Re: FASTCGI and release 7.1 Zend CE installation instructions

[Aaron Bartell <aaronbartell@xxxxxxxxx>]

> Do you have any concern with FastCGI on IBM i?

No concern.  Just trying to learn why it needs to exist.  I am actively
trying to get two APache instances to co-exist on my IBMi without one
requiring the ugly port on the URL.  Here is where my progress is
documented:
http://forums.zend.com/viewtopic.php?f=77&t=8901&sid=bdd702ec4748c42f33c8f38e3abc5de3&p=29605#p29605

Aaron Bartell
www.MowYourLawn.com/blog
www.OpenRPGUI.com
www.SoftwareSavesLives.com



On Tue, Dec 21, 2010 at 1:20 PM, Mike Pavlak <mike.p@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I guess I am not familiar enough with non-IBM i FastCGI to answer that so I
> will leave that to the bit-twiddelers to respond. From my vantage point it
> appears pretty much intact.  But as with anything IBM delivers, I do not
> think the source code is released for IBM i.  The config files can be found
> in the default directory /www/zendsvr/conf.
>
> Regarding FastCGI and PHP on IBM i.  If you choose to use Zend Server, you
> WILL use FastCGI.  Zend Core had two Apache servers and with Zend Server we
> no longer have the second Apache instance.  So, with Core there is no
> FastCGI, nor is there PHP 5.3 or a life expectancy beyond June 2011.  With
> Zend Server there is a future but only with FastCGI.
>
> Anyone looking to roll their own PHP on IBM i can choose the implementation
> that makes the most sense to them.  If I remember correctly, Rob Ward used
> ODBC to enable PHP to run in PASE and provide the connection to Apache and
> the web server.  I'm not sure how that performed, but I believe it worked.
>
> Do you have any concern with FastCGI on IBM i?
>
> Regards,
>
> Mike
>
> mike.p@xxxxxxxx   Cell: (408)679-1011    Office: (630)928-1476
>
> Zend Server for IBM i avilable at
> http://www.zend.com/en/products/server/zend-server-5-new-ibmi
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: web400-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:web400-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of Aaron Bartell
> Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2010 12:22 PM
> To: Web Enabling the AS400 / iSeries
> Subject: Re: [WEB400] FASTCGI and release 7.1 Zend CE installation
> instructions
>
> Does FastCGI for IBMi differ from non-IBMi?
>
> Also, is it necessary for running PHP on IBMi?
>
> Aaron Bartell
> www.MowYourLawn.com/blog
> www.OpenRPGUI.com
> www.SoftwareSavesLives.com
>
>
>
> On Tue, Dec 21, 2010 at 12:03 PM, Mike Pavlak <mike.p@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > On general principle, PTF early and often.  But seriously, there are no
> > "formal" pre-req's for 7.1 as FastCGI is built in to the OS.
> >
> > HOWEVER!  FastCGI is new and IBM is creating PTF's for this on a regular
> > basis.  So, it would behoove you to make sure you are current on ALL your
> > Group and Cumulative PTF's.  I could give you a list but I am WAY too
> lazy
> > for that.   Especially the group for PASE and HTTP.  Please do not ask me
> > for a level because all I will do is go to the IBM website and tell you
> the
> > current level I see out there.  Relax, it works.  But like any new
> > technology there is always room for improvement.  Plus, you already know
> > what kind of perfectionists those Rochester folks can be!  :-)
> >
> > On other releases V5R4 through i6.1.x you should only need to apply
> current
> > Group and Cumulative PTF's and the FastCGI PTF's should be included.
> >
> > The command is WRKPTFGRP and the website is here:
> http://www-912.ibm.com/s_dir/sline003.NSF/GroupPTFs?OpenView&view=GroupPTFs
> > Regards,
> >
> > Mike
> >
> > mike.p@xxxxxxxx   Cell: (408)679-1011    Office: (630)928-1476
> >
> > Zend Server for IBM i avilable at
> > http://www.zend.com/en/products/server/zend-server-5-new-ibmi
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