PHP & MySql
Developers on the IBM i platform have used traditional tools like RPG and SQL for many years.
PHP is an open source scripting language that is designed for Web application development and enables server-side scripting. PHP is widely used for content management, customer relationship management, database access, ecommerce, forums, blogs, wikis, and other Web-based applications. To help development, there are several PHP frameworks, including Zend and PEAR. In recent years IBM and Zend the PHP company, have provided tools to deploy PHP on the IBM i.
WebSmart PHP is a tool to create PHP applications that run on the System i and other PHP supported platforms such as Windows, Linux and Unix. It is the most productive tool for RPG or PHP programmers to create PHP applications.
MySQL is the most popular database to use with PHP applications. MySQL is available in various forms, including the community edition, on the IBM i. But MySql is not the only database for PHP. Perhaps more important for IBM i users, PHP works very well with DB2 for i.
Despite all the tools available, the "greenscreen" way of programming is quite different from the "web" way, and is not without its challenges. We believe we have broken through this learing curve and are in a position to deliver solid web-based solutions running on your IBM i.
Web Publishing
With many years of experience at various aspects of corporate IT consulting, and experience with photography and design, the two disciplines have come together. These skills in program analysis, design and development, photography, visual design and copy writing, provide the essential building blocks to designing effective webpages. Add to this our experience in managing large amounts of data, and we believe we are perfectly positioned to help you with your businessl website needs.
Flash Photo Galleries
Adding a photo gallery to a webpage is relatively easy. Dreamweaver has a gallery and several extentions are available. One problem is the maintenance of the picttures in the gallery. SlideShowPro is a powerful solution to this problem. SlideShowPro for Flash is a slideshow, photo and video gallery extension for Flash, the desktop application for publishing interactive content. SlideShowPro Director is a server-side content management and image publishing application that dynamically supplies SlideShowPro for Flash and SlideShowPro for Lightroom with content. The SabelaImages.com website contains several galleries and albums. See more examples featured on the SlideShowPro website.