Re: Suggestion: CL Command for PHP Scripts

[MattLavinder@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

Is to cumbersome? Maybe.  The fact is that CL is the native, default shell
on IBM i.

I did learn QSHELL and I have used the QSH command, but  it hasn't been all
smooth sailing.  Here is how it can get cumbersome...

I eventually learned that QSH wasn't ideal when running in batch because it
causes 2 extra jobs to start.  We started getting errors when the system
was busy and a job using PHP started when the subsystem was nearly full.
The necessary child processes could not be spawned.  Had to find a solution
in a hurry.  After some digging around, I found about about QP2SHELL and
now I write CL wrappers around every PHP script that might need to run in
batch.   That way programmers can call my PHP script via a CL command and
the script can be ran in a batch process without causing problems.  A CL
command would have prevented that whole experience and could save me a from
having to write CL wrappers.

Zend saw value in consolidating Apache servers to make life easier and make
things a little cleaner.  I'm just suggesting a CL command for running PHP
would just make things a little cleaner and would feel more "native".

It's just a suggestion that might save someone some grief down the road.


web400-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote on 11/11/2009 10:47:31 AM:

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> Mike Pavlak
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> Matt,
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> Is the following command to cumbersome?
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> qsh cmd('/usr/local/zend/core/bin/php -f +
>    /www/zendcore/htdocs/printorderPDF.php')
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> This is an example of invoking the CLI module of PHP from a CL program.
> The CLI is /usr/local/zend/core/bin/php and the PHP script is
> /www/zendcore/htdocs/mpavlak/php102/PHP102W3Ex3.php.
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> Let us know if this works for you.  This format should work for ANY
> qshell function and is a great way to offload work into an asynchronous
> process in your PHP scripts.  There is also a new feature that is coming
> in Zend Server called the Job Queue function that allows your PHP
> scripts to schedule jobs via the Zend Server system and you can track
> them to successful completion.
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> Regards,
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> Mike
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> Subject: [WEB400] Suggestion: CL Command for PHP Scripts
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> Mike said:
> > And, as Jon alluded to, Zend Server for IBM i should have only one
> > Apache server making this stuff a who lot easier!
>
> Mike-,
>
> Glad to hear about this.  I have another suggestion for Zend.  It'd be
> great if you guys could include a CL command for running PHP CLI
> scripts.
> This would be consistent with how IBM and many third-parties treat PASE.
> Usually they create CL commands so there's no need to bring up QSHELL.
> Moving to a single instance of Apache is a big step in making PHP appear
> much more native. A CL command for running PHP scripts would accomplish
> the
> same sort of thing.
>
> Just my two cents.
>
> Matt
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