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MySQL for Linux on POWER, Part 1: Introduction to creating a database
Learn about the availability of MySQL Database Server for Linux(R) running on IBM(R) POWER(TM) and PowerPC(R) processor-based servers (collectively referred to as Linux on POWER). As a brief guide for application developers using MySQL on Linux on POWER, this paper is intended for MySQL developers and database administrators who are familiar with their system environment, networks, media devices, and disk resources. In Part 2 of this article, read about developing applications for MySQL using PHP, C/C++, Java, Perl, and Python. 		Articles 05 Apr 2005  
 
MySQL for Linux on POWER, Part 2: Developing applications
In this second, and final, part of this series, learn more about the availability of MySQL Database Server for Linux(TM) running on IBM(R) POWER(TM) and PowerPC(R) processor-based servers (collectively referred to as Linux on POWER). Part 2 focuses on developing applications for MySQL in some of the major programming languages, such as PHP, Java(TM), C/C++, Python, and Perl. As a brief guide for application developers using MySQL on Linux on POWER, this paper is intended for MySQL developers and database administrators who are familiar with their system environment, networks, media devices, and disk resources. 		Articles 07 Apr 2005  
 
IBM embraces open source: MySQL setup on AIX 5L
This series of articles highlights the operability of open source software on IBM platforms. The author introduces MySQL on AIX 5L and covers the proper procedures and parameters that must be set to build the popular MySQL database on AIX 5L with VisualAge C++. 		Articles 02 Nov 2004  
 
Tuning LAMP systems, Part 3: Tuning your MySQL server
Applications using the LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP/Perl) architecture are constantly being developed and deployed. But often the server administrator has little control over the application itself because it's written by someone else. This series of three articles discusses many of the server configuration items that can make or break an application's performance. This third article, the last in the series, focuses on tuning the database layer for maximum efficiency. 		Articles 07 Jun 2007  
 
Set up a PHP and MySQL development environment
Set up PHP, Apache, and MySQL as a development environment on a Windows XP machine. This tutorial gives you step-by-step instructions on how to get it all up and running painlessly. 		Tutorials 08 Jun 2005  
 
Creating dynamic Web sites with PHP and MySQL
This free tutorial shows you how to use two open source, cross-platform tools for creating a dynamic Web site: PHP and MySQL. When we are finished, you will know how dynamic sites work and how they serve the content, and you will be ready to serve your own dynamic content from your site. 		Tutorials 15 May 2001  
 
Eclipse and HSQLDB: Embedding a relational database server into Eclipse, Part 1
This article shows how to develop a plug-in that embeds the HSQLDB pure-Java relational database server into the Eclipse Workbench. Although not as powerful as DB2 and not as popular as MySQL, HSQLDB (the hypersonic SQL database) can satisfy the needs of a wide range of Java applications, because of its extensibility and low memory/processor requirements. 		Articles 30 Sep 2003  
 
Using open source software to design, develop, and deploy a collaborative Web site, Part 15: Lessons learned
In this series, the IBM Internet Technology Group designs, develops, and deploys an extranet Web site for a fictitious company, International Business Council (IBC), using a suite of freely available software. You explore the complete life cycle of developing a collaborative Web site with Drupal driven by Apache, PHP, and MySQL. In this article, the team shares lessons learned from the experience and describes what's coming up next with Drupal 5.0. 		Articles 03 Apr 2007  
 
Tuning LAMP systems, Part 1: Understanding the LAMP architecture
Applications using the LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP/Perl) architecture are constantly being developed and deployed. But often the server administrator has little control over the application itself because it's written by someone else. This series of three articles discusses many of the server configuration items that can make or break an application's performance. This first article covers the LAMP architecture, some measurement techniques, and some basic Linux kernel, disk, and file system tweaks. Successive articles investigate tuning the Apache, MySQL, and PHP components. 		Articles 31 Mar 2007  
 
Use Technology Explorer for IBM DB2 to manage user and group authentication for DB2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
Learn how to use the Technology Explorer (TE) for IBM DB2(R) to control user and group authentication to DB2 through the use of a security plug-in called db2auth. The plug-in uses a DB2 database for storing authentication information instead of an external authentication repository, such as an operating system or Kerberos. The plug-in allows for a smoother migration from other database software such as MySQL, which also stores authentication information within the database. This article also describes how the support in TE for the db2auth plug-in was implemented. [2009 Nov 13: Updated to show Linux support. --Ed.] 		Articles 13 Nov 2009  
 
Use PHP on System i, Part 1: Introduction and examples
Learn how to install PHP and DB2(R) on System i(TM), and understand how to port a MySQL application to DB2 on i5/OS(R). Understand the history and architecture types of PHP, including the new architecture that uses i5/OS with an Apache HTTP server and the IBM DB2 database to bring PHP applications to System i(TM). Read examples of PHP Web applications. Learn how PHP applications are especially beneficial to small and medium businesses, because open source PHP applications are often inexpensive and easily accessible. [The product option for the CCA Cryptographic Service Provider has been changed from option 13 to option 35. The title has been changed to indicate the first article in a series. -Ed.] 		Articles 08 Feb 2007  
 
Seven simple reasons to use AppFuse
Getting started with open source tools for the Java platform such as Spring, Hibernate, or MySQL can be difficult. Throw in Ant or Maven, a little Ajax with DWR, and a Web framework -- say, JSF -- and you're up to your eyeballs just trying to configure your application. AppFuse removes the pain of integrating open source projects. It also makes testing a first-class citizen, allows you to generate your entire UI from database tables, and supports Web services with XFire. Furthermore, AppFuse's community is healthy and happy -- and one of the few places where users of different Web frameworks actually get along. 		Articles 08 Aug 2006  
 
Using open source software to design, develop, and deploy a collaborative Web site, Part 1: Introduction and overview
In this series, follow along as the IBM Internet Technology Group team designs, develops, and deploys a closed community Web site using a suite of software that is freely available -- including Drupal, MySQL, PHP, Apache, and Eclipse technologies. 		Articles 11 Jul 2006  
 
Tuning LAMP systems, Part 2: Optimizing Apache and PHP
Applications using the LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP/Perl) architecture are constantly being developed and deployed. But often the server administrator has little control over the application itself because it's written by someone else. This series of three articles discusses many of the server configuration items that can make or break an application's performance. This second article focuses on steps you can take to optimize Apache and PHP. 		Articles 30 Apr 2007  
 
Overlay data on maps using XSLT, KML, and the Google Maps API, Part 2: Transform and use the data
In this two-part article series, you'll develop an application for a real estate brokerage to display all available apartment listings as clickable Placemarks on Google Maps. In Part 1, you created the first half of the application that collects the apartment listing information from the user, uses the Google Geocoder Web service to turn the street address into its geographical coordinates (longitude and latitude), and stores the coordinates in the database along with the address information. In Part 2, you will use this data to produce a KML overlay document and display it in Google Maps and Google Earth. First, you'll use stored procedures to produce XML from MySQL. Then with XSLT and a technique called Muenchian grouping, you'll transform the XML data into a KML document containing the overlay information -- one Placemark for each apartment building. The pop-up balloon for each Placemark displays the available apartment listings in that building. Finally, you'll use the Google Maps API to display the KML overlay in a Google Map embedded within your own Web site. 		Articles 09 Sep 2008  
 
Introduction to LAMP technology
This tutorial explores the Linux-Apache-MySQL-PHP, or LAMP, Web development framework and shows how that framework can help you build applications to solve common business problems. The tutorial begins with an exploration of the LAMP architecture, then introduces fundamental PHP concepts. After a solid grounding of PHP, the tutorial explains MySQL support, with coverage focusing on database concepts and how to access MySQL from PHP. All of these techniques are discussed within the context of a real-world customer management example. 		Tutorials 03 May 2005  
 
Developing rich Internet applications with Rails, OpenLaszlo, and Eclipse
Explore at a high level how to develop a rich Internet application using OpenLaszlo, Ruby on Rails, MySQL, and Eclipse to provide a common IDE to not only develop your application but also to automate many of the steps in developing a Rails or OpenLaszlo application. This will further speed up and streamline the already fast development cycle of Rails applications. 		Tutorials 12 May 2006  
 
Cultured Perl: Embedding Perl in database tables
In this installment, Ted looks at Perl and databases. Specifically, he works with the Class::DBI CPAN module and MySQL to introduce you to embedding Perl in database tables. 		Articles 09 Mar 2005  
 
Develop a WordPress plug-in with Eclipse PDT
WordPress is a Web publishing platform written in PHP, using MySQL for storage. It provides extensibility by building plug-ins that add filters and actions. The Eclipse PHP Development Tools (PDT) V2.0 project allows you to use Eclipse to build PHP applications. Learn how to extend WordPress by using PDT to build plug-ins. 		Articles 10 Mar 2009  
 
Install XAMPP for easy, integrated development
Open source stacks such as XAMPP from Apache Friends are simplifying open source development by making it easier to write and distribute applications in a stable and standardized environment. Traditionally, AMPP -- Apache, MySQL, PHP, and Perl -- have all been installed and configured as separate products. The trend of combining them into integrated middleware stacks promises to make open source development more competitive with J2EE application development, at least for low-end applications. In this article, you'll learn how to install, configure, and back up XAMPP on Mandrake Linux 10.0 and also how to configure and administer XAMPP, as well as how to install your own applications in an XAMPP environment. 		Articles 30 Nov 2004  
 
Web site user modeling with PHP
Web site user modeling, a mathematical discipline, is easier than you might expect. In this tutorial, Paul Meagher shows you how to construct a user-modeling platform with PHP and MySQL -- technologies well suited for a species of user-modeling called Web site user modeling. Even small Web-development shops can use clickstream data to build Web site user models. 		Tutorials 30 Dec 2003  
 
Implement Semantic Web standards in your Web site
With Yahoo's recent announcement that they will implement support of Semantic Web standards in their search engine, the benefits that the Semantic Web has for your site have never been clearer. In addition to the existing benefits such as your structured content giving you a free, open-ended API, you now get the opportunity for increased search rankings, and more importantly, increased relevance because the search engine can better understand what the content of your site is about. In this tutorial you will learn to implement a simple social networking site using PHP and MySQL, which will implement Semantic Web standards such as hCard and Friend of a Friend (FOAF) as part of a semantic Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) scheme. 		Tutorials 20 May 2008  
 
End-to-end Ajax application development, Part 1: Set up an Ajax environment with a scenario
Ajax (Asynchronous JavaScript + XML) is quickly emerging as a modern way of bringing desktop-quality software features to Web applications running on browsers. Open source software such as Linux-Apache-MySQL-PHP (LAMP) and open standards-based J2EE middleware, such as WebSphere Application Server Community Edition, provide excellent capabilities to develop and deploy Ajax Web applications. This article is the first of a three-part series about developing an end-to-end Ajax application using an open source middleware stack. If you're a novice Web developer who can read and understand the code written in XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, and SQL, then this article is for you. After you're done, you will have a good understanding of the basic concepts of Ajax and its potential in the context of a three-tier Web application scenario. 		Articles 05 Jun 2007  
 
Create BlackBerry applications with open source tools, Part 1: Laying the groundwork
There is perhaps no bigger market-transformational technology than the cell phone. And within that classification of devices, perhaps none more recognizable than the BlackBerry from Research In Motion (RIM). Most people think it is just for business e-mail, but there is untapped potential in that addictive device. Despite being a popular platform, third-party applications are still needed for the BlackBerry platform. There is no better way to bring those applications to fruition than to enable the help from the open source community. Follow along as this tutorial lays the groundwork for an open source data-collection application, upon which an accessible and easy-to-use data-collection service is built. 		Tutorial 19 Aug 2008  
 
Create an interactive production wiki using PHP, Part 3: Users and permissions
This "Create an interactive production wiki using PHP" tutorial series creates a wiki from scratch using PHP, with value-added features useful for tracking production. Wikis are widely used as tools to help speed development, increase productivity and educate others. Each part of the series develops integral parts of the wiki until it is complete and ready for prime time, with features including file uploading, a calendaring "milestone" system, and an open blog. The wiki will also contain projects whose permissions are customizable to certain users. In Part 2, you got the basic wiki working. Now it's time to add some control over who can do what when accessing Criki. 		Tutorials 20 Mar 2007  
 
Create an interactive production wiki using PHP, Part 2: Developing the basic wiki code
This "Create an interactive production wiki using PHP" series creates a wiki from scratch using PHP, with value-added features useful for tracking production. Wikis are widely used as tools to help speed development, increase productivity, and educate others. Each part of the series develops integral parts of the wiki until it is complete and ready for primetime, with features including file uploading, a calendaring "milestone" system, and an open blog. The wiki will also contain projects whose permissions are customizable to certain users. 		Tutorials 06 Mar 2007  
 
Use PHP on System i, Part 2: Net.Data and PHP
Compare PHP with the Net.Data server-side scripting language, which IBM develops with DB2(R). Understand the origins of the languages, their syntax differences, usage learning curves, database connections, and other differences. This article is the second part of a series based on working with PHP on System i(TM). 		Articles 13 Feb 2007  
 
Using open source software to design, develop, and deploy a collaborative Web site, Part 3: Building your development environment in Windows
Install and configure in this tutorial all the software necessary to develop a Drupal-based Web site in Windows, including Eclipse, PHP, and more. When you're done, you will have a blank development canvas that you can use for any development project. 		Tutorials 11 Aug 2006  
 
Using open source software to design, develop, and deploy a collaborative Web site, Part 4: Building your development environment in Linux
Install and configure in this tutorial all the software necessary to develop a Drupal-based Web site using Linux, including Eclipse, PHP, and more. When you're done, you will have a blank development canvas that you can use for any development project. 		Tutorials 11 Aug 2006  
 
Five common PHP database problems
Discover five common database problems that occur in PHP applications -- including database schema design, database access, and the business logic code that uses the database -- as well as their solutions. 		Articles 01 Aug 2006  
 
Ajax RSS reader
Learn how to build an Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (Ajax) Really Simple Syndication (RSS) reader, as well as a Web component that you can place on any Web site to look at the articles in the RSS feeds. 		Articles 03 Apr 2007  
 
Realities of open source cloud computing, Part 2: Developing for the cloud
You've probably heard the phrase "Write once, run anywhere." But if you want to write for an application that runs in a cloud, you really have to know what you're doing. In Part 2 of this "Realities of open source cloud computing" series, learn how to write an application using PHP to run on the Aptana cloud computing platform. Explore some of the critical design differences between a cloud application and a traditional N-tier application. The concepts are illustrated with a seemingly simple application, using familiar open source technologies, that taps into the strengths of cloud computing. 		Articles 14 Apr 2009  
 
Total security in a PostgreSQL database
Database security is the single biggest concern with today's Web-based applications. Without control, you risk exposing sensitive information about your company or, worse yet, your valuable customers. In this article, learn about security measures you can take to protect your PostgreSQL database. 		Articles 17 Nov 2009  
 
Create an interactive production wiki using PHP, Part 4: Task management
This "Create an interactive production wiki using PHP" tutorial series creates a wiki from scratch using PHP, with value-added features useful for tracking production. Wikis are widely used as tools to help speed development, increase productivity and educate others. Each part of the series develops integral parts of the wiki until it is complete and ready for prime time, with features including file uploading, a calendaring "milestone" system, and an open blog. The wiki will also contain projects whose permissions are customizable to certain users and will contain projects whose permissions are customizable to certain users. In Part 3, we added some control over who can do what. Now it's time to add some task management. 		Tutorials 03 Apr 2007  
 
New to Open source
This guide places all the basics of open source in context to help you get started in the most wide-ranging, growing, and dynamic field of software development today. The open source zone is your source for how-to information, tools, and project updates to help you develop with open source technologies and use them with IBM's products. Topic areas include Eclipse, Apache, Derby/Cloudscape, Linux, scripting languages such as PHP, Perl, and Python, as well as broader discussions on licensing and open source development. 		22 Aug 2007  
 
Make dashboards with XQuery
Many digital dashboards that cropped up in the 1980s were horrible (if not unsubtle) analogs to a car's dashboard. Very few presented business data in a compelling manner. Today, Web-based dashboards try to achieve the same thing. Discover what makes a good dashboard, and learn to identify and leverage key performance indicators (KPIs) for more effective digital dashboards. Finally, build a Web dashboard using the eXist XML database and XQuery. 		Articles 31 Mar 2009  
 
The Ajax transport method
Discover three Ajax data transport mechanisms (XMLHttp, script tags, and frames or iframes) and their relative strengths and weaknesses. This tutorial provides code for both the server side and the client side and explains it in detail to provide the techniques you need to put efficient Ajax controls anywhere you need them. 		Tutorials 06 Jun 2006  
 
Welcome to the Open source zone
IBM is launching a revamped developerWorks Open source zone, which will deliver more articles, resources, tools, and tutorials that support major industry open source initiatives, including Linux, Apache, Derby, Globus, and Eclipse. Learn how you can benefit. 		Articles 25 Feb 2005  
 
Build an LSID Resolution Service using the Java language
We take you through a step-by-step approach to building a Java technology-based Life Sciences Identifier (LSID) authority from scratch. We demonstrate how to build this on a minimal data set and on data downloaded from the protein sequence database Swiss-Prot, all on the Linux platform. 		Articles 03 Mar 2004  
 
Developing software on an open source stack
Web developers are enjoying a renaissance. After spending much of the previous decade toiling on server-centric code, programmers are now putting code front-and-center, turning the Web browser into its own computing platform. Much of the renaissance must be attributed to ingenuity. The newest generation of tools and application frameworks automate and simplify the drudgery of building, deploying, and maintaining a Web site. There are also more tools than ever, and all the most innovative tools are open source. This tutorial provides an expansive survey of the free software available to developers to create and deploy Web applications. 		Tutorials 19 Aug 2008  
 
Implement access control with Agavi
Agavi is an open-source, flexible, and scalable framework for application development. One of its key features is a full-featured API for user authentication and role-based access control. Examine this API in detail, and see how to add sophisticated application-level privilege management and manipulation to a Web application. 		Articles 27 Oct 2009  
 
Introduction to MVC programming with Agavi, Part 4: Create an Agavi search engine with multiple output types including XML, RSS, or SOAP
Implement a simple search engine and add support for multiple output types such as XML, RSS, or SOAP for your sample Agavi program in Part 4. This five-part series is for the PHP developer interested in Agavi, a open-source, flexible, and scalable framework. 		Articles 27 Oct 2009  
 
Introduction to MVC programming with Agavi, Part 5: Add paging, file uploads, and custom input validators to your Agavi application
This is the final article in a five-part series written for the PHP developer interested in learning about an open-source, flexible, and scalable framework called Agavi. You'll learn to support file uploads, store user data in sessions, integrate third-party libraries and create custom input validators for your Agavi application. 		Articles 27 Oct 2009  
 
Introduction to MVC programming with Agavi, Part 2: Add forms and database support with Agavi and Doctrine
Work with the scalable, open-source Agavi framework to create an input form, use Doctrine to auto-generate the data models for the project, and integrate these models into the Agavi project in Part 2 of this five-part series. 		Articles 27 Oct 2009  
 
Seven habits for writing secure PHP applications
Security in a PHP application includes remote and local security concerns. Discover the habits PHP developers should get into to implement Web applications that have both characteristics. 		Articles 30 Sep 2008  
 
Tip: Create portable database representations with PEAR MDB2_Schema
To change an application's database back-end is a complex task, that often requires the developer to manually re-create database tables and records using data types and SQL functions compatible with the new RDBMS. The PEAR MDB2_Schema package can make this task easier, by generating a vendor-neutral representation of a database using XML and providing tools to import this representation into any supported RDBMS. 		Articles 07 Aug 2007  
 
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