The guys at Jomitech.com want to know what 3rd party components you would like to see come out for Delphi for PHP (and of course the new version when it’s available!).

You can give them your suggestions here: Real World Development

So if there is anything you would like to see, for instance: AJAX aware widgets or a nice colorful flying pig component, now is your chance to have a professional component creator do it all for you!

Great news everyone! José León from Embarcadero has posted a review on the next release of Delphi for PHP (Delphi for PHP 2010)!

You can read the review here!

Here is a brief snippet on the history of Delphi for PHP and why it has taken so long for this release to come:

After version 2, we gathered a lot of features that can be added to the product, and believe me, at this moment, we have enough features to keep working on this product for the next 5-6 years. We also made some tests to check if those major features can be implemented, and we realize that the current status of the code was not the right one to start working on them. That is, the project (initially called qstudio) had a very specific goal in mind, but none of the new features were planned when designing such product. Also, a major code overhaul was performed between version 1 and 2, so we had to choose: Add new features to the existing code base, working on a code not designed for that, or start from scratch with all the new features in mind. We decided to start from scratch, so that’s the reason of the delay.

Tim DelChiaro has just published (by the looks of it) an updated version of the Delphi for PHP 2.0 EULA (End-User License Agreement) and the Delphi for PHP 1.0 EULA (End-User License Agreement) … Is this a sign of life? Does this mean a NEW roadmap is imminent?

Watch this space!!!

Tim Del Chiaro from Embarcadero Technologies has asked all Delphi for PHP users to fill out a quick survey telling him what you use Delphi for PHP for, what you like about it, and what you want to see in the future.

He also wants to know about applications you have created so he can use them as a showcase to let other potential users see the great things which are possible with Delphi for PHP.

You can complete the survery here: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=670UnJiLigVoyIxbhcfH_2bQ_3d_3d

Remember this is your chance to tell Embarcadero’s exactly what you want Delphi for PHP to become and features you want added!

I’ve moved the Delphi-php.net blog and forum from a shared hosting package to a Virtual Private Server (VPS). The reason for the move is to speed up the forum and to stop users getting MySQL errors (2006).

It also allowed us to make two great changes to the forum:

• Language Plugin – This allows you to view any page on the forum in 30 different languages! This will allow users from non-english speaking countries to read the forums in their own language.
• Search String Length – We have reduced the minimum search string length on the forum from 4 characters to 2! This was done so users can now search for 2 and 3 letter php functions and objects like $db or words like “url”.

If you can think of any other improvements you would like to see, leave a comment below or drop me an email!

Cheers ….
Gerald.

Andreano Lanusse from Embarcadero Technologies has released a white paper entitled: “Everything PHP Developers Need to Be Productive“. It lists and has examples of how to use features in Delphi for PHP 2.0 that you may not be fully aware of.

Here is a list of features coverd in the white paper:

• FORM DESIGNER
• HTML DESIGNER
• TEMPLATED FORMS
• ZEND FRAMEWORK SUPPORT
• DATABASE AND VCL FOR PHP
• CODE FOLDING
• SYNCEDIT
• CHANGE TRACKING
• ERROR INSIGHT
• ENCODING, FORMAT AND CHARACTER SET
• CODE INSIGHT
• CODE COMPLETION
• HELP INSIGHT
• PARAMETER INSIGHT
• BOOKMARKS
• CUSTOMIZABLE KEYMAPPINGS AND SOURCE CODE FORMATTER
• STRUCTURE PANE
• BREAKPOINT LIST WINDOW
• CALL STACK WINDOW
• GLOBAL AND LOCAL VARIABLES
• WATCHES WINDOW
• PROFILER

To download the white paper (PDF, 19 pages) go here: http://edn.embarcadero.com/article/39530

Embarcadero’s is currently conducting an annual survey on Delphi for PHP. The feedback received by users will help Embarcadero guide the furure development of Delphi for PHP so your input is very important!

To complete the survey please go here: The 2009 Delphi for PHP Survey

Just read on the CodeGear site that Qadram software has signed an agreement to develop a professional web application. The application will be written using VCL for PHP… and the great news is the core of this application will be released under GPL which means we all get to download and use it in our own web applications created using Delphi for PHP!

The bad news is the development of this web application is going to take approximately 1 year

The application is planned to be developed in a modular way, in order to be reused for developing other software solutions, like e-commerce stores, CMS systems, etc.

To read the full article: click here