Topic: IBM i Development with PHP: Configuring Your Environment for Success

 

Date: Tuesday, March 18th, 2025
Time: Beginning promptly at 6pm EST
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Speaker: Jacob Anderson
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Presentation:

IBM i Development with PHP: Configuring Your Environment for Success

This session provides a step-by-step guide to setting up a development environment for IBM i with PHP, ensuring seamless integration between web applications and IBM i systems.

Key Topics Covered:

  • Setting Up PUB400 – Creating an account on PUB400 to access IBM i resources.
  • Installing IBM i Access Client Solutions (ACS) – Configuring ACS for ODBC connectivity and system management.
  • Installing and Configuring the ODBC Driver – Ensuring database connectivity between PHP and IBM i.
  • Setting Up PHP – Installing PHP, configuring essential settings, and starting a local development server.
  • Enabling PDO for Database Interaction – Configuring PHP to communicate with IBM i databases using PDO and ODBC.

Expected Outcomes:

By the end of this session, attendees will have a fully configured PHP development environment that can interact with IBM i databases via ODBC, setting the stage for dynamic web application development on the IBM i platform.

About the Presenter:

Jacob Anderson is an RPG-certified developer and board member of SEMIUG. He specializes in integrating IBM i systems with web technologies, including RPG, PHP, and SQL. He actively contributes to the RPG Generative AI project and shares his knowledge through his blog, The i Developer’s Corner. Jacob is passionate about advancing IBM i applications and helping developers bridge the gap between legacy systems and modern web solutions.

From the President

Dear Members:

Happy New Year!

We are looking forward to an awesome 2025.  There is plenty to be thankful for as we ring in the new year.  With plenty of focus on the future IT is in an exciting era.  What a different world it is today.  Some changes over the years seemed to happen slowly over time and others seem like they have hit the community at warp speed.   If you think about how things were done even 10 years ago and compare today we so many productive tools at our finger tips.  One thing constant in IT is change.  Each year brings something new.  Let’s look forward to a wonderful and exciting New Year.

We will kick the 2025 SEMIUG year off with an extremely important topic “7 IBM I Security Tasks for 2025” presented by Justin Loeber and Steve Riedmueller of Kisco Systems.  Security is ever so important.  We all understand with broadened networks, extended communications, the internet and other concerns impacting our systems security is an area that should not be slighted or overlooked.  Join us on Tuesday January 21st.  You’ll be sure to walk away with useful information that you can apply within your organizations environment.  Kisco has been serving the IBM i community for many years and brings along with the experience expert knowledge and industry expertise.  Start the year off on a great note by joining in and learning how you can make your systems more secure.

In February we have a presentation on external storage planned.  Richie Palma of Service Express will be presenting.  Storage is very important to all organizations.  There are a lot of options to consider when discussing storage.  External storage should  be looked at as a potential option to meet your organizations needs.  Join us in February to learn and explore.

WE HAVE OUR DATE FOR MITEC 2025!   MONDAY JUNE 9th, 2025.

We will hold the event on the same week that we have had for going on 19 years.  Our event will be held this year on Monday June 9th.  The date is two weeks after Memorial day holiday.  We’re busily putting together the list of presenters and topics.  This year is very exciting.  We’re pleased to be holding the event again at the Schoolcraft College Vistatech Center conveniently located in Livonia Michigan.   The event will feature many sessions to choose from on current industry topics presented by world class industry experts, vendor expo, student meet and greet and more. Stay tuned for more details at www.gomitec.com and mark your calendar to lock in Monday June 9th, 2025. GO MITEC!

If there are topics that you’d like to see included, now is the time to speak up.  Contact Laura at ubelhor@sbcglobal.net if you have suggestions on content and presenters.

It’s that time of year again.  If you haven’t paid your dues please do so.   We have the same low rate of $50 for an individual and $100 for an organization.   Membership allows for the group to continue support for our local IBM i community and continues to bring education and community interaction opportunities including MITEC and other special events.   We appreciate the community and support provided through the community.  If you haven’t done so already please pay your dues.  You can find details at the bottom of the membership page.

As 2024 ends and 2025  begins SEMIUG looks forward to an exciting year.   We will continue to strive to bring exciting world class presentations on valuable current topics.   We appreciate our local IBM i community and look forward to seeing everyone in 2025.

 

Regards,
Laura

President, Southeast Michigan iSeries User Group
Phone: 248-701-7410
Email: ubelhor@sbcglobal.net
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