Planet i

All are invited to try and enjoy this update before it’s officially packaged:
XMLSERVICE 1.7.8 and PHP Toolkit 1.5.0

My favorite part is in the performance improvements. There are also bug fixes to data areas and data queues, configurable PASE CCSID, an HTTP-based driverless transport, and more.

Change log for PHP Toolkit (front end)

Change log for XMLSERVICE (back end)

Try these and let me know how it goes (especially if you encounter any issues).

Read the original at Alan Seiden Consulting: PHP and IBM i Expertise.

A colleague asked me for a catchy quote about why IBM i aficionados should choose PHP. Some thoughts to start with:

1. With PHP you can build your dreams.

2. PHP lets you start simply and grow.

3. PHP combines open source with the stability and support of IBM i.

4. Learn PHP and you’ll gain a skill you can use everywhere, but that you’ll WANT to use on IBM i.

Read the original at Alan Seiden Consulting: PHP and IBM i Expertise.

I’d like to address questions about DB2 support in Zend Framework 2.x. Because I helped create the IBM i-friendly DB2 adapter for Zend Framework 1.x, I’m following the development of a similar adapter for ZF2.

Q. Does ZF 2 include an adapter for DB2?
A. ZF 2.0 does not, but read on.

Q. When will a DB2 adapter be included in ZF 2.x?
A. Rumor says ZF 2.1 or 2.2. I plan to discuss it with the Zend Framework team at ZendCon in a week or two (late October, 2012).

Q. Does Alan’s IBM i-friendly DB2 adapter for Zend Framework 1.x work in 2.x?
A. No. Because ZF’s Zend_Db equivalent in 2.x works differently than in 1.x, my 1.x component will not work in 2.x.

Q. When will you know more?
A. I’ll know more after ZendCon, so probably late October/early November. I plan to spend time with the db adapter team at the conference. We’ll discuss the needs of IBM i users, such as support for driver-specific features, including library lists.

Q. Help! I must use ZF2 now.
A. You can still use the underlying functions in the ibm_db2 driver (db2_connect, db2_exec, etc.). I know one person creating his own bare-bones adapter based on these. For most people, though, it’s best to wait for the official announcement.

I’ll update this blog post after ZendCon.

Read the original at Alan Seiden's PHP and IBM i Resources.

I’d like to address questions about DB2 support in Zend Framework 2.x. Because I helped create the IBM i-friendly DB2 adapter for Zend Framework 1.x, I’ve followed the development of a similar adapter for ZF2.

(updated January 30, 2013, upon the release of ZF 2.1)

Q. Does ZF 2 include an adapter for DB2?
A. Yes! Starting with ZF 2.1, which was released today.

Q. Is Alan’s IBM i-friendly DB2 adapter for Zend Framework 1.x needed in 2.x?
A. No. Because ZF’s Zend_Db equivalent in 2.x works differently than in 1.x, my 1.x component is not needed in 2.x.

Q. Does ZF 2.1′s DB2 adapter work with IBM i?
A. Yes! Please try it and provide feedback to the ZF team.

Read the original at Alan Seiden Consulting: PHP and IBM i Expertise.

The world of audits is a reality that more financial companies are learning to live with. One of the things being audited are the texts sent to social media sites like Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook. It is for that reason I have ventured further into the APIs Twitter offers so I could learn how to do more advance queries for archiving purposes.  Essentially a “cover your butt” effort.

The article on IBM developerWorks is officially titled “Cover your bases with TweetMe4i and JSON” but I originally submitted it with “butt” instead of “bases”.

Who wants to cover their bases when their butt is exposed? Is there a new body part name “bases” that I don’t know about?  I will admit I had no idea eggs weren’t a dairy product until earlier this week - after my wife got done laughing she explained it to me.  So I guess I wouldn’t put the “bases” body part past me as something never before heard of…  For some reason I always categorized eggs as dairy.  Because of this gaffe I will be starting a new support group that aims to teach the foundational truths of the food groups and what is in each.  This group will be a big relief to those of us that have “food deception” over the years.

AaronBartell.com

Read the original at Young i Perspectives.

Read the original at Young i Perspectives.

Read the original at Young i Perspectives.

Read the original at Young i Perspectives.

Read the original at Young i Perspectives.

Read the original at Young i Perspectives.