Pre-Session (starts at 5pm)

 

Debugging PHP web applications using Firefox, Eclipse-PDT, and Fiddler.

 

Presented by Justin Dearing, Send Word Now

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Other than using the PHP debugger for Eclipse, the tools and techniques to be presented are all platform agnostics, and can be used by both the development and operations side of the house.

 

Justin Dearing started his IT career in December of 2002 as the third shift iSeries operator at InVision, now MindShift. Since then he has held a variety of positions, and shifted from the operations to the development side of the house. He is a PHP5 certified engineer.

 

Justin currently works for Send Word Now (SWN) doing PHP and .NET Development.  Justin also runs the Long Island PHP User Group (http://www.liphp.org), which recently completed a PHP5 certification study group that several LISUG members participated in.

 

Justin blogs about programming on www.justaprogrammer.net and his twitter updates can be followed from http://www.twitter.com/zippy1981.

 

 

Main Session (starts at 6pm)

 

Make your RPG Applications Better with PHP

Presented by Brian May, Garan, Inc

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This meeting will be held on November 18th, 2009.

Using PHP to deliver IFS files to your users from your existing applications

PHP is the new player in the IBM i ecosystem and is definitely making some noise.  The addition of PHP to our favorite operating system opens up many possibilities, such as running open source LAMP applications and implementing PHP based user interfaces for IBM i applications.

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“ While these are both exciting options to explore, and I highly recommend doing so, you do not have to jump into PHP with both feet to get real benefits for your company quickly.  On a smaller scale, PHP’s powerful functionality can be used in conjunction with your existing RPG applications, even green screen apps!  In this presentation, we will walk through using a simple PHP script to deliver any file from the IFS directly to the user’s PC.”

 

Brian May is an MIS Project Leader for Garan, Inc., a New York based apparel company, as well as a coordinator and webmaster for the Young i Professionals.  He also serves on numerous committees within COMMON and is a member of advisory groups for both IBM and Zend.  Brian writes articles and speaks on topics related to RPG, PHP, and recruiting of new IBM i professionals.  He has been working with IBM i since 2001.