This morning, we reached an awesome milestone with Tour de Flex - One Million Samples served! For more information on this milestone, go to http://gregsramblings.com/2008/12/16/1000000-samples-served-by-tour-de-flex/

This morning, we reached an awesome milestone with Tour de Flex - One Million Samples served! For more information on this milestone, go to http://gregsramblings.com/2008/12/16/1000000-samples-served-by-tour-de-flex/... Greg Wilson

In all the excitement last week at Adobe MAX, we failed to highlight a major release for PHP developers from Zend. Zend Framework 1.7 was released last week - this is the first version of the framework that includes AMF support, making it really easy for PHP developers to build great UIs using Flex and Flash.

The latest version also includes support for a new version of the Dojo Toolkit (1.2.1), among other improvements.

The Zend AMF plugin has been packaged as a separate download - allowing it to be integrated into other PHP web frameworks easily.

For more information on starting with Flex and PHP, check out the PHP page on the Flex developer center.

In all the excitement last week at Adobe MAX, we failed to highlight a major release for PHP developers from Zend. Zend Framework 1.7 was released last week - this is the first version of the framework that includes AMF support, making it really easy for PHP developers to build great UIs using Flex and Flash. The latest version also includes support for a new version of the Dojo Toolkit (1.2.1), among other improvements. The Zend AMF plugin has been packaged as a separate download - allowing it to be integrated into other PHP web frameworks easily. For more information on starting with Flex and PHP, check out the PHP page on the Flex developer center.... Mike Potter

Flex Camp Boston is a full day event featuring industry experts from both inside and outside Adobe. Building on the hugely successful event from last year, the team at Universal Mind have come up with an amazing set of speakers this year, including Tim Buntel from Adobe, Oscar Cortes from BrightCove, Mike Nimer from Digital Primates and more. The event runs from 8 AM to 5 PM on December 12th, and is only $30 if you register before December 1st ($40 after).

If you're in the Boston area, and build applications using Adobe Flex, this is one event that you won't want to miss.

Flex Camp Boston is a full day event featuring industry experts from both inside and outside Adobe. Building on the hugely successful event from last year, the team at Universal Mind have come up with an amazing set of speakers this year, including Tim Buntel from Adobe, Oscar Cortes from BrightCove, Mike Nimer from Digital Primates and more. The event runs from 8 AM to 5 PM on December 12th, and is only $30 if you register before December 1st ($40 after). If you're in the Boston area, and build applications using Adobe Flex, this is one event that you won't want to miss.... Mike Potter

It took us too long to get the Flex 3 certification exam up and running, but it's here now and we're offering it at a 33% discount at MAX.

Info can be found here if you
scroll down to the 2nd item from the bottom.

The exam prep guide for Flex can be found here while you can get information on all available exams and study guides here.

It took us too long to get the Flex 3 certification exam up and running, but it's here now and we're offering it at a 33% discount at MAX. Info can be found here if you scroll down to the 2nd item from the bottom. The exam prep guide for Flex can be found here while you can get information on all available exams and study guides here.... Matt Chotin

Often when I'm at conferences, MAX in particular, I get asked "hey, do you have sec for me to show you my app?" Sometimes people have questions, but often they just want Adobe to see our technology put to good use. It's always very exciting for me, I've learned about some truly incredible apps this way.

Well this year we're taking it to a new level at MAX. In the Adobe section of the community pavilion there is a Developer Spotlight station whose whole purpose is for you to take a few minutes and show off your app. I'll be there Monday in the late afternoon, and other product managers, evangelists, product marketing managers, and Adobe staff will be staffing it throughout the day to make sure there's plenty of time for us to learn about what you're doing. We'll also have information for how you can get your application promoted to an even wider audience.

Of course, we already have a good article by Mike Potter that talks about some of the things you can do to promote your Flex application to the public. But if you're at MAX, make sure to stop by and share the love with us directly!

Often when I'm at conferences, MAX in particular, I get asked "hey, do you have sec for me to show you my app?" Sometimes people have questions, but often they just want Adobe to see our technology put to good use. It's always very exciting for me, I've learned about some truly incredible apps this way. Well this year we're taking it to a new level at MAX. In the Adobe section of the community pavilion there is a Developer Spotlight station whose whole purpose is for you to take a few minutes and show off your app. I'll be there Monday in the late afternoon, and other product managers, evangelists, product marketing managers, and Adobe staff will be staffing it throughout the day to make sure there's plenty of time for us to learn about what you're doing. We'll... Matt Chotin

Did you miss last week's Flex and Zend e-Seminar? That's not a problem - we recorded the session using Acrobat Connect and have posted it online. If you have questions about using Flex and the Zend Framework and want them answered in person, there will be another session about using Flex and the Zend AMF module in the Zend Framework on November 12th at 10 AM PT. Lee Brimelow and Zend AMF contributor Wade Arnold will be delivering the session.... Mike Potter

Did you miss last week's Flex and Zend e-Seminar? That's not a problem - we recorded the session using Acrobat Connect and have posted it online.

If you have questions about using Flex and the Zend Framework and want them answered in person, there will be another session about using Flex and the Zend AMF module in the Zend Framework on November 12th at 10 AM PT. Lee Brimelow and Zend AMF contributor Wade Arnold will be delivering the session.

If you purchase Flex Builder 3 Professional (or ColdFusion 8 Enterprise Edition)before November 14th, you'll receive $400 off the regular full event pass to MAX North America, or 240 Euros off of the regular price for MAX Europe. Follow the following steps to receive your Adobe MAX registration discount:

1. Visit the MAX registration website.

2. When registering, select "Yes, I have a registration code".

3. Enter the following registration code: PDB891.

4. Complete the steps for online registration.

Legal Notes: Offer good for new Adobe MAX 2008 registrations only. Offer good for Adobe MAX North America and Adobe MAX Europe full event pass registration only. Offer cannot be combined with any other offer, package or registration code. Only one product purchase at full retail value qualifies and only the following Adobe development products qualify for this promotion: ColdFusion 8 Enterprise, ColdFusion 8 Standard, and Flex Builder 3 Professional. Offer valid for qualifying purchases made between October 1, 2008 and November 14, 2008. Product registration and Adobe MAX registration must both be complete by 11:59 pm PDT November 14, 2008. Terms and conditions for Adobe MAX registrations will also apply. Offer is not transferrable and valid only for individual product registrant in possession of a valid purchase confirmation. Education, OEM, NFR, and volume licensing customers are not eligible. Void where prohibited.

If you purchase Flex Builder 3 Professional (or ColdFusion 8 Enterprise Edition)before November 14th, you'll receive $400 off the regular full event pass to MAX North America, or 240 Euros off of the regular price for MAX Europe. Follow the following steps to receive your Adobe MAX registration discount: 1. Visit the MAX registration website. 2. When registering, select "Yes, I have a registration code". 3. Enter the following registration code: PDB891. 4. Complete the steps for online registration. Legal Notes: Offer good for new Adobe MAX 2008 registrations only. Offer good for Adobe MAX North America and Adobe MAX Europe full event pass registration only. Offer cannot be combined with any other offer, package or registration code. Only one product purchase at full retail value qualifies and only the following Adobe development products qualify for this promotion: ColdFusion 8... Mike Potter

Today Adobe and Zend entered into a collaboration to bring together the flexibility, productivity and enterprise reliability of PHP and Zend Platform with the user experience benefits of the open source Flex framework. This collaboration will deliver technologies, content and services to make it easy for enterprise developers to build web applications using Flex on the client and PHP on the server. (Read the official press release.)

Adobe has joined the Zend Framework project and will work with the framework community to optimize communication between Zend Framework and Adobe Flex applications. Adobe has contributed support for the open, binary AMF format for exchanging data between Flex applications and PHP applications to the Zend Framework.

In addition, Zend and Adobe plan to optimize the experience for developers using their respective development environments. Zend Studio and Adobe® Flex Builder, both built on the open source Eclipse platform, provide robust coding, debugging, and testing tools for professional developers.

As part of this announcement, Adobe has also redesigned the PHP page of the Flex developer center, and will be contributing articles and videos to that page, as well as the Flex page on Zend Developer Zone.

If you're interested in running Zend Studio with Flex Builder in the same version of Eclipse, we recommend using the standalone version of Zend Studio and the plugin version of Flex Builder. Install Zend Studio first, then install the Eclipse plugin of Flex Builder.

The latest version of Zend Studio (6.1) is built on Eclipse 3.4, so installing the Eclipse plugin of Flex Builder doesn't work perfectly. When you install Flex Builder, you'll receive an error - don't worry, that's OK. Just follow the instructions to get Flex Builder working properly - launch Zend Studio, then go to Help -> Software Updates -> Manage Configuration, select "Add an extension location" in the right hand pane. In the browse dialog, select the Flex Builder plugin folder, and everything should work fine.

We're really excited to be working with Zend and being part of the Zend Framework. Most of all, we can't wait to see all the great applications that developers build with PHP and Flex.

The Adobe technical evangelism team will be hitting the road in October talking about our recent announcement with Zend. PHP developers who are interested in learning about Flex and Zend should join Kevin Hoyt, Danny Dura, Ryan Stewart and Christophe Coenraets as they show developers how to get started with Adobe Flex, Adobe AIR and Zend.

Here is the schedule for this user group tour:

October 1st - Boston PHP User Group (Kevin Hoyt)

October 1st - LA Adobe User Group (Christophe Coenraets )

October 2nd - San Francisco PHP Meetup (Danny Dura)

October 2nd - Seattle PHP User Group (Christophe Coenraets )

October 8th - Triangle PHP User Group in North Carolina (Danny Dura)

October 11th - Miami PHP User Group (Danny Dura)

October 14th - Dallas PHP User Group (Danny Dura)

October 14th - Portland PHP User Group (Ryan Stewart)

October 16th - Utah PHP User Group (Ryan Stewart)

October 16th - Cincinnati PHP User Group (Kevin Hoyt)

November 4th - New York PHP User Group (Kevin Hoyt)

November 6th - Montreal PHP User Group (Kevin Hoyt)

Danny Dura will also be doing a session at the PHP Works Conference in Atlanta on November 13th.

If you can't make any of those dates, then try to join us at MAX North America in San Francisco. Or you can learn more about Flex and PHP using Zend from the Flex developer center.

Yesterday Zend released a preview release of their next version of the Zend Framework, which includes the ZendAMF module. This is the first release of the framework that includes the module, which follows the partnership announcement made last month.

Developers can learn more about Flex and Zend by visiting the PHP page of the Flex developer center.

There are also 2 upcoming e-seminars that would be of interest to PHP developers. Both have the same content - a technical talk about getting started with Flex and AIR using the Zend Framework and ZendAMF. The first session is next Wednesday, October 22nd, at 10 AM PT, and the second is Wednesday, November 12th, at 10 AM PT. Free registration is required for both sessions.

Lee Brimelow and Matthew O'Phinney from Zend will be delivering a free e-seminar on Wednesday at 10 AM PT about using the Zend Framework and Flex and AIR together. They'll go over the Zend Framework and the Zend AMF module that allows PHP developers to connect Flex applications to Zend Framework powered applications using AMF. You have to register for the e-seminar to attend.

Lee's blog has a great overview of using Flash (and Flex) and PHP together.

The Adobe Developer Center is the best place to get started if you're interested in using Zend and Flex together.

The e-seminar will be recorded, and assuming there aren't any problems, we'll post the recording on the PHP page of the Flex Developer Center within 2 weeks.

Kevin Hoyt has put together an archive of PHP and Flex samples that should help any developer who is getting started with Flex and PHP. These samples include PHP and Flex code that uses the functionality from the AMF module of the Zend Framework, available in the 1.7 preview release. You'll need to download the Zend Framework and install it before using the AMF samples from the archive.

If you're just getting started with Flex and PHP, check out the Flex developer center's PHP page for links to articles on getting started.

Kevin Hoyt has put together an archive of PHP and Flex samples that should help any developer who is getting started with Flex and PHP. These samples include PHP and Flex code that uses the functionality from the AMF module of the Zend Framework, available in the 1.7 preview release. You'll need to download the Zend Framework and install it before using the AMF samples from the archive. If you're just getting started with Flex and PHP, check out the Flex developer center's PHP page for links to articles on getting started.... Mike Potter