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Insights on HDInsight

This week’s list is long. I highly recommend the first two links…both are interesting...

Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 03/04/2011

SQL Server Driver for PHP Connection Options: Failover_Partner

One of the best things about writing this series on connection options for the SQL Server Driver for...

Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 03/03/2011

Getting Started with the SQL Server JDBC Driver

Okay, okay. I know that Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) doesn’t have much (if anything) to...

Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 03/02/2011

With all the snow in Seattle this week (I know people in the mid-west and on the east coast are...

Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 02/25/2011

SQL Server Driver for PHP Connection Options: CharacterSet

In this post, I’ll add to my slowly growing series that elaborates on the connection options...

Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 02/24/2011

In this week’s list, be sure to look at the comprehensive list of conferences if you...

Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 02/18/2011

Do Stored Procedures Protect Against SQL Injection?

When I’ve asked people about their strategies for preventing SQL injection, one response is...

Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 02/16/2011

Three Components of a Successful Project

Earlier this month I attended the monthly meeting of the Seattle PHP Meetup Group. In ways I...

Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 02/14/2011

In categorizing this week’s links, I was reluctant to put so many interesting links into the...

Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 02/11/2011

SQL Server Driver for PHP Connection Options: ReturnDatesAsStrings

This is short post to address a frustration I’ve seen mentioned on Twitter and in forums a...

Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 02/08/2011

Once again, here’s the highlights of what I read this week. As I call out in one point below,...

Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 02/04/2011

Paging Data with Different Cursor Types

This post is a follow up to a post I did last week: Paging Data with the SQL Server Drivers for PHP:...

Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 02/01/2011

You might need more than a weekend to get through all of these links. My favorite is Ashay...

Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 01/28/2011

Paging Data with the SQL Server Drivers for PHP: Simplified

One of the best insights I had at the SQL Server JumpIn! Camp back in November was this: Lots of PHP...

Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 01/26/2011

Whew! Friday…made it! Once again, lots of interesting content out there this week. Instead of...

Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 01/21/2011

Using the Zend Framework and the PDO_SQLSRV Driver

A couple of months ago, Rob Allen pointed out in a blog post that no Zend Framework PDO adapter...

Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 01/20/2011

Interview: Ashay Chaudhary on the SQL Server JumpIn! Camp

Well, December did finally slow down a bit and I had a chance to catch up with Ashay Chaudhary, the...

Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 01/18/2011

If you only read one thing from this week’s list of PHP-related content, read the article...

Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 01/14/2011

Using the Windows Azure Storage Explorer in Eclipse

Some time back I wrote a post that showed how to get started with creating Windows Azure PHP...

Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 01/11/2011

My first link list of 2001 picks up where 2010 left off – probably too long, but there was too...

Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 01/07/2011

Windows Azure Tools for Eclipse Now Support Windows Azure SDK 1.3

The Interoperability Team at Microsoft announced today the availability of an update to the Windows...

Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 01/06/2011

I considered publishing a “best links of 2010” list here, but alas, there was too much...

Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 12/31/2010

Things are definitely not slowing down in December. This week, everything from news about a stable...

Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 12/24/2010

Troubleshooting and Performance Tuning with SQL Server Traces

A couple of weeks ago I wrote a post (How to Change Database Settings with the PDO_SQLSRV Driver)...

Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 12/22/2010

I thought December was supposed to be a quiet month. Judging by all the excellent content I’m...

Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 12/17/2010

Video Tour of PHP Manager for IIS

Last week, Ruslan Yakushev announced the release of the 1.1 version of the PHP Manager for IIS. I...

Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 12/16/2010

Apologies in advance for this week’s lengthy list…too much good stuff to whittle it down much. If...

Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 12/10/2010

How to Change Database Settings with the PDO_SQLSRV Driver

This post is based on another lesson I learned at the JumpIn! camp in Redmond a few weeks ago. The...

Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 12/09/2010

Converting MySQL Queries to MS SQL Server Queries

At the JumpIn! Camp that took place a few weeks ago, PHP developers from several countries were...

Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 12/06/2010

November was an exceptionally busy month and, by the looks of things, December promises to be just...

Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 12/03/2010

Update Release of the PHP Drivers for SQL Server

An update release to the Microsoft Drivers for SQL Server for PHP 2.0 is now available. You can...

Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 12/01/2010

Configuring SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) Users

A few months back, I wrote a post that demonstrated how to access SQL Server Reporting Services...

Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 11/30/2010

I have been a slacker about posting my weekly link list recently…I’ll chalk that to attending...

Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 11/26/2010

Why Pass Parameters by Reference in the SQLSRV Driver?

Last week at JumpIn Camp we spent quite a bit of time focusing on the SQL Server Driver for PHP. As...

Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 11/23/2010

SQL Server Driver for PHP Connection Options: Connection Pooling

I’m back in from conferences in Germany (PHP World Kongress and TechEd) and am now at Jump In! Camp....

Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 11/17/2010

Resources from PHP World Kongress Presentation

I’m just posting to share the resources from my presentation today at the PHP World Kongress in...

Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 11/09/2010

Presenting at conferences is something that is still new to me…I’m amazed at how much...

Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 11/05/2010

I’m consistently amazed on a weekly basis by the community-produced content that I see....

Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 10/29/2010

Determining Azure Drive Letter with PHP

I wrote a post a couple of weeks ago about getting started with the new Windows Azure Tools that are...

Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 10/28/2010

I’ve been busy this week preparing presentations for PHP World Kongress and TechEd Europe next...

Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 10/22/2010

Once again, this week’s list is full of great community-produced content…everything from how to...

Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 10/15/2010

Using the Windows Azure Tools for Eclipse with PHP

Following on the heels of announcements a couple of weeks ago, the Interoperability Team at...

Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 10/12/2010

This week saw a couple of announcements, lots of great community-written content, and even a few...

Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 10/08/2010

Reflecting on PHP-Microsoft Interoperability

This morning I came across this article on PHPDeveloper.org: Blast from the Past – One Year...

Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 10/07/2010

Welcome October! (How’d October arrive so quickly?) The start of this month sees some great...

Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 10/01/2010

PHP Manager for IIS 7 Released!

Yesterday, Ruslan Yakushev announced the availability of the final, stable release of the PHP...

Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 09/30/2010

This week, there was lots of news about the release of Windows Azure Companion and updates to other...

Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 09/24/2010

Rendering SQL Server Reports as Excel Documents with PHP

I wrote a post a while back about getting started with SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) and PHP...

Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 09/23/2010

Announcing the Windows Azure Companion and More…

This past weekend Vijay Rajagopalan of the Interoperability Team at Microsoft delivered the keynote...

Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 09/20/2010

Clearly, the dog days of summer are past us. This week has seen a significant uptick in...

Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 09/17/2010

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