I’ve posted the updated slides from a talk I just presented about the PHP for IBM i Toolkit. The talk was given at a free virtual conference presented by the COMMON user group and was sponsored by BCD.
The slides are available on my “past presentations” page.
I’d like to hear how you are using the toolkit. Post comments here.
Some developers make a common mistake when calling a procedure in a service program using the PHP Toolkit for IBM i or any toolkit based on XMLSERVICE. It’s easy to supply the wrong procedure name, or the right name in the wrong case (upper/lower/mixed). Using this example of calling a procedure using the toolkit, we find the following (correct) program/procedure call:
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$result = $conn->PgmCall('MYPGM', 'MYLIB', $params, $retParam, array('func'=>'myproc')); |
The procedure name ‘myproc’ must be given exactly as it is, not ‘MYPROC’ or ‘MyProc’, because under some circumstances the name may be case-sensitive.
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DSPSRVPGM SRVPGM(MYLIB/MYPGM) DETAIL(*PROCEXP) |
The above command will return service program information, including the names of all procedure exports. For example:
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Display Service Program Information Service program . . . . . . . . . . . . : MYPGM Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : MYLIB Owner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : PROGRAMMER Service program attribute . . . . . . . : RPGLE Detail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : *PROCEXP Procedure Exports: Procedure Name ARGOPT myproc *NO orderHeader *NO |
This service program contains two procedures: ‘myproc’ and ‘orderHeader’. Thus, to call the former, we’d supply array(‘func’=>’myproc’) in the PgmCall method. If we wanted to call the second procedure, we’d use array(‘func’=>’orderHeader’), observing case sensitivity, which often matters (a topic for another day).
Update: a recording of the webinar is available to all registrants. See the link below to register.
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I’ll be presenting a free webinar, “How to ensure speedy PHP applications on IBM i,” on Thursday, June 11, 2015, at 1pm Eastern/New York time. The webinar is sponsored by BCD. Registration and more information: http://www.bcdsoftware.com/bcdtracks/webinars/ondemand/php-performance-alan.htm
“Our process now runs 30-50% faster, thanks to one tip from Alan’s presentation.”
— Mike Meszaros, Software Developer, Specialty Pipe & Tube
Update as of Jan. 26, 2015: youngiprofessionals.com now redirects to the new server.
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The youngiprofessionals.com site, which hosts XMLSERVICE, has been moved to a new server. Till the domain name can be directed to the new server, use this URL: http://yips.idevcloud.com/wiki/.