Archive for the ‘PHP’ Category
Consolidated Updates for PHP on Windows
Here’s a summary of updates for PHP on Windows for January 2010.
January 2010 – Summary
· PHP 5.2.12 has shipped
· Windows Azure support added in Zend Framework
· FastCGI 1.5 RTW has shipped
· WinCache Extension 1.0.1 for PHP has shipped
PHP Core – PHP 5.2.12 release
The PHP 5.2.12 has been released and is available on http://windows.php.net and is also offered via Web Platform Installer. The release has more than 60 bug fixes, some of which are security related.
Further details about the PHP 5.2.12 release can be found in the release announcement, and the full list of changes are available in the ChangeLog.
FastCGI Extension 1.5 for IIS 6.0 and IIS 5.1
IIS team has released to web FastCGI Extension 1.5 for IIS 6.0 and IIS 5.1. This version is based on FastCGI Extension 1.0 and it adds several important improvements and features, including most notably:
· Monitor changes to a file. The extension can be configured to listen for file change notifications on a specific file and when that file changes, the extension will recycle FastCGI processes for the process pool. This feature can be used to recycle PHP processes when changes to php.ini file occur.
· Real-time tuning of MaxInstances setting. This MaxInstances setting dictates the maximum number of FastCGI processes which can be launched for each application pool. If it is set to 0 then FastCGI extension will automatically adjust the number of instances up or down every few seconds based on the system load and number of requests waiting in the queue.
More details about the FastCGI Extension 1.5 can be found in the release announcement.
Windows Cache Extension for PHP
WinCache 1.0.1 – Servicing Release
IIS team has released an update to Wincache 1.0. The update fixes several important bugs reported by customers. More details about WinCache 1.0.1 servicing release can be found in the release announcement. The update can be downloaded from here. The source code is available on pecl.php.net.
PHP Interoperability
New version of Zend Framework adds support for Microsoft Windows Azure
Zend Technologies Inc. has announced the availability of Zend Framework 1.10, which among other new features includes support for Microsoft Windows Azure cloud services. We’re very excited about this key milestone, which is the result of a fruitful collaboration! This particular project started last year when we announced the Windows Azure SDK for PHP CTP release and upcoming support in Zend Framework. With the new Zend Framework 1.10, by simply using the new Zend_Service_WindowsAzure component, developers can easily call Windows Azure APIs from their PHP applications and leverage the storage services, including Blob Storage, Table Storage and Queue Service, offering them a way to accelerate web application development and scale up on demand.
Tutorial: Creating PHP CRUD Apps with SQL Server on your Server or in the Azure Cloud
Do you know PHP and have data in a Microsoft SQL Server database? Well we have an application wizard that will make your lives a little easier. The project, open source and hosted on CodePlex, will help you build a simple CRUD (Create, Read, Update, Delete) application that works against Microsoft SQL Server, SQL Azure and Windows Azure Storage. The application is installable on Windows and supports data navigation, paging, sorting and UI customization using simple CSS.
Enabling PHP Applications on Windows
Windows Web Application Gallery
The XOOPS (Japanese) has been added to the Web Application Gallery and is available for download via Web Platform Installer.
The following applications in Web Application Gallery have been updated to their latest versions:
· WordPress (English and Japanese) – 2.9.1
· MySQL – 5.1.43
· SugarCRM – 5.5
· Moodle – 1.9
