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About

Zend Server includes a tested and certified version of PHP and a set of tools to set up and optimize your environment.

These tools are presented in an improved Administration Interface designed to provide all the tools and technology necessary to support PHP environments.

 

Special attention has been given to creating consistency across operating systems to ensure interoperability and facilitate the needs of diverse environments that use Linux, and Windows.

 

PHP versions 5.2 and 5.3 are fully supported in Zend Server, and have been tested and optimized for development and production use. Commonly used extensions, and Zend Framework, are included with the PHP to provide a one-stop shop for all the resources that developers need to create PHP Web applications. PHP 5.4 is currently supported as a Technology Preview, but is not available for production, upgrades and support.

Note:

PHP 5.4 support is currently not available for Zend Server Cluster Manager and Zend Server for IBMi.

A complementary set of tools is provided with Zend Server to optimize and extend your PHP capabilities. The tools included in Zend Server are described in detail in the Components Section. Instructions on how to work with each component are provided in the Tasks section, where each possible task is described in detail from start to end.

 

To get started with Zend Server, click here.

Installation Directories

Not all users decide to install their software in the same location. To reflect this actuality, all paths in this document have been replaced with the following prefix: <install_path>. This represents the location of the installed files. If you used the default settings, the location should be as follows:

 

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