Easycom For PHP
PHP For IBM i - AS/400.
The PHP ToolKit for IBM i is available for LAMP and WAMP servers, connected to IBM i, AS/400
Formally known as the PHP Toolkit For IBM i, Easycom For PHP is embeded in Zend Server For IBM i, and preloaded with IBM i 7.1, 6.1 and 5.4.
It enables easy access to IBM i applications, data, and proprietary features.
Easycom For PHP is the only module part of Zend Server For IBM i, dedicated to the integration of PHP with IBM i platform (AS/400).
Zend and AURA Equipements are partnering to deliver PHP For IBM i, a complete PHP solution fully and transparently integrated with IBM i platform (AS/400).
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Easycom For PHP extends IBM i capabilities, to Linux and Windows.
PHP Applications connected to IBM i - AS/400, can be deployed, not only on the IBM i box, but also on Wondows or Linux.
You speed up your application, and get a better control of your system resources and security, by running the web application on an external box, dedicated to PHP.
Set up a regular PHP server on a Linux or Windows box, and install the Easycom PHP Extension. Easycom gives to your Web application a secure connection (SSL) to DB2 data, OS/400 objects and native programs or procedures, through its complete and portable API functions.
Available for IBM i, Linux and Windows, Easycom For PHP provides portability across platforms.
- On a PHP server on IBM i, Typically Zend Core For IBM i.
- On any Linux PHP server (LAMP), connected to your IBM i – AS/400.
- On any Windows PHP server (WAMP), connected to your IBM i – AS/400.
To use a Linux or Windows system as a PHP server, connected to IBM i, you don't need to install PHP For IBM i. Use your regular PHP on your server or station. Easycom provides the communication between your PHP server, and native programs and databases.
See the list of Easycom For PHP API Functions

Specifications
- You develop and deploy PHP applications on any platform, including Windows, Linux and IBM i, while all data and programs are stored on System i.
- By deploying your applications on a Linux or Windows PHP server, Easycom For PHP protects your System i from external access.
- Easily create new environments for development and tests, out of your production system.
- Secure connection (SSL) between remote PHP server and AS/400 box.
- Access DB2 Data, native programs, procedure, system APIs, User spaces, data queues, spool files, ...
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- Increase the availability of your application by connecting additional PHP servers, while your data and procedure are centralised on System i.
- Your production system is not overloaded by web applications.
- Web applications availability and performances are independant of the main system charge.
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- Develop and deploy PHP applications on Linuw or Windows, compatible with PHP For i5/OS.
- Move your applications between platforms at anytime.
- Databases, programs and procedures are always on your System i.
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