WebORB for PHP
WebORB for PHP is a high-performing, multi-functional development and runtime environment that is FREE and Open Source and designed to effortlessly connect Flex, Flash, AJAX and Silverlight clients with PHP classes and data from relational databases via PHP backend. Some of the key benefits of using WebORB include ease of development, improved development workflow, reduced code base to write and manage, reduced development cost and faster time to market.
Getting started with the product is easy: WebORB for PHP distribution includes both core product, management console and a variety of examples. Run the management console and explore the Getting started and Examples tabs. All examples are organized in categories by the client type and the functionality they demonstrate. The examples include the source code as well.
Also visit the Developer Den for more helpful resources, which include the following articles and screencasts:
Introduction to WebORB for PHP
Getting Started with Flex and WebORBGettng Started with Silverlight and WebORBCreating a Flex Builder project with WebORBCreating a Flex Builder project (screencast)Using WebORB remoting code generator
Developer Productivity Tools - management console, code generators, service browser, invocation test drive, FlexBuilder plugins, command line tools, examples with source code
Multi-Client Support - Flash, Flex, AJAX and Silverlight
Remote Invocation - AMF0, AMF3, Flex polling
Customizable Security - graphical security configuration, which provides custom authentication, custom authorization, and role-based security
Flex Messaging- publish/subscribe system with conditional message distribution between Flex clients
Data Management - code generators, full CRUD operations, intuitive API, extensible programming model, sample test drive
Extensibility Features - custom object serialization, service object factories, security handlers