Due to Memorial Day LIPHP traditionally moves its May meeting to the first Monday of June.
Abstract:
A case study demonstrating how PHP’s SOAP functionality enables you to retrieve data from any server that supports the SOAP protocol.
Alan Seiden will demonstrate a PHP-based web application he developed that runs on an IBM i server, displaying real-time delivery data pulled from a Windows-based UPS RoadNet system. Yes, PHP and .NET can be friends when you use SOAP!
Alan will share practical tips on developing with SOAP that will save you time. To start, he used the very easy SOAP Client functions supplied with Zend Framework (a free and open source PHP framework).
He will also show how he integrated the data seamlessly into the web application, further enhancing the user experience with AJAX functionality and animations from the Dojo javascript toolkit.
SOAP is more than a buzzword. It really works! Come learn about it.
About Alan:
Alan Seiden helps companies implement PHP-based solutions on IBM i. He combines expert knowledge of PHP, Zend Framework, and IBM i with patience and a desire to empower his clients. He is senior developer and consultant at Strategic Business Systems, Inc., a partner of IBM and Zend.
In 2009, Alan’s work was honored with the IBM/COMMON Power Systems Innovation Award for “Best Web Application,” for Allied Beverage Group’s e-commerce site, developed with the team at Strategic Business Systems, using PHP and Zend Framework on IBM i.
Alan co-founded the first Zend Framework Meetup, which meets in New York City, and served as a consultant for the IBM manual PHP: Zend Core for i5/OS.
He has spoken about PHP at many user groups, including Northeast System i User Groups, New York PHP, Chicago OMNI, and ZendCon, delivering what one participant called "an upbeat message about what we can accomplish."
More: http://www.alanseiden.com/about/
