RTW of Windows Cache Extension for PHP

November 20, 2009 10:18 by vinod
The Windows Cache Extension for PHP (WinCache) 1.0 is now RTW – open sourced on the PECL extension library under BSD with the source code hosted and maintained on http://pecl.php.net/packages/wincache/ and the documentation hosted on php.net: http://us.php.net/wincache/. WinCache significantly accelerates the performance of PHP applications on Windows without requiring code changes by the application. Some of the blogs that mention this announcement are - http://www.iis-aid.com/articles/performance_testing/wincache_performance_live_site http://blog.calevans.com/2009/09/06/wincache/ http:/... [More]

Why Databases and Normalization with Databases

October 15, 2009 23:53 by vinod
I have been wanting to drop a post for a long time and after Praveens Post on Data Patterns, I thought I also start on some of these fundamentals that will help you understand some of these principles better … Let us get into the actual topic - In the late 1980s and early 1990s, the RDBMS (Relational Database Management System) was one of the most popular and innovative topics. But the entry fee to purchase an RDBMS system was out of the reach of many small businesses and workgroups. Though in my various jobs I have had an opportunity to work on many database vendors, it also gave me an uniqu... [More]