I have posted a number of posts previously about my PHP/MySQL based Real Estate Content Management Solution. I know that there are a few other options on the market, even some of them free to the end user under the open source model but I found them to be lacking in some respects so I […]
Sun Microsystem Buys MySQL For $1 Billion
I have to admit, I didn’t see this one coming, it looks like Sun Microsystems has purchased MySQL AB, the company behind the development of the popular MySQL database software, for 1 billion dollars, wow… As many of you know, while I respect Oracle, my choice for 99% of all projects that I develop is […]
Book Review: Sitepoint’s Build a Database Driven Website…
Sitepoint Books are usually very well written books and this one is one is no different, it’s a great read and I recommend it to everyone who asks about good books they can pick up to learn more about web development. This is another book that I keep on the bookshelf behind my desk and […]
Project Update: Classmate Website (beta)
I just launched my Mom’s Classmate Website. The entire site project was built in PHP/MySQL using PHPR. Basically this site consists of only two database tables “classmates” and “events”. Each classmate will register on the website with their information (name, spouse’s name, address, city, state, zip, telephone, cell phone, email, current photo, short message, etc.). This information […]
PHP / MySQL development environment
IBM’s Developerworks section has a good tutorial for setting up a PHP / MySQL Development Environment on a Windows XP machine, here is a Link to the Resource if you are interested in checking this out. This is pretty much what I do on my test machine so that I can stress test applications before I load them […]
MySQL AB :: GUI Tools
I had another developer inquire over the weekend as to what MySQL GUI Tools I used / recommended. Honestly I spend 80% of the time inside my IDE (phpr) so I don’t often reach for any other GUI tools becuase PHPR has a MySQL modeling tool built in that acts a lot like a wizard, […]
Varying Levels of User Access in PHP/MySQL
Creating varying levels of access for users of a site is something that I wrestled with for a while trying to get my mind around when I first sat down to learn PHP inside and out. Fortunately in PHPR (phprunner) there is a section full of tutorials that demonstrate how to setup user access to […]
Project: Classmate Website (beta)
I am currently working on a project for my Mom’s classmate website. I am building the project using PHPR (phprunner) and it is written in PHP with a MySQL database on the backend. Her current website features an out of date content management solution that is hard for her to get around in, and it […]
Easy PHP/MySQL Development…
I don’t think I have ever ran across a tool quite like PHPRunner, it knocks out development time for me on dynamic website projects, I use it almost exclusively. Sergey and Alexey, the guys who put this software on the market are awesome to work with and extremely helpful when I get in a […]
Using Open Source to Create Commercial Products
This is a good webinar provided by Techonline that deals with Using Open Source software like PHP, MySQL, (LAMP)… to develop commercially rebrandable software solutions. There is alot of buzz right now about Microsoft suing FOSS over patent infringements, etc. (i kind of doubt it will float but w/ microsoft’s attorney’s who knows…) Here’s some info about the Webinar: […]