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.: MySQL Database Server
| The MySQL database server embodies an ingenious software architecture that maximizes speed and customizability. Extensive reuse of pieces of code within the software and an ambition to produce minimalistic but functionally rich features have resulted in a database management system unmatched in speed, compactness, stability and ease of deployment. The unique separation of the core server from the table handler makes it possible to run MySQL under strict transaction control or with ultrafast transactionless disk access, whichever is most appropriate for the situation.
Today MySQL is the most popular open source database server in the world with more than 2 million installations powering web sites, data warehouses, business applications, logging systems and more. Customers such as Yahoo! Finance, MP3.com, Motorola, NASA, Silicon Graphics, and Texas Instruments use the MySQL server in mission-critical applications. |
.: PHP
| PHP is an open-source server-side scripting language for creating dynamic Web pages for e-commerce and other Web applications. A dynamic Web page is a page that interacts with the user, so that each user visiting the page sees customized information. PHP allows dynamic content to be generated from information accessed in a database or other external source.
PHP offers a simple and universal solution for dynamic Web pages. The intuitive interface allows programmers to embed PHP commands right in the HTML page. PHP's elegant design makes it significantly easier to maintain and update than comparable scripts in other languages.
Because of its wide distribution to a large community of users, PHP is very well supported. As an open source product, PHP enjoys the support of a large group of open-source developers. The community gives excellent technical support to users, and bugs are found and repaired quickly. The code is continuously updated with improvements and language extensions to expand PHP's capabilities.
PHP has been in development since 1994. PHP 3, released in June 1998, has gained rapid popularity, and is now used in Web-related applications by some of the most prominent organizations such as Mitsubishi, RedHat, Der Spiegel, MP3-Lycos, Ericsson and NASA.
Unlike other scripting languages for Web page development, PHP offers excellent connectivity to most of the common databases (including Oracle, Sybase, MySQL, ODBC and many others). PHP also offers integration with various external libraries, which allow the developer to do anything from generating PDF documents to parsing XML. Perhaps the greatest advantage of PHP, when compared to other scripting languages such as ASP or ColdFusion, is that it is open-source and cross-platform, suitable for today's heterogeneous network environments. |
.: Flash
| Macromedia Flash is the key to designing and delivering low-bandwidth animations, presentations, and Web sites. It offers scripting capabilities and server-side connectivity for creating engaging applications, Web interfaces, and training courses. Once you've created your content, 97.6% of the online audience will be able to view it with the Macromedia Flash Player. |
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