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Design Decisions in the PDO Driver for SQL Server
I’ve recently talked with the SQL Server Driver for PHP team about some of the harder design...
Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 04/27/2010
What was Microsoft Doing at DrupalCon?
Whew! DrupalCon was fun…and exhausting. I don’t know why, but I’m always surprised that conferences...
Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 04/26/2010
This Week’s Link List (April 23, 2010)
I’m back from an exciting trip to DrupalCon in SF and I’m still reflecting on that experience. Look...
Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 04/23/2010
PDO Cheat Sheet for SQL Server Driver for PHP
I know, I know…part of the point in having a common data abstraction layer like PDO is that...
Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 04/21/2010
Comparing the SQLSRV and PDO APIs
Following yesterday’s announcement of the availability of a PDO driver for SQL Server (SQL...
Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 04/20/2010
PDO Support for SQL Server!
Add SQL Server to the list of databases with PDO support! Today, the SQL Server Driver for PHP team...
Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 04/19/2010
This Week’s Link List (April 16, 2010)
A longer list than usual this week. There was lots of news/buzz this week around Windows Azure and...
Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 04/16/2010
Preparing for DrupalCon 2010
If it seems that my blog has been on the quiet side the last couple of weeks, it’s because I’ve been...
Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 04/15/2010
Working Down the Stack: Enabling ODBC Tracing with the SQL Server Driver for PHP
A couple of weeks ago I ran into some problems when figuring out how to do backups and restores with...
Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 04/13/2010
This Week’s Link List (April 9, 2010)
I haven’t been writing as much this week as in past weeks, but I HAVE been paying attention. :-)...
Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 04/09/2010
BACKUP and RESTORE A Database with the SQL Server Driver for PHP
In this post I’ll look at how to use the SQL Server Driver for PHP to backup and restore a database....
Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 04/06/2010
This Week’s Link List (April 2, 2010)
OK…here’s a list of links that grabbed my attention this week: The PHP on Windows Training Kit...
Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 04/02/2010
Going to DrupalCon!
I found out this morning that I get to go to DrupalCon SF! This will be my first Drupal...
Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 04/01/2010
Streaming Silverlight Video with PHP
In this post I hope to take a step towards making good on a promise I made a few weeks ago: to dive...
Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 03/29/2010
This Week’s Link List (March 26, 2010)
Here’s the links that I found especially interesting this week…lot’s of news around Microsoft and...
Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 03/26/2010
Store Images in the Database or File System?
I intended for this post to be about how to use the SQL Server Driver for PHP to get images in an...
Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 03/25/2010
CRUD Operations with the OData SDK for PHP
Last week I wrote a post about retrieving data from an OData feed by using classes that were...
Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 03/23/2010
This Week’s Link List (March 19, 2010)
I said last week that I wanted to share my favorite links on a weekly basis, and I still do. But I’m...
Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 03/19/2010
Retrieving Data with the OData SDK for PHP
[Upadting this post to incorporate some fixes in the OData SDK for PHP. Also adding this link to a...
Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 03/18/2010
Consuming “Dallas” Data with PHP
Given that MIX10 is happening this week and that Microsoft Codename “Dallas” (CTP2) was just...
Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 03/16/2010
This Week’s Greatest Links (Mar 12, 2010)
I’m jealous that my wife can find the time (I don’t know how she does it) to read so many books just...
Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 03/12/2010
MSSQL vs. SQLSRV: What’s the Difference? (Part 2)
In my last post, I promised a comparison of the APIs for the MSSQL and SQLSRV extensions of PHP, so...
Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 03/10/2010
mssql vs. sqlsrv: What’s the Difference? (Part 1)
[Part 2 of this post is here.] The SQL Server Driver for PHP (also called the "sqlsrv" driver for...
Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 03/08/2010
Best PHP Projects on Codeplex?
I started this blog a few weeks ago knowing I had a lot to learn about PHP and about using PHP with...
Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 03/05/2010
What's the Right Way to Prevent SQL Injection in PHP Scripts?
How to prevent SQL injection in PHP scripts is probably a topic that doesn’t need anything more...
Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 03/04/2010
SQL Server Driver for PHP Cheat Sheet
Several of my recent posts have focused on how to use the SQL Server Driver for PHP in various ways....
Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 03/02/2010
How to Run PHP in Windows Azure
In my last post I described how to access SQL Azure from PHP, but I described how to do this when...
Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 02/24/2010
SQL Server Access From Linux - What Do You Think?
Microsoft is getting serious about offering SQL Server access from Linux...and your input is being...
Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 02/24/2010
Getting Started with PHP and SQL Azure
[Updated November 9th, 2011] In this post, I’ll show you how to get started with PHP and SQL Azure....
Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 02/12/2010
SQL Server Driver for PHP: Understanding Windows Authentication
In my last post, I provided an overview of using the SQL Server Driver for PHP. One of the driver...
Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 02/10/2010
Getting Started with the SQL Server Driver for PHP
In this post, I’ll focus on the basics of using the SQL Server Driver for PHP to insert and...
Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 02/08/2010
Getting Started with PHP on Windows
I started working on some of the posts that I've promised, but I quickly realized I should cover the...
Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 02/02/2010
Top 10 PHP-Microsoft Resources
As I’ve learned (and continue to learn) PHP and Microsoft technologies, I’ve found some very helpful...
Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 01/27/2010
Introduction
<Tap, tap…> Is this thing on? Hi. My name is Brian Swan. I’m a PHP fan AND I work at...
Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 01/26/2010