What’s New in Delphi for PHP 2.0
Delphi for PHP 2.0 contains many new features that increase
the capabilities and productivity of PHP developers. This release focuses on
several key areas:
1. An expanded and improved visual development experience
that goes beyond just PHP with a new visual HTML editor and templated forms
designer to enable the developer to work with both HTML and PHP to build
complete web pages rather than switching between PHP and HTML design tools.
2. Increased focus on making it easier to develop
data-driven applications with simplified database connectivity to additonal
databases, easier drag-and-drop development of database apps, and new Oracle
database components.
3. Enhancements to the VCL for PHP to increase the
capabilities and productivity of doing RAD design in PHP. Delphi for PHP
2.0’s main strength lies in the tremendous productivity gains PHP developers
can get from doing visual web form design using rapid application
development techniques. The VCL for PHP is a powerful, feature rich, and
extensible framework that enables visual design and development of PHP
applications. Delphi for PHP 2.0 has a many enhancements that further
empower PHP developers/
4. Enhancements to the code editor to speed the
development of code and to enable PHP developers to rapidly write their own
PHP code in an efficient and productive manner. PHP developers are first and
foremost writers of code, and as such, they require a powerful,
full-featured editor. Delphi for PHP 2.0 has placed a heavy emphasis on
improving the PHP developer’s coding efficiency.
Developing with Delphi for PHP 2.0
Developing PHP applications with Delphi for PHP 2.0 is
different than the traditional means of using PHP. Traditionally, PHP
development has been editor and text intensive – developers have written PHP
websites and applications in powerful editors, with little help from visual
design tools. Delphi for PHP 2.0 changes all that.
By providing a rapid application, drag-and-drop means of
developing applications, Delphi for PHP 2.0 developers now have the ability to
drastically increase their productivity while at the same time continuing to
produce pure PHP/HTML-based solutions. Traditional Windows development tools
like Delphi have long provided developers with RAD development, and now Delphi
for PHP 2.0 brings this powerful advantage to PHP.
For instance, imagine a very simple PHP application that
simply takes user input from a text box and puts it into a list box. Doing such
a PHP application might take an hour or more using traditional development
techniques of hand-coding all the necessary PHP. Displaying data could take even
longer.
