Calvin Buckley

Porting Extensions to PHP 8

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open phpPHP 8 has been the biggest change to PHP in years. While PHP 8’s JIT compiler gets most of the publicity, more significant to most developers would be PHP 8’s changes that encourage better coding practices. PHP 8 pushes developers to use clearer syntax and is stricter with problematic code.

While the PHP runtime itself has improved, what about extensions such as ibm_db2? What changes do extension developers need to make to adapt to PHP 8? As maintainers of the ibm_db2 and PDO_IBM database extensions, we’ve learned what it takes to make PHP extensions compatible with PHP 8.

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Amy Lantz

Seiden Group, Chubu System Bring Business-Ready Open PHP to Japan

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UPDATE: Community PHP is now known as Seiden PHP.

Collaboration Includes Enhanced PHP RPMs and Support Services

CS^2Seiden Group is delighted to announce an exclusive partnership with Chubu System Co., Ltd. (CSC) that brings business-ready Community PHP for IBM i to organizations in Japan.

The joint service offering, known as CS^2, includes migration to Community PHP, access to an enhanced, tested repository of PHP RPMs, and responsive technical support.

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Amy Lantz

How-To Video: The Zen of Using PHP without Zend Server

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UPDATE: CommunityPlus+ PHP is now known as Seiden PHP.

Just one year away from end-of-life for no-charge Zend Server “Basic”—and six months after the release of Community PHP—many IBM i shops face an important decision:

“Do we upgrade to a paid Zend Server license,
or do we migrate to RPM-based PHP?”

At a recent MAGiC User Group webinar, Alan Seiden and Richard Schoen teamed up to present a tutorial and demo on how to get started with Community “RPM” PHP, sharing several tips picked up during client migrations.

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