Daily Archives: July 1, 2009

Wamp It (Windows Apache MySQL PHP)

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Wamp installs a local version of Apache, MySQL and PHP to help develop locally without the need to upload your code to a server.

During installation you can select how you reach the WAMP server, but the default is Localhost. You then have a folder inside C:/wamp/ called www where you can save all your websites. Start the WAMP service and then in any browser enter in “localhost”, it will take you to a holding page for WAMP, you then have the option to select the project to view.

For MySQL you get to use either SQLiteManager, PHPMyAdmin or MySQL CLI giving you a good scope of tools to use.

Access to MySQL.ini and PHP.ini is very easy, giving you the chance to make required changes on the fly to test your code out. This is very helpful, as if you did this on a live server you would need to restart some processes for the changes to take effect, this would mean that people viewing your site may be presented with a 404 error whilst the processes restart.

So if you have some dynamic sites you want to create, or you want to dabble with PHP a little then give it a go, very easy to install and easier to use.

Download from:
PHP Apache MySQL avec WampServer 2 : installation PHP MySQL Apache

Alternatively you can also hire a company offering web development services in India to do the job for you. It will save your time and efforts,

“Pragmatic Interoperability” by Microsoft

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At a closed-door meeting of its Interoperability Customer Executive Council (ICEC), held in May, Microsoft was surrounded by the critics suggesting that it is not sincere in handling customer feedback. However two executives of the company continued to mention that these feedback helped Microsoft form a more pragmatic approach to interoperability and in understanding what their customers and programmers of computer software development really need.

Craig Shank, general manager of the interoperability group at Microsoft, mention that the discussions at the ICEC event were “robust” and after the meeting the company has started various work streams, including meetings between its product architects and those customers. He specified that there are four main areas to Microsoft’s structured approach to interoperability:

  • products and standards implementations,
  • collaboration,
  • developer resources, and
  • participation in formal standards bodies

Shank added that the company has taken steps towards rewriting Office Binary Protocol file documentation, and that there is a “high degree” of support activity through MSDN. Microsoft is also identifying how it implemented standards, and it is collaborating with the industry to do testing work for its standards implementations. Microsoft has focused on specific testing, including Plugfest testing between SAMBA and Windows Server for file and print interoperability.

- By Software Development Team, SynapseIndia [Software Development India]