CodeGear have released some webcasts showing you a basic introduction to Delphi for PHP 2.0 and also a “What’s New” webcast showing differences between v1 and v2:

• Video: Basic Introduction to Delphi for PHP 2.0
• Video: What’s new in Delphi for PHP 2.0

They have also created a new article highlighting what’s new:

• What’s new in Delphi for PHP 2.0

A new article on CodeGear’s website says that Delphi for PHP v2.0 has been released. The full article can be found here.

Here is a quote from the article:

Delphi for PHP 2.0 can be ordered today, and is available for a special introductory price of $249 through the end of June 2008. Upgrades from Delphi for PHP 1.0 are currently $179. Special discounts for academic users, volume purchases and electronic delivery are also available. For more information on the product, visit http://www.codegear.com/products/delphi/php.

Here is a brief highlight of what’s new in version 2.0:

• IDE enhancements in the new version enable you to do more and get your work done faster. New features and enhancements like the visual HTML designer, Templated Forms designer and multilanguage support give you more flexibility to build great looking Web applications. Other features and enhancements like designer guidelines, profiling, file management and filtering make you more productive by providing quicker access to the information you need.
• The Code Editor has received a major overhaul for improved performance and stability as well many new advanced editing features like code folding, error insight, a change tracking bar, sync edit and source code formatting that help you better understand, manage and navigate your source code.
• The new Database app development features in Delphi for PHP 2.0 make it easier than ever to build database applications with less coding. New native components for Oracle and new support for seven additional databases in the Data Explorer give you more choices and the new ability to drag and drop from the Data Explorer to the visual designer enables you to quickly build database apps with no handwritten code.
• Improved documentation and additional samples to help you understand how to use the IDE and the VCL for PHP components to build real world applications.

There is a huge list of improvements, click here to download a PDF file containing all the improvements.

Well Done CodeGear, the new version looks great!