ITJungle on DB2 for i5/OS Extensions to the PHP language (June 4). The code there is quite balky in order to load up arrays and display on the browser compared to my numerous examples from the Microsoft .NET world.

Since I am just beginning, I would appreciate more examples on how to load up an array/data grid on the browser.

Thanks!

--John

Posted by: John deCoville at June 5, 2008 12:50 PM

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