Using Open Source Web Software with Windows (Internet Series)

By Eric Hunley

Using Open Source Web Software with Windows introduces Windows administrators, programmers, and Web designers to useful open source server tools such as Perl, MySQL, Apache, and PHP, which are currently used to power more than 65 per cent of Web sites worldwide. Users learn everything they need to use these tools effectively, including the basics of downloading and installing each of the packages. From there they practice with the tools and work with the programs in practical combination. After working through the book, illegible] users will be able to use open source database methods, to serve pages to the Web or Intranets, and to make dynamic Web pages and databases. And by using open source software administrators, programmers, and Web developers will be able to reduce licensing costs and improve the reliability, security, and efficiency of their Web tools. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1584504307
• ISBN13: 9781584504306
• Release Date: December 2005
• Publisher: Charles River Media
• Length: 334 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.4" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Let's setup your own Apache Web Server!

This book is here to help the beginner in Apache, PHP, Perl and MySQL. If you have always fancy in setting up your own web server but have no idea of how to do it, this book is for you. The author teaches you step-by-step from installing Apache web server, PHP and Perl to writing applications like database-enabled web applications using Perl, PHP and MySQL. He also touches a small portion of SSI (Server-sise Includes). This...

Excellent book for biginners in web-database developers

I want to congratulate the author for writing such an excellent book for beginners to open-source software like Apache, PHP and mySQL. On windows platform does not bother me as it is the predominant operating system platform and easier to relate to, although I do hope the second version of this book might include a Linux-version. The CD software includes the latest version of PHP, MySQL, Apache and Perl, although personally...

Common questions on open source documentation answered

Eric Hunley's USING OPEN SOURCE WEB SOFTWARE WITH WINDOWS addresses some common issues with open source documentation, from Linux/UNIX focuses not easily accessible to Widows users to adapting these focuses to Windows environments. Chapters tell exactly how to adapt open source software to Windows environments, using four of the most popular Internet programs as examples. The focus on how to reduce costs in the process is...

Good Start to Using FREE Software

While there is an awful lot of software available on the net, this book concentrates on software related to setting up web sites on systems running the Windows operating system. This includes the Apache web server, PHP to provide web/database interconnectivity, MySQL database, and Perl to provide more flexibility to your web sites. The CD-ROM included with the book includes copies of all of this software, so here is really...