Tonight after work I fired up the old Delphi 4 PHP IDE and saw that the Qadram companion site is now up...check it out
PHP Web Application Development Framework
This is particularly awesome since it has all the working samples, ONLINE, and LIVE. Plus you can download the source code if need be. They also are mirroring the VCL documentation I have referred to previously, and also have a WIki set up where they have how to guides for setting up apps with the components...
Here are a few things from the WIki Page: (built using Delphi for PHP btw)
At this late hour I feel like a kid the night before Christmas...too tired to stay up but can't yet go to sleep. I think this is going to make a HUGE difference with my understanding and use of the project...at least I hope. I will dive into it tomorrow and hopefully it will help me as much as I think it is going to. Looks very promising.
One thing caught me a little off guard regarding updates and support. I was looking through the IDE this evening and found the following in the read me section:
To download any available updates to the Delphi for PHP development environment, visit http://www.codegear.com/downloads. Get the latest VCL for PHP updates from the open source project site at http://sourceforge.net/projects/vcl4php/.
Now I understand that the VCL is being handled in the Open Source community. However in my mind I think that since Delphi is distributing them with the launch of this product that I should be able to get component updates from them?
I understand that these are open source components that can be modified by the community, but it seems to me that there should be some way that Codegear would be able to vet new versions of components. I guess where I am going with all of this is with regard to security concerns.
I realize the beauty of open source is that users can act quickly to resolve issues and innovate. However along with that power comes a certain danger that requires knowledge to discern...what to download and what is ok to use. I guess for the time being I would rather have my components come from the company I paid for the IDE.
Thoughts?
Check it out. There is a new site with forums...etc about Delphi 4 PHP. It looks like there is already some activity. I'll be checking this one out tomorrow.
Here is a post I found interesting. He talks about some of the same
misgivings I had about the level of documentation. It seems like he was
able to get something up and running as a test application. However he ran
into some problems when trying to run it on a web server. His final
thought is that the product seems to have been released too soon. I tend
to agree, but think once the users get mobilized behind this and Codegear
makes some fixes and lays out better documentation we will be in better
shape. Read on and let me know what you think.
Delphi for PHP first impressions
By Tim
There will be plenty more to say about Delphi for PHP. For the moment I'm
reserving judgment. I will say that the release looks rushed, which is a
shame. I'll fix the Input Filter thing as soon as I know how. Technorati
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