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database product, DB2, is also versatile and runs on Microsoft Windows, UNIX,
Solaris, and many flavors of Linux. We have used the two most popular and
widely used setups to showcase the application development steps in this
chapter:
SUSE Linux Professional with Apache Web Server
Microsoft Windows XP Professional using Apache Web Server
Irrespective of the Web server software and operating system you choose, you
should seriously consider using PHP with DB2 Express-C for the following
reasons:
No charge
Both PHP and DB2 Express-C are free. You can download the latest versions
of DB2 Express-C and PHP from the following Web sites absolutely free of
charge:
Alternatively, you can use Zend Core for IBM, which packages the Apache
Web Server, PHP libraries, and DB2 in one bundle. Currently, Zend Core
include DB2 V8.2, so we recommend that you install DB2 9 first and then try
to install Zend Core for IBM. Zend Core is supposed to find the DB2 already
installed on your system and use it unless you choose to replace it.
Remember that in order to take advantage of DB2 pureXML technologies and
the XCS (discussed in this chapter), you must use DB2 9. We expect that
Zend Core for IBM will be available with DB2 9 by the time this topic is
published. Currently, Zend Core for IBM is available for free download at the
following Web site:
http://www.zend.com/products/zend_core/zend_core_for_ibm
Ease of development
DB2 Express-C supports a full range of APIs for application development and
simplifies the server side development with stored procedures and SQL
functions. For PHP developers, DB2 Express-C comes bundled with Zend
Core for IBM, a seamless, ready to use, easy-to-use PHP development
environment.
Support for XML
DB2 Express-C includes leading edge technology for storing, managing, and
searching XML data in a secure scalable environment. With its pureXML
technology, your PHP application makes use of standard XQUERY and
SQL/XML to build the latest applications.
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