The LAMP combination of Linux, Apache, MySQL and a programming technology (typically Perl, Python or PHP) is a powerful one. Once you've built one Web-based database application, however, you've built ...

As organizations strive to deliver always-on access to applications users, it can be challenging to provide authorized access while simultaneously protecting against cyber-attacks. To address these ...

I recently had the opportunity to see a demo of a product coming out in early 2008 called Blist (pronounced like “bliss” with a “t” at the end) that will take on DabbleDB and Trackvia by giving users ...

Want to improve the integrity of your data? Place constraints in the database, as well as in your application. NoSQL, the catchall phrase for non-relational databases, is all the rage among Web ...

Practical PHP and MySQL: Building Eight Dynamic Web Applications demonstrates that it’s easy to build commercial-quality Web applications using free and open source software. The book walks you ...

Web.py, the brainchild of Aaron Swartz, who developed it while working at Reddit.com, describes itself as a “minimalist’s framework.” Web.py employs few abstraction layers. In most cases, when you ...

From performance to programmability, the right database makes all the difference. Here are 13 key questions to guide your selection. Picking the “right” database can often be critical to the success ...