Zend announces public beta of Zend Server

Zend announces the public beta release of Zend Server, their next generation PHP Web Application Server designed from the ground up to be the best possible stack for production PHP applications. Zend Server combines new functionality with capabilities found in Zend Core and Zend Platform into a single reliable PHP stack for developing and managing PHP applications.

Zend Server includes:

• Fully supported and certified distribution of PHP 5.2


• Fully supported Zend Framework 1.7 release


• Integrated native installers (RPM/DEB/MSI)


• Web-based administration Interface


• Comprehensive out-of-the-box database connectivity


• Powerful PHP monitoring capabilities to identify problems and help fix them quickly


• URL-based output caching required by today's modern web applications


• Zend Optimizer+ - byte code cache to boost application performance


• New "Guard Loader" to enable processing of Zend Guard encoded files

Zend would like to invite you to participate in their beta program and experience Zend Server.

To join the beta program, simply download Zend Server from: http://www.zend.com/en/products/server/downloads. For installation questions, support and feedback, visit the new Zend forum at: http://forums.zend.com/ and login using your Zend ID.