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The purpose of the PHP ToolKit is to allow Zend Core for i5/OS to interact with native i5/OS services.
The PHP APIs enable PHP programs to access System objects such as RPG/COBOL/Java programs, CL commands, Data Queue, Spooled file, etc. These APIs expose the PHP Object Oriented programming interface.
From an architectural standpoint, PHP functionality is implemented as a PHP extension that is enabled during the Zend Core for i5/OS installation.
The extension implements the client side of the interface.
A server, implementing the native i5/OS interface, is installed on the i5/OS machine as a native i5/OS service.
The PHP Toolkit also offers sample classes for developers who are comfortable using object oriented (OO) methods in PHP.
PHP Toolkit classes can be found in the directory /www/zendcore/i5Toolkit_library.
This directory contains the i5 Toolkit classes file "Toolkit_classes.php", and the "demo_for_toolkit_classes.php" sample program, which utilizes the Toolkit classes.
The i5 Toolkit class library contains the following classes:
i5_Connection - Connection class
i5_Description - Data type definition class
i5_Program - Program call class
i5_DataQueue - Data Queue class
i5_DataQueueKey - Keyed Data Queue class
i5_SpoolList - Spooled file list class
i5_Userspace_Create - User Space create class
i5_Userspace_Delete - User Space delete class
i5_UserspaceManage - User Space read/write class
i5_DataAreas - Data Area class
i5_JobLogs - Job log class
i5_ActiveJobs - Active Jobs class
i5_ObjectListing - Object list class
i5_NativeFileAccess - Database class
No special installation is required, just place the i5 Toolkit class file "Toolkit_classes.php" in the same directory as your PHP program.
Zend Studio IDE for i5/OS comes complete with PHP Toolkit function Code Assist and Templates containing PHP API Toolkit functions.
For a full list of these functions, see Appendix F - I5 Toolkit Templates.
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