Sun Acquires MySQL - Most popular Open Source Database

I just surprised that people should have now expert with Solaris 10 and MySQL because Sun acquired Mysql. Now, it can be one more combinations with SAMP/AMPS as well as LAMP.

Sun Microsystems Inc. has acquired MySQL AB, the maker of the MySQL database management system, a move that Sun hopes will make it a more substantial player in the database market. But as these forces join, it also raises questions for IT shops juggling diverse hardware, database and operating system platforms.

The acquisition is expected to cost the Santa Clara, Calif.-based Sun about $1 billion to enter the $15 billion database market. Meanwhile, MySQL can get the support and development muscle that comes from a relationship with a major IT hardware and software vendor.

With the acquisition, Sun has gotten a foot in the door of the LAMP stack, which includes Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP, and is the "preferred architecture componentry for PHP Web applications, Sun and MySQL can now both benefit from the ability to sell the database management system to Sun's enterprise customers, who may have been tentative about going with MySQL when it was on its own.

Open source to hit $22 billion by 2010 ? What this means for Red Hat and Novell

I love open source projects and markets! Just read that "Open source to hit $22 billion by 2010". This is the opportunity for Red Hat and Novell: to build competing (yet complementary in the way that open source often is, i.e., collaboration/competition on Linux, OpenOffice, Xen, etc.) open-source ecosystems

The next three years will be fascinating to watch, but even better and more lucrative for the open-source industry's participants. Just as XenSource. Or Zimbra. Or Sleepycat. And so on

Complete story i liked is at
http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9806036-7.html?tag=nefd.only

PHP Programming - How to write good code ?

A PHP Developer should know that a code should be structured, consistent, portable and secure. Hree are some more point which i will compile here from inputs/outputs from another post

• Good PHP code ia always structured & Long chunks of code can be broken up into functions or methods that achieve sub-tasks with simple code, while non-obvious snippets should be commented to make their meaning plain. As much as possible, you should separate frontend HTML/CSS/JavaScript code from the server-side logic of your applications.

• Good PHP code should be consistent. Whether that means setting rules for the names of variables and functions, adopting standard approaches to recurring tasks like database access and error handling, or simply making sure all of your code is indented the same way, consistency makes your code easier for others to read.

• Good PHP code should be portable. PHP has a number of features, such as magic quotes and short tags, that can break fragile code when they are switched on or off. If you know what you’re doing, however, you can write code that works by adapting to its environment.

• Good PHP code should be secure. While PHP offers excellent performance and flexibility out of the box, it leaves important issues like security entirely in the hands of the developer. A deep understanding of potential security holes like Cross-Site Scripting (XSS), Cross-Site Request Forgeries (CSRF), code injection vulnerabilities, and character encoding loopholes is essential for a professional PHP developer these days.

A little Memory Refresh about new things in PHP5

We will discuss all these new features which are offered on PHP5, here is basic summary.....Please keep reading for all new functions in detail

Language Features
• New Object Oriented model
• New Object Oriented Features
• Other New Language Features
General PHP changes
• XML and Web Services
• New MySQLi (MySQL Improved) extension
• SQLite extension
• Tidy extension
• Perl extension
New memory manager
More Database Support
SPL: Exceptions and Iterators
OOP: Object Enhancements

Why Open Source scripts to use for your projects ?

Open source scripts like PHPNuke, OScommerce, Zen Cart, WordPress, Mambo helps to reduce your costs as well as they are tested by large community for bugs, in addition they provide you lot of add ons, customization as well as any type of platform like windows or linux!

These scripts can reduce your 50% costs of over all project! You can have variation in your choice in these scripts, for example if you want to develop shop cart for your business, you can have choice for Zen cart, Oscommerce as well as os-reloaded. They have various functions based on your requirements. Customization of open source scripts is easy!

These open source scripts are available in ASP, ASP.Net as well as in PHP Programming with mysql database combinations..........