This Week’s Link List (July 23, 2010)
Wow! This has been a busy week…especially when it comes to news about Windows Azure and SQL Azure. If you are wondering what Windows Azure and SQL Azure have to do with PHP, just follow the first link, which will take you to a comprehensive article by Maarten Balliauw about hosting PHP applications in Windows Azure. Not all this weeks news is about Azure, however. Some interesting conversations on Twitter led me to some interesting pages about open source licenses. And there’s more…including an article about generating Word documents with PHP…
- Maarten Balliauw takes a comprehensive look at hosting PHP applications in the cloud with Windows Azure: http://articles.sitepoint.com/article/windows-azure-php
- Using the Windows Azure Command Line Tools for PHP to package a Web Worker Role: http://azurephptools.codeplex.com/wikipage?title=PHP%20Worker%20Role&version=4
- The SQL Azure team announces a web-based database management tool for managing SQL Azure databases: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/sqlazure/archive/2010/07/21/10040258.aspx?wa=wsignin1.0
- Handling transactions in SQL Azure: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/sqlazure/archive/2010/07/19/10039859.aspx?wa=wsignin1.0
- SQL Azure supports the HierarchyId data type: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/sqlazure/archive/2010/07/22/10041555.aspx
- Overview of the Web Farm Framework 2.0 for IIS 7: http://learn.iis.net/page.aspx/907/overview-of-the-web-farm-framework-20-beta-for-iis-7/
- Migrating to SQL Server Express using WebMatrix: http://blogs.iis.net/rlucero/archive/2010/07/19/webmatrix-beta-database-migration-and-live-database-monitoring.aspx
- The Interoperability team at Microsoft announces interoperability elements of a cloud platform at OSCON: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/interoperability/archive/2010/07/22/interoperability-elements-of-a-cloud-platform-outlined-at-oscon.aspx
- PHPDOCX: Generating Word documents from PHP: http://www.phparch.com/2010/07/21/phpdocx-generating-word-documents-from-php/
- Migrating from PHP 5.2.x to PHP 5.3.x: http://us2.php.net/migration53
- MODx, the GPL, and You: http://thrash.me/tech-and-modx/modx-and-the-gpl.html
- A quick guide to open source licenses: http://itexpertvoice.com/home/a-cio%E2%80%99s-quick-guide-to-open-source-licenses/
- Hosting a WordPress blog on Windows Home Server: http://www.wegotserved.com/2010/07/21/host-wordpress-blog-windows-home-server/
That’s it for this week. Have a great weekend!
-Brian