PHP users who attended any of my recent PHP&MySQL related talks or read Ulf's blog will know our mysqlnd_ms plugin. This plugin hooks into PHP's mysqlnd library and provides transparent support for replication and load-balancing features. Without changing your application you get transparent load-balancing and read-writ splitting so all your reading queries will be sent to a slave while the writes go to a master server. The exact strategies for that can be defined in mysqlnd_ms's configuration so quite often no, or only few application changes are needed. But we have one limitation: The MySQL servers have to be configured in each configuration on all your PHP servers, this can be annoying when you're changing your environment like adding a new slave or promoting a machine to master in case the original master fails. But there's help …

Want to learn to develop next generation web applications on MySQL using languages such as Java and PHP; take the MySQL for Developers course. In this course you will learn to:

• Use MySQL tools to connect to databases.
• Examine database structure and contents.
• Generate database structure diagrams.
• Execute complex queries.
• Manipulate numeric, text, spatial and temporal data.
• Execute complex subqueries and joins.

You can take this 5-day instructor-led course as a:

• Live-virtual event: Take this course from your desk - no travel required. Choose from a wide selection of events on the schedule to suit different time-zones.
• In-class event: Travel to an education …

As a first step to developing your websites with MySQL and PHP, take the MySQL and PHP: Developing Dynamic Applications training course where you will learn to:

• Describe the LAMP architecture
• Use the basic components of PHP to build a foundation for more complex web applications
• Understand the basic components of MySQL
• Use SQL query commands to retrieve data from the MYSQL database
• Change table data using the SQL Data Manipulation Language (DML) commands
• Retrieve data from multiple MySQL tables using Joins
• Create web based forms that interact with the end user and the data within MySQL
• Use session handling to authenticate and monitor user identities
…

ConFoo is currently looking for web professionals with deep understanding of PHP, Java, Ruby, Python, DotNet, HTML5, Databases, Cloud Computing, Security and Mobile development to share their skills and experience at the next ConFoo. Submit your proposals between August 26th and September 22nd.

ConFoo is a conference for developers that has built a reputation as a prime destination for exploring new technologies, diving deeper into familiar topics, and experiencing the best of community and culture.

• ConFoo 2014 will be hosted on February 26-28 in Montreal, at the Hilton Bonaventure Hotel.
• We take good care of our speakers by covering most expenses including travel, accommodation, lunch, full conference ticket, etc.
• Presentations are 35min + 10min for questions, …

With one of my previous post I have run through the steps involve in setting up Jenkins and today I’m going to discuss about the how to get a PHP project integrated with Jenkins on a Mac Mini server(It’s a pain in the ass compared to a Linux box when it comes to setting up […]

This is MySQL's Bad Idea #573 (after #384, which I've blogged about before) I've just had a terrible experience with a bug report from the jOOQ User Group, related to escaping of backslashes in string literals in MySQL. First, I thought to myself, whatever. SQL doesn't escape backslashes. The only escape character within a string … Continue reading MySQL Bad Idea #573 →

Installing Lighttpd With PHP5 (PHP-FPM) And MySQL Support On Fedora 19

Lighttpd is a secure, fast, standards-compliant web server designed for speed-critical environments. This tutorial shows how you can install Lighttpd on a Fedora 19 server with PHP5 support (through PHP-FPM) and MySQL support. PHP-FPM (FastCGI Process Manager) is an alternative PHP FastCGI implementation with some additional features useful for sites of any size, especially busier sites. I use PHP-FPM in this tutorial instead of Lighttpd's spawn-fcgi.

Installing Nginx With PHP5 (And PHP-FPM) And MySQL Support On Fedora 19

Nginx (pronounced "engine x") is a free, open-source, high-performance HTTP server. Nginx is known for its stability, rich feature set, simple configuration, and low resource consumption. This tutorial shows how you can install Nginx on a Fedora 19 server with PHP5 support (through PHP-FPM) and MySQL support.

Installing Apache2 With PHP5 And MySQL Support On Fedora 19 (LAMP)

LAMP is short for Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP. This tutorial shows how you can install an Apache2 webserver on a Fedora 19 server with PHP5 support (mod_php) and MySQL support.

The MySQL for Developers course examines the tools used by MySQL development professionals. Expert instructors reference real-world examples when illustrating how to generate complex queries, and consume them in your application. This course covers Java and PHP languages.

You can take this course as:

• A Live-Virtual event: Take this course from your own desk, no travel required. Choose from a wide selection of events on the schedule to suit different timezones.
• An In-Class event: Travel to an education center to take this class. Below is a selection of in-class events already on the schedule.