RE: [WEB400] PHP Support Coming for iSeries!

["Don Freeman" <DFreeman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Agreed, PHP was created explicitly for web development, and does an excellent 
job.  None of that obfuscation for the sake of obscurity that seems to surround 
Java.  And using RPGIV as a CGI language? fergiddaboutit! 

Long live PHP!

> -----Original Message-----
> From: web400-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:web400-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]On
> Behalf Of Flaker, Jeff
> Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2005 8:06 AM
> To: Web Enabling the AS400 / iSeries
> Subject: RE: [WEB400] PHP Support Coming for iSeries!
> 
> 
> I think it is an excellent move.  PHP is open source which means if
> there is functionality or feature that doesn't exist, wait 10 minutes.
> PHP feels a lot like C and JavaScript with a few things that seem like
> they came from other languages....it's the best of the best wrapped up
> and it gets better as time goes by.
> 
> Excellent move! 
> 
> 
> Jeffrey Flaker
> Senior Programmer/Analyst
> Linens 'N Things
> 6 Brighton Rd
> Clifton, NJ 07015
> Phone: 973-249-4384
> Fax: 973-249-4901
> http://www.lnt.com
> "A good player makes himself look good; a great player makes the team
> look good."
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> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: web400-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:web400-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of Mike Wills
> Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2005 10:36 AM
> To: Web Enabling the AS400 / iSeries
> Subject: [WEB400] PHP Support Coming for iSeries!
> 
> I know we can compile and run PHP on the iSeries now, but IBM has
> announced that by the end of the year all eServers will 
> support PHP [1].
> I also include some of my thoughts on the topic on my blog [2].
> 
> What do you think? Good direction for IBM? I don't want to include
> NET.DATAinto this as I don't want to open that can of worms!
> 
> [1]: 
> http://www.iseriesnetwork.com/content/f3/index.cfm?fuseaction=
news.viewA
rticle&articleID=50901
[2]: 
http://mikewills.name/archives/2005/05/10/ibm_to_provide_php_for_all_ese
ries_servers_by_the_end_of_the_year.php

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