Introduction to hypertext preprocessor (PHP) for IBM i5/OS

In this course, you learn about the PHP programming language (which was originally intended for Web development) and its availability on the System i platform. You will see how PHP compares to those other Web languages, both the similarities and differences. This course first presents an overview of what PHP is, how PHP programs run, and why PHP is so popular. You will also see a comparison of PHP to JavaScript, CGI, Net.Data and Java Web applications. Next, you will see how the PHP language is supported on the System i platform with the Zend Corporation product suite (including both the development and runtime environments). At the end of this course, there are recommendations that provide insights to help you decide whether PHP is the right Web language for certain software projects.