(Lee Asher) If you’re already a programmer, you’ll be able to learn the basics of PHP in about five minutes, and if you’re not then it probably won’t take much longer.
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Oracle in war of words with security researcher
(Robert Lemos) A security researcher released details of a critical flaw in Oracle’s application and Web software, criticising the company for not cooperating with the security community and taking too long to fix software issues that threaten its customers.
Put some style in your Web site with CSS and XHTML
Moving beyond mere HTML into the much more capable world of CSS and XHTML is not as daunting a task as you might think. This chapter from Head First HTML with CSS & XHTML, by Elisabeth and Eric Freeman explains CSS tags and XHTML elements in easy to understand language backed by examples and sample
All is gold for the DB2 Express
(Craig Morris) Since 2003, the inexpensive Express version of IBM’s DB2 database has been available for free as DB2 Express-C since the end of January. The software giant claims that its latest offspring, which is to run on 32 and 64-bit machines on Windows and Linux, has “no limitations on the size
Database Engine Tuning Adviser: How to tune your new SQL Server 2005
(Jeremy Kadlec) Business and IT teams alike are demanding high-speed SQL Server 2005 installations right out of the gate. Getting the DMBS up and running is not usually the greatest challenge; it’s ensuring that the platform performs as expected. This is no small task when you already have little ti
The .NET 2.0 Action Lists
(Brian Mains) Action Lists are a new feature of .NET controls. Whenever you select a user control, you see a right arrow in the upper-right corner signaling that the control has an action list, which contains a list of shortcuts that the developer can alter. It is a handy tool to setup databinding,
Upgrading to Oracle Database 10g
(Kevin Loney and Bob Bryla) If you have previously installed an earlier version of the Oracle database server, you can upgrade your database to Oracle Database 10g. Multiple upgrade paths are supported; the right choice for you will depend on factors such as your current Oracle software version and
XML forking in .NET Framework 1.1
(Paulo Morgado) This article will show how to fork XML processing when using XmlReaders and XmlWriters in .NET Framework 1.1.
Error message when you use the Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) to back up SQL Server 2000 database files or SQL Server 2000 Desktop Engine (MSDE) database files
When you use the Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) to back up Microsoft SQL Server 2000 database files or Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Desktop Engine (MSDE) database files, you may receive the following error message: Volume shadow copy creation: Attempt 1. “MSDEWriter” has reported an error 0x8004
Call Administration Commands through SQL – ADMIN_CMD()
(Chris Eaton) If you are a command line DBA then you may not even notice the subtle difference between a SQL statement (like RENAME, GET DIAGNOSTICS, SET SCHEMA, etc.) and a command (like SET CLIENT, REORG, DESCRIBE, etc.). Who has time to read the ANSI SQL Standard anyway to find out what is SQL an