ZEND CORE
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Instead of manually setting up the PHP environment, you can install a ‘package’
such as Zend Core.
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The software is free, and optional support is offered for a fee
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Download and install Zend Core from http://www.zend.com
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Latest version is 2.5.2
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Once installed, you have an environment ready to work with PHP and DB2.
Ensure the extensions are enabled as show on the next slide
Procedure:
Open the Zend Core control center
 From a browser go to: http://localhost/ZendCore/
 Log on using the password you specified when installing Zend Core
 Click on the Configuration -> Extensions tab
 See printscreens on next slides
 Ensure ibm_db2 and pdo_ibm extensions are enabled
 If they were not enabled, restart the Apache server (one way to do
this, is from Services and restarting the “ZendCoreApache”
service)
ZendCore Control Center
ZendCore PHP Configuration