Harnessing PHP to Rapidly Develop and Confidently Deploy Powerful Web Applications

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Harnessing PHP to Rapidly Develop and Confidently
Deploy Powerful Web Applications

• Siddhartha Agarwal
• VP, Americas Field Operations
• siddhartha_at_zend.com
• [phone]

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All Applications are Moving to the Web and PHP is
a Global Phenomenon
34 of the Internet runs on PHP
37 growth in PHP developers
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PHPs use in Building Web Based Applications has
Grown Dramatically
ZF and PDT released, PHP 4 EOL announced
Zend Framework Eclipse project (PDT) announced
25M
IBM, Oracle Endorse PHP
PHP 4 Released
PHP 5.0 (XML,SOAP,OOP) Zend Studio
20M

• 1M Internet domains
• Zend Engine
• Zend Founded

PHP Proliferation
15M
Yahoo! Standardizes on PHP
Zeev Suraski Andi Gutmans lead the development
of PHP 3
10M
Rasmus Lerdorf Introduces PHP/FI
5M
PHPInternet Domains
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Why is PHP so successful?
RapidInnovation
Low Learning Curve
Easy Integration into Heterogeneous Environments
Run anAgileBusiness
Robust, Multi-Platform, High-Performance,
Scalable, Secure
ProvenDeployment
Vibrant Community
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Partner EcoSystem Magnifies PHPs Impact and
Reach...
New Partnerships
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Forrester Wave Dynamic Languages
RiskyBets
StrongPerformers
Contenders
Leaders
Python
Strong
Perl
PHP
Ruby
ECMA Script
CurrentOffering
Weak
Strong
Weak
Strategy
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What is PHPs Adoption Within the Enterprise?
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PHP Rapidly Driving Commercial Adoption
5X Growth in Corporate IT PHP Developers
Programmers (Millions)
Part-Time Developers and Hobbyists
Independent Software Vendors
Corporate ITDevelopers
Source Gartner Dec 2007, Findings Corporate
and IT Programmers Will Discover PHP's Benefits
in Larger Numbers
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Commercial PHP Deployments
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What are the Challenges Facing Your Organizations
when trying to Develop and Deploy PHP based
Applications?
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Typical Process for Getting Started with PHP

• Download PHP from PHP.net
• Download Editor and Apache Server

Developer
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Typical Process for Getting Started with PHP

• Download PHP from PHP.net
• Download Editor and Apache Server

Developer
Commercial PHP Distribution for Reliable
Deployment
Frameworks IDEs for Rapid Development Best
Practices
Application Server for Performance Scalable
Deployment
Training, Services and Support to Optimize your
ROI
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Zend does for PHP what Java already has
leveraging Automation to Deliver Consistency,
Predictability and Manageability from Development
through Production
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Todays Takeaways