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Open-source firm SourceLabs partners with Oracle
Start-up SourceLabs announced a partnership on Thursday with Oracle to stress-test popular open-source infrastructure software components on Oracle's Java application server. Read more »
When worlds collide: Microsoft funds Apache
Microsoft, one of the biggest rivals to open source programming, has begun funding the Apache Software Foundation (ASF), one of open source software's biggest supporters. Read more »
New Apache aims to please
The Apache Software Foundation today released a major new version of its flagship Web server software, claiming improvements in a number of areas such as the ability to handle large files and better support for SQL-type databases. Read more »
Study: Early Apache code quality so-so
The source code for a newer version of the Apache Web server software is of the same quality as proprietary competitors at a similar stage of development, a new study finds. Read more »
MySQL seek Australian expansion
MySQL AB, the company behind the popular open source database MySQL, is looking to ramp up its presence in the Australian market. Read more »
Open-source LAMP a beacon to developers
For years, the business-software development world has been split largely between Microsoft's .Net toolset and Java. Get ready for a third option. Read more »
Open source: The newest competitive tool
A few years ago, releasing once-secret source code to the public would have been a highly unusual first move for a company with a newly acquired software product line. Read more »
Open-source projects intertwine for integration
Three open-source projects are teaming up to create an alternative to software-integration products from IBM and other heavyweights. Read more »
IBM to make Java database open source
Raising its stakes in open-source software, IBM plans to create an open-source project around Cloudscape, a specialised Java database, CNET News.com has learned. Read more »
'LAMP' start-up warms to free DB2
Start-up ActiveGrid has released an update to its toolset for building business applications with open-source software, adding support for IBM's newly introduced free DB2 database. Read more »
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Apache's Torque project
Torque is an object-relational, persistence toolkit that generates all of the database resources required by your application. We'll help you choose a persistence layer for your application and explain what you need to start using Torque. Read more »
The LAMP development toolkit
Need to dust up your Linux, Apache, PHP, Perl, Python, and MySQL (LAMP) software stack skills? Our LAMP development toolkit is just what you need. Read more »
Quickly Install a LAMP server on Ubuntu
Here are some quick and easy steps to installing a LAMP server on a running Ubuntu machine. Read more »
Learn about these four Apache XML tools
Apache's open source XML efforts promise some great new tools. Here's a quick look at four new initiatives, including Xang and Forrest, that you can try out immediately. Read more »
Secure your Web sites with Apache's .htaccess
How .htaccess can help by allowing you to password-protect the http directories and files of your Web sites. Read more »
Put Apache to work as a reliable logging tool
Apache is not just for serving up content--it has myriad other uses as well. For example, it's perfect as a centralised, easy-to-manage tool for logging in a highly distributed system. Read more »
CGI wrappers for Apache-based apps can boost security
CGI scripts represent a big potential security risk in Web development, but using CGI wrappers can help insulate your servers from attack. Here's an outline of how to create CGI wrappers to protect an Apache Web server. Read more »
Setting up a PHP 5 with Apache 2 and MySQL 4.1.3
PHP 5.0 has finally arrived. Here's a step-by-step guide to setting up a cutting-edge Web development environment with PHP 5.0, Apache 2.0, and MySQL 4.1.3. Read more »
Jump into LAMP development with XAMPP
Want to get a LAMP development effort fired up without the hassles of configuring everything from scratch? XAMPP makes it a breeze. Read more »
Improve usability with friendly URLs
One of the many issues bandied about by Web developers is providing user-friendly URLs that are both friendly to the eyes and the fingers while typing. Read more »
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Lets Shindig!
-- At this year's Google Developer Day in Sydney, Dan Peterson and John Hjelmstad talked about Apache Shindig, an open source implementation of OpenSocial and gadgets. Read more »
Install Web stacks in an instant with BitNami
-- Need to set up a server environment to run Web applications such as WordPress, MediaWiki, Joomla, Trac, DocuWiki, or Drupal? Here's how to do it in less than two minutes with free software. Read more »
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