Delphi for PHP session dates and times:

Writing Components for VCL for PHP
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
4:30pm - 5:30pm
Room: 2

This session will give you a brief introduction to the VCL For PHP, including a fairly detailed discussion of the process flow in the VCL For PHP, followed by a comprehensive guide to writing a VCL For PHP component, including tips, tricks and common pitfalls to watch out for.

Presenter: Jonathan Benedicto

VENDOR: Using JTPlatinumGrid with Delphi for PHP
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
11:15am - 12:15pm
Room: 1

This session showcases the new PHP grid component from JomiTech, PlatinumGrid. It starts with a brief introduction to the use of grids in web applications. This is followed by a tour of the capabilities of the new grid, including demos from the grid showcase. The presentation concludes with a live demo of PlatinumGrid, as part of a real-world Ajax-based task tracking application.

Presenter: Jonathan Benedicto

Aplicando Herança Visual com Templates no Delphi for PHP
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
11:15am - 12:15pm
Room: 2
Presenter: Rodrigo Carreiro

Desarrollo de componentes VCL para PHP - Introducción
Friday, December 5, 2008
7:30am - 8:30am
Room: 2
Presenter: Jose Leon

Desarrollo de componentes VCL para PHP - Conceptos avanzados
Friday, December 5, 2008
10:00am - 11:00am
Room: 2
Presenter: Jose Leon

For a full list of sessions, click here!, and don’t forget to register now!

Delphi for PHP was highlighted at the EKON 12 in Germany last week. There were three sessions in total and José León has kindly made the recorded session videos available to all to see. You can find them using the links below:

Delphi for PHP - General Introduction
VCL for PHP - Overview and Component Development (Part I)
VCL for PHP - Overview and Component Development (Part II)

CodeGear is giving everyone the opportunity to try out Update 1 for Delphi4PHP 2.0. This opportunity will last until the end of October 2008, so sign up quick!

To signup, click: https://beta.embarcadero.com/callout/default.html?callid={2BA98F9D-58D6-4CA0-839B-692D99ECFBDE}

The 4th annual Zend/PHP conference is going to be held on the 15th of September 2008 in Santa Clara, California. The conference is a 3 day event bringing together PHP developers and business managers from all over the world. This year the theme of the conference is “High Impact PHP”.

Embarcadero are going to have a booth in the exhibit hall demonstrating Delphi for PHP and what it can do for you whether you’re just looking for a great PHP editor, debugger, IDE, or if you want to take advantage of rapid visual development with the visual design surface and the VCL for PHP component library.

Event Details:

Location Address:
Santa Clara Convention Center
5001 Great America Parkway
Santa Clara, CA 95054
USA

Start: Monday, September 15, 2008 8:00 AM (PST)
End: Thursday, September 18, 2008 1:00 PM (PST)

Registration URL: http://www.zendcon.com/ZendCon08/public/content/reg

There are two new Delphi for PHP v2.0 Webinars this month, so go register now for them:

Learn how Delphi for PHP brings visual development to the world of PHP. Delphi for PHP combines a powerful IDE with an editor, debugger and profiler with an open source class library and the only development environment that supports drag-and-drop visual development of PHP applications and templated forms.

Visual Development with Delphi for PHP 2
Register Here for this date: Tuesday, July 8, 2008 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PDT

At this Webinar you will learn:

• Delphi for PHP IDE
• Visual Development
• Debug
• Profile
• Build database application

Delphi for PHP for PHP developers
Register Here for this date: Tuesday, July 15, 2008 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PDT

At this Webinar you will learn:

• Increase the productivity with the source code editor
• Run legacy PHP application in Delphi for PHP
• Debugging and Profiling
• Building database applications faster

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!

Download a Fully functional 30-day trial of Delphi/400 for PHP.

Delphi/400 for PHP is a completely new approach to developing PHP applications to modernize your System i applications using visual components in place of hand writing lines of code. Delphi/400 for PHP gives you all the benefits of rapid visual development with full access to the databases, services and programs of your System i.

IMPORTANT NOTE: The installation process for Delphi/400 for PHP requires access to an AS/400, iSeries or System i.

To download your trial copy Click Here
Thanks to 405hp for telling me about this trial download!

Just received an email from CodeGear announcing a new series of webinars. They are scheduled to take place in the next days and weeks. One of particular interest (of course) is the one on Delphi for PHP, details of which are as follows:

Date: 25th March 2008
Time: 14:00 GMT (15:00 CET)

The following topics will be discussed in the webinar:

• VCL for PHP
• Database Access
• Component Development
• Real-World component samples (Accessing eBay’s PHP API)

To signup to this webinar, click here, or to see a complete list of all webinars click here.

CodeGear have finally released the Delphi for PHP Roadmap.

Timeframe for some Product versions are as follows:

Early 2008 - Delphi for PHP “Aurora” - Improved PHP code editing and database support
Early 2008 - Delphi/400 for PHP - Support for AS/400 and iSeries data access
Early 2009 - Delphi for PHP “Crocodile” - Improved PHP code editing and database support

Check out the full details here: http://dn.codegear.com/article/37662