Alan Seiden

Migrating from Zend Framework 1 (ZF1) to Newer PHP Frameworks

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We’ve recently been getting requests to help upgrade the venerable Zend Framework 1 (ZF1) to newer PHP frameworks. The effort is necessary but not trivial. To help you succeed with your migration, here are some suggestions.

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Alan Seiden

Is Your Zend Server Environment Showing Its Age?

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Zend ServerThis week marked our 6th anniversary, evolving from “just Alan” to the amazing team at Seiden Group.

This milestone got me wondering…with as much change as we’ve seen over the past six years with PHP and Zend Server, how many PHP environments out there are four, five, or six or more years old?

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Alan Seiden

Configure IBM i Apache For Higher Traffic

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When your site gets busy, your web server may need a configuration change to handle the load. We often start with the Apache web server’s ThreadsPerChild directive.

ThreadsPerChild controls how many connections can exist at once. Defaulting to 40, its value can be set in your Apache instance configuration file (for example, /www/zendphp7/httpd.conf):

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Alan Seiden

UX Challenge: What Would You Do?

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Sometimes a fresh perspective makes all the difference.

I recently needed to cancel a WebEx meeting. I clicked the menu item to cancel the meeting and was presented with this dialog box:

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Alan Seiden

Steve Will Discusses IBM i Strategy

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Steve Will on IBM i strategy

Steve Will discusses IBM i strategy

We recently hosted a day of strategy discussions for IT executives at Seiden Group’s CIO Summit in Dallas. Special guest Steve Will, Chief Architect of IBM i, joined the group to share his direction for the platform.

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Stephanie Rabbani

Installing Composer on IBM i

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Composer, a tool to manage dependencies in PHP applicationsThe open source Composer tool, which manages PHP project dependencies, has become standard equipment for modern PHP. New to this tool? I recommend this introduction to Composer.

Composer automatically installs or updates required components, known as dependencies, and any others required by those initial components. The required components are defined by the developer in an easy-to-read JSON-formatted text file.

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Joshua Hall

GitHub — A Collaboration Tool for Developers

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GitHub IBMiWhile adding a new script to our Python for IBM i Examples GitHub Repository, I noticed that my pull request had evolved into a near-perfect example of how tools like GitHub improve upon ordinary Git.

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Stephanie Rabbani

IBM i Super Hero Revealed

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Geeks that we are, we developers love our super heroes.

It’s not always easy to spot a Clark Kent in our midst. Case in point . . . have you ever seen Alan Seiden without his glasses?

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Alan Seiden

Salesforce talks to IBM i and PHP: suggestions for successful integration

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Salesforce and IBM i for BusinessSalesforce’s cloud platform has become a leading choice for enterprises seeking to automate their sales process. Known primarily for customer relationship management (CRM), Salesforce also offers broad integration with functionality such as marketing automation. Salesforce can also be integrated with core systems, such as those running on IBM i.

Here are a couple of suggestions from Seiden Group’s IBM i and cloud integration specialists.

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Alan Seiden

Using Git on IBM i (with video review)

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Git on IBMiWe’ve seen a surge of interest in Git version control on IBM i, so a recent video about Git caught my eye. 

The Git trend makes perfect sense as IBM i teams adopt languages such as PHP, Javascript, and Python to develop web user interfaces, APIs, and other functionality. That said, Git also supports the traditional IBM i language, RPG.

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