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  • Cristian Darie, Mihai Bucica; Beginning PHP 5 and Mysql E-Commerce

    PHP and MySQL are common solutions in many web development situations. However, when using them for e-commerce sites some different techniques should be employed to get the best out of the platforms. I talked to Cristian Darie and Mihai Bucica abo…

  • Garrett Rooney, Practical Subversion

    Subversion is having what can only be described as a subversive effect on the versioning software environment. CVS has long been the standard amongst programmers, but it has it’s faults and Subversion (read Sub-version) addresses those known and p…

  • Kyle Rankin, Knoppix Hacks

    Knoppix is not just another Linux distribution. Unlike many Linux alternatives, Knoppix doesn???t need to be installed; everything runs from a CD (called a ???Live CD??? distribution). While Live CDs aren???t unique to Knoppix, it is the way the Knoppix C…

  • New Book Review Blog

    I have a new blog totally dedicated to hosting book reviews and interviews. It takes the place of the books blog I had at LinuxWorld, which is obviously now defunct. The new site, The Writers Perspective will host all the reviews and interviews th…

  • David Sklar, Essential PHP Tools: Modules, Extensions, and Accelerators

    PHP is a popular web development/deployment platform and you can get even more out of the platform by using the extensions and tools available on the web to extend PHP???s capabilities. I talk to David Sklar, author of Essential PHP, about his new b…

  • Tony Mobily, Hardening Apache

    It is the administration task we love to hate: securing a website. Apache forms the backbone of most websites so it makes sense to start there. In Hardening Apache, Tony Mobily does just that, starting with the basics of creating of a secure Apach…

  • Matthias Warkus, The Official GNOME 2 Developer’s Guide

    Install Linux and the chances are you???ll be given the choice between a GNOME or KDE desktop. GNOME is the better known of the two, but if you want to development applications that use the GNOME environment where do you start? Well a good place wou…

  • Unix Advanced Visual QuickPro, Chris Herborth

    Unix Advanced Visual QuickPro is a step-by-step guide to configuring the finer points of your Unix machine from file sharing, Web sites, and e-mail through to virus scanning. I talk to the author and long-time friend, Chris Herborth, about the boo…

  • Beginning MySQL Database Design and Optimization

    Getting the design of your database right has a huge impact on a number of issues. Primarily performance, but it can also affect other areas like the flexibility of your database and how it integrates with the application-level solution, such as P…

  • Exclusive LinuxWorld Magazine Interview: My SQL Network

    The MySQL Network is a new service operated by MySQL AB to help companies use and deploy MySQL technology in their applications. It bundles up a number of different components into a single chargeable service and includes certified copies of the M…