Vom Konzept zur wirklich funktionierenden Web-App in 30 Minuten
Wie schnell entsteht heute eine funktionale Webapplikation? In unserer Demo zeigen wir euch die Basics, die wir in unserem Workshop vertiefen.
Der Ansatz: Ein Gedankenmodell statt Code
Für unsere Beispiel-Anwendung „Dieselpreise Deutschland“ haben wir lediglich eine einfache Beschreibung auf Deutsch verfasst. Der Fokus liegt dabei auf dem logischen Modell: Welche Prozesse sind relevant? Wie sehen die Ein- und Ausgabemasken aus? Man beschreibt das Projekt so, wie man es einem Entwicklerteam rudimentär erklären würde – ohne sich in Details zu verlieren. Den ursprünglichen Entwurf (inklusive kleinerer Tippfehler) findet ihr in Bild 1.
Die Umsetzung: KI-gestützte Bereitstellung
Mit dieser Textdatei bewaffnet, starten wir eine Konsolensitzung auf einem Linux-Server. Ob Konfiguration von SSL, Apache oder PHP – all diese Schritte lassen sich heute effizient mit KI-Unterstützung erledigen. Im Workshop zeigen wir euch den kompletten Weg vom „nackten“ Server bis zur laufenden Applikation.
Das beeindruckende Ergebnis: Die KI generierte nicht nur den PHP-Code (siehe Bild 2), sondern legte die Dateien direkt im richtigen Verzeichnis ab und setzte alle erforderlichen Berechtigungen.
Das Ergebnis: Funktional in Rekordzeit
Keine 30 Minuten später – inklusive Textentwurf und drei kurzen Korrekturschleifen für das Design der Deutschlandkarte – war die Anwendung im Browser startklar. Die weiteren Zeilen der PHP-Datei erspare ich euch, weil wir dann nämlich im nächsten Schritt direkt die wirklich schon gut funktionale PHP-Datei im Webbrowser öffnen und sehen dort dann das, was wir in Bild 3 sehen.
Das Entscheidende dabei: Änderungen wurden nicht auf Code-Ebene vorgenommen, sondern durch einfache deutsche Anweisungen an die KI.
Probiert es direkt aus: https://ibe901.ibexpert.com/dieselpreise/
Tragt aktuelle Dieselpreise in das System ein und seht selbst, wie die Daten live verarbeitet werden. Wir alle können die dann sehen und uns gruseln, dass es woanders noch schlimmer ist ....
Wenn ihr dabei seid, steht euch also auch offen, auf Basis genauso einer beschreibenden Textdatei mit einer wirklich bezahlbaren ChatGPT Lizenz (aktuell ca. 200 USD pro Monat) eine Webapplikation ganz nach euren Vorgaben umzusetzen.
Was euch im Workshop erwartet:
Wir gehen weit über einfache Textdateien hinaus:
Datenbank-Power: Erfahrt, wie ihr Firebird-Datenbanken anbindet, um komplexe Logiken dort zu verarbeiten, wo sie hingehören.
Modularität: Wir zeigen euch, wie man Anwendungen sinnvoll in Formulare unterteilt, um Folgefehler zu minimieren und die Übersicht zu behalten.
Hardware-Integration: Seht, wie schnell Funktionen wie die QR-Code-Erkennung via Handykamera heute realisierbar sind.
Komplexe Datenverarbeitungsschritte setzen wir aber weiterhin in der Datenbank selbst um, weil das Regelwerk dort oft weit über das hinausgeht, was man mal eben in einem Text auf einer DIN A4 Seite beschreiben kann.
Mit einer gängigen ChatGPT-Lizenz und dem richtigen Know-how setzt ihr Webapplikationen künftig exakt nach euren Vorstellungen um.
Detaillierter Workshop Inhalt: Workshop IBExpert, Firebird, KI und PHP-Webapplikationen
Preis pro Person: 899 EUR netto zzgl. Mehrwertsteuer
Kaffee, Wasser + Mittagessen inklusive
Anmeldung: sales@ibexpert.biz
Termin oder Ort passen nicht? Wir bieten den Workshop auch individuell als Firmen- oder Remote-Workshop an.
Anor Hotel & Conference Center Frankfurt Airport
An der Brücke 8-10
64546 Mörfelden-Walldorf
www.anorhotels.de
IBExpert, Firebird, AI and PHP web applications
Our next English-language know-how remote workshop – register now!
How can mobile web applications for database systems be created quickly, securely and without years of app development?
In this workshop, we will demonstrate in a practical way how you can use IBExpert, Firebird, PHP, and AI to create functional web applications for smartphones, tablets, and PCs in no time at all.
From an empty cloud server to Apache, PHP and Firebird, through to the first productive interface and connection to existing systems – regardless of whether these are based on Firebird or not.
Ideal for software providers, developers, and specialist departments that want to implement mobile solutions efficiently – without being tied to app stores and without needing a large specialist team.
Detailed workshop content: IBExpert, Firebird, AI and PHP web applications
Price per person: EUR 899 (net of any statutory VAT/sales tax)
Registration: sales@ibexpert.biz
Can't make it on this date? We also offer the workshop individually as a company remote workshop.
Wir bieten diesen Workshop auch auf Deutsch vom 27. bis 28. April 2026 in 64546 Mörfelden-Walldorf, Deutschland an: IBExpert, Firebird, KI und PHP-Webapplikationen.
Replication with no downtime – with Firebird 2.5 - 5.0
Our replication extension for Firebird 2.5–5.0 turns your database platform into a robust, flexibly scalable system – without the typical limitations of classic standard replication mechanisms. Whether you need high availability, a reporting database, geographical distribution or load balancing, you remain in control – even during live operation.
The solution can be integrated into existing third-party software that works with Firebird 2.5 - 5.0 and can also be marketed by software manufacturers as an enterprise feature to complement their own applications.
Advantages at a glance
1) Switch replication on and off at any time – with no downtime
Activate or deactivate replication during ongoing operation without having to stop the master database. This means that maintenance, testing, conversions or temporary shutdowns are possible without interrupting your productive processes.
2) Error-tolerant and fail-safe – continue working without any data loss
If the server running the replicated database fails, your system will continue to operate without any data loss. As soon as the target server is available again, the extension automatically restores replication and reliably synchronizes any changes that have been made in the meantime.
3) Scalable: One-to-many with no architectural changes
One master, multiple targets: Use the solution without any changes as 1:n replication (one master replicates to multiple targets) – ideal for reporting, read scaling, branch/location solutions or separate systems for analysis and operation.
4) Multi-master perspective – near-time synchronous or asynchronous
With targeted adjustments to your software – particularly when assigning primary keys – the solution can also be operated as synchronous or asynchronous near-time multi-master replication: writing is possible on every server, and all others then receive the changes. This allows you to lay the foundation for genuine distributed write scenarios and maximum availability.
IBExpert company workshops – implementation, source code and expertise included
IBExpert offers company workshops for precisely this solution, in which not only the basics are taught, but replication is also implemented specifically on your customer database – including clear documentation and operational setup.
What will be implemented and documented in the workshop
In the workshop, implementation will be individually tailored to your specific environment. This includes, among other things:
Integration of the solution with your customer database (Firebird 2.5 - 5.0)
Documentation of the customer-specific setup (operating and restart concept)
Provision of ready-to-use batch files, e.g. for:
Initialisation (initial synchronisation/initial setup of replication)
Starting the replication
Stopping replication
Backup/restore of the replicate (including restart after restore)
Optional: Standardised processes for replicate refresh and recovery
Remote training (up to 6 hours) included
Each workshop includes up to 6 hours of remote training, during which the system is activated on your actual customer database. The necessary expertise for subsequent operation (monitoring, troubleshooting, restart scenarios, update/maintenance procedures) is developed jointly during this training.
Important prerequisite (and alternative should it not be met)
Ideally, all tables which are to be replicated should have a primary key.
If this is not possible for certain reasons, we can also replicate such databases – including with Firebird 2.5 – 5.0, albeit using alternative technology developed in-house.
Source code & usage rights for workshop participants (user companies)
Workshop participants receive the complete source code.
The source code is provided in a form that is executable for Firebird 2.5 - 5.0.
The company may use the solution on its own computers/systems without any restrictions.
Source code & usage rights for software manufacturers/ISVs (marketing as an enterprise feature)
Software manufacturers may use the solution on up to 10 customer installations at no extra charge.
For more than 10 customer installations, an OEM price for resale can be obtained on request.
The result: greater availability, greater control, greater scope for growth.
Instead of treating replication as a rigid ‘on/off’ construct, you get a system that adapts to your operational reality: maintenance-friendly, fail-safe, scalable – and ready for sophisticated setups, right up to multi-master concepts.
Cost: EUR 4,999 (net of sales tax)
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Risks of business software as a cloud solution
Firebird White Paper
Holger Klemt, January 2026
What should you do if your Porsche won't start or your cloud ERP is no longer usable?
Some readers will no doubt have already read the recent articles about dissatisfied Porsche customers in Russia whose vehicles no longer start, because a globally implemented anti-theft device in the vehicle permanently blocks the vehicle as a precautionary measure due to a lack of cloud access and shuts off the fuel supply in such a way that it cannot be circumvented with simple tricks, even though some providers have already offered workarounds. Porsche has sanctioned all support for Russia for good reasons, so no solution should be expected from that side.
What does this story have to do with a cloud ERP solution?
Well, sooner or later, a number of customers will surely notice this as well.
The idea for this White Paper was triggered by the decision of a medium-sized German company that had been using a self-written Delphi/Firebird application at numerous locations and had expanded it over the course of the last 30 years, implementing processes specific to their needs. Not everything was perfect, but in the area of logistics in particular, constantly changing standards were implemented in such a way that they precisely met their requirements.