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Zend Server for IBM i versions 9 or 2018 through 2019 are a new Licensed Program, to allow side by side comparisons to versions running PHP 5. To upgrade from versions 8 and earlier will require a migration. This article provides some notes to help you get started with this task.
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Zend Server for IBM i version 9 or 2018 through 2019 installed parallel to Zend Server 8 or lower on any supported version of IBM i.
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Zend Server for IBM i supports parallel installations of Zend Server 9 or 2018 through 2019 with earlier versions of Zend Server on the same machine or partition. They are different Licensed Programs on the IBM i, which allows for testing of the new version when there is only one IBM i partition available. It also provides a convenient method for upgrading to PHP 7.Note:
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| What is true for Zend Server 8 is generally true for 6 and 7 as well. For the purposes of this article, we have written Zend Server 8 when we mean Zend Server 6, 7, or 8. It just seemed cleaner. In some areas we just say Zend Server 9 when we mean Zend Server 9, 2018, or |
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Download and Install Zend Server 9 or 2018
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| If Zend Server 9 Beta version is installed, please uninstall it before continuing. The GA version of Zend Server 9 will require a clean install: Perform a clean install of Zend Server for IBM i |
To begin, please download and install Zend Server 9, 2018, or 20182019, using the full installation (i.e. not an installer labelled "upgrade"). Here are some tips for downloading and installing Zend Server:
Download and install Zend Server for IBM i
After installing Zend Server 9, you should see two versions of Zend Server installed. From a command line:
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If you have manually created Virtual Hosts in the Apache configuration for the ZENDSVR6 instance of Apache, you will need to also create them in the ZENDPHP7 instance.
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| If any of your Virtual Hosts are using ports other than the defaults, remember they cannot use the same port while both Zend Server 8 and Zend Server 9 are active. Temporarily assign different ports for use in Zend Server 9 while testing. You can change them later when you go into production with Zend Server 9. |
Change the Path for PHP-CLI Calls
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