In our last episode we looked at getting MySQL, today we will be looking at how you connect to a MySQL server and what that implies. Connection basics Before a client can connect to a MySQL server it needs a path by which that connection can be made.… more »

This is the first in a series of posts on MySQL® for those new to the database, or those migrating from another DBMS. So you've made the decision to try MySQL.  Now you just have to get it installed. Luckily for most purposes MySQL is quite often… more »

Recently I've been playing a lot with Nginx as an alternative web server to Apache.  I also tend to write and manage a lot of PHP sites, some using Drupal, some Zend Framework.  For Drupal I found some nice config advice on the Nginx Wiki but rather… more »

I was listening to the ABC (not the US commercial one, the Australian public broadcaster) and they were discussing the fact that the National Broadband Network (NBN in government-speak) was not likely to live up to expectations for those outside of… more »

Every now and then I am asked to work with other people's code.  Either to review suitability or to fix or extend.  It can be a source of extreme frustration when I come across code that is hard to understand or impossible to decipher.  So here is how… more »