RE: PHP Support Coming for iSeries!

Agreed, PHP was created explicitly for web development, and does an excellent 
job.  None of that obfuscation for the sake of obscurity that seems to surround 
Java.  And using RPGIV as a CGI language? fergiddaboutit! 

Long live PHP!

> -----Original Message-----
> From: web400-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:web400-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]On
> Behalf Of Flaker, Jeff
> Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2005 8:06 AM
> To: Web Enabling the AS400 / iSeries
> Subject: RE: [WEB400] PHP Support Coming for iSeries!
> 
> 
> I think it is an excellent move.  PHP is open source which means if
> there is functionality or feature that doesn't exist, wait 10 minutes.
> PHP feels a lot like C and JavaScript with a few things that seem like
> they came from other languages....it's the best of the best wrapped up
> and it gets better as time goes by.
> 
> Excellent move! 
> 
> 
> Jeffrey Flaker
> Senior Programmer/Analyst
> Linens 'N Things
> 6 Brighton Rd
> Clifton, NJ 07015
> Phone: 973-249-4384
> Fax: 973-249-4901
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> look good."
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> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: web400-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:web400-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of Mike Wills
> Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2005 10:36 AM
> To: Web Enabling the AS400 / iSeries
> Subject: [WEB400] PHP Support Coming for iSeries!
> 
> I know we can compile and run PHP on the iSeries now, but IBM has
> announced that by the end of the year all eServers will 
> support PHP [1].
> I also include some of my thoughts on the topic on my blog [2].
> 
> What do you think? Good direction for IBM? I don't want to include
> NET.DATAinto this as I don't want to open that can of worms!
> 
> [1]: 
> http://www.iseriesnetwork.com/content/f3/index.cfm?fuseaction=
news.viewA
rticle&articleID=50901
[2]: 
http://mikewills.name/archives/2005/05/10/ibm_to_provide_php_for_all_ese
ries_servers_by_the_end_of_the_year.php

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