PHP and Silverlight

PHP and SilverlightWUX210Maarten Balliauw Kevin Dockx

So you have an existing PHP application and would like to spice it up with a rich and attractive front-end. Next to Adobe Flex, you can also choose Silverlight as a solution. This session shows you around in Silverlight and shows that PHP and Silverlight can go together easily. PHP and Silverlight

Maarten BalliauwMaarten Balliauw is a technical consultant in web technologies at RealDolmen, one of Belgium's biggest ICT companies. His interests are ASP.NET (MVC), PHP and Windows Azure. He's a Microsoft Most Valueable Professional (MVP) ASP.NET and has published many articles in both PHP and .NET literature such as MSDN magazine Belgium and PHP architect. Maarten is a frequent speaker at various national and international events. His blog can be found at http://blog.maartenballiauw.be.

Kevin DockxKevin Dockx lives in Belgium and works at RealDolmen, one of Belgium's biggest ICT companies, where he is a technical specialist/project leader on .NET web applications, mainly Silverlight, and a solution manager for Rich Applications (Silverlight, WPF, Surface). His main focus lies on all things Silverlight, but he still keeps an eye on the new developments concerning other products from the Microsoft .NET (Web) Stack. As a Silverlight enthusiast, he's a regular speaker on various national and international events, like Microsoft DevDays in The Netherlands or on BESUG events (the Belgian Silverlight User Group). His blog, which contains various tidbits on Silverlight, .NET, and the occasional rambling, can be found at http://blog.kevindockx.com/.He is the co-author of the Silverlight 4 Data and Services Cookbook (by Packt Publishing)

Start with the title slideKeep the two hidden slides(#2&#3) for speaker and session descriptionUse the “Demo” Layout for Demosif using Powerpoint 2010, please use sectionsThere’s a “black” and a “white” layouts if necessaryEnd with the Q&A, “thank you”, “fill the forms” and the “Microsoft Potential + Passion” slideQuick guide

Maarten BalliauwTechnical consultant in web technologies at MVP ASP .NETInterested in interopPHPExcel, PHPLinq, Windows Azure SDK for PHP, ...E-mail: maarten.balliauw@realdolmen.comBlog: http://blog.maartenballiauw.beTwitter: http://twitter.com/maartenballiauwWho are we?

Kevin DockxTechnical Consultant / Solution Manager Rich Applications @ Co-author of the Silverlight 4 Data and Services Cookbook (Packt Publishing)E-mail: kevin.dockx@realdolmen.comBlog: http://blog.kevindockx.com/Twitter: http://twitter.com/kevindockxWho are we?

What is Silverlight?Why Silverlight?Why Silverlight and PHP?Building an application using bothMore on SilverlightQ&AAgenda

Rich Applications are the future, todayAdobe FlexMicrosoft SilverlightSilverlight“A framework for providing rich applications to the browser”“A cross-browser, cross-platform implementation of the .NET Framework for building and delivering the next generation of Rich Internet Applications for the web”What is Silverlight?

4-5 MB pluginDownload once, distributed through Windows UpdateAlso available on Linux (Moonlight) and MacRuns in browser, on the clientInternet ExplorerFirefox, Safari, Opera, ChromeSubset of the full .NET FrameworkOriginated from Windows Presentation FoundationRich UI: XAML / .NET code: C# - VB.NETWhat is Silverlight?

HTML / PHP / ASPX / AJAXBest days are over…Extending HTML (CSS 3, AJAX, …)“like putting lipstick on a pig”SilverlightStateful model .NET FrameworkUI CapabilitiesCross-platformWhy Silverlight?

Best of both worlds?PHPRapid application programmingIdeal as back-end using JSON or SOAPRe-use your existing PHP logicSilverlightRapid user interface developmentCreate rich interfaces using a rich frameworkWhy Silverlight & PHP?

XAML“an XML file that defines user interfaces”Tool: Expression Blend (or Eclipse).NETRich framework offering endless possibilitiesTool: Microsoft Visual Studio (or Eclipse)PHPi.e. Zend FrameworkTool: Zend Studio (or Eclipse PDT)  Strong separation of UI design & logicProgramming Silverlight

Visual Studio 2008 SP1 / Visual Studio 2010 (for SL4)Silverlight Tools for VS2008 SP1 / VS2010 (for SL4)Necessary UpdatesProject TemplatesRuntimeSDKExpression Blend 4.0 RCPossibility: Eclipse4SL - http://www.eclipse4sl.org/Getting startedUse Web Platform Installer (www.microsoft.com/web)

Catching up Visual Studio 2008 Silverlight editing possibilitiesBut just like VS2008: still not the rich designer that Expression Blend is…Silverlight 2.0 & 3.O support C# code editor with syntax colorization, keywords and template code completion assist Automatic Build & Run Configurable Web application launch facilities XAML Editor & PreviewCross Platform Capabilities (Mac version available!)http://www.eclipse4sl.orgEclipse 4 SL

Allows Eclipsedevelopers to buildRIA with SilverlightAllows CollaborationbetweenWeb Designers.NET DevelopersEclipse Developers(Java, PHP, ..)Why Eclipse 4 SL?Common Project System.NET DeveloperWeb Designer

Editing a Silverlight Solution

Silverlight does not include data namespaces (client tech)!For most apps, this forces you to use a Service Oriented ArchitectureWhat about my data?

Silverlight includes support for WebClient, WebHttpRequest-classesREST, JSON, SOAP, …Windows Communication Foundation… almost any kind of service can be accessedPreferred way to communicate: through WCFBasicHttpBinding (BinaryEncoding)Communicating with Data Services

Zend Framework SOAPWhat you would expect...

Zend_Soap_AutoDiscoverGenerates valid SOAP 1.2Generates almost valid “WS-I Basic Profile 1.1”SilverlightStrategy to fix thisZend_Soap_ServerAlmost works with WS-I basic Profile 1.1 WSDLDocumentLiteralProxy to fix thisZend Framework SOAP

CrossDomain.xml / ClientAccessPolicy.xmlTells SL it/who can access the serviceAdd reference to generate proxy, and initializeAdd handler to completed eventCall service method (Async)Communicating with SOAP Service

DataContextData BindingINotifyPropertyChanged/CollectionChangedValueConvertersKeywords when working with data

LocalizationIsolated StorageValidationCommanding / MVVM...What else is there?

Contains controls, components, utilities to use in SL apps (MS, source available)AutoCompleteBox, different Panel controls, UpDown control, Treeview, Expander, …Charting componentUnit testing frameworkVarious themes includedhttp://www.codeplex.com/SilverlightResources: Silverlight Toolkit

http://silverlight.net/http://codeplex.com/SilverlightSilverlight 4 Data & Services Cookbookhttps://www.packtpub.com/microsoft-silverlight-4-data-and-services-cookbook/bookResources

ConclusionSilverlight is a perfect solution to enable rich content on the webPHP Services can be easily used in Silverlight to enable re-use of existing code & RAD

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