Posts Tagged ‘development’

MySQLTuner 1.0.0 is now available

It has finally arrived. MySQLTuner 1.0.0 is now available for download. Major improvements include full support for MySQL 5.1 and Solaris. You can review other changes in the changelog.
As always, I’d like to personally thank everyone who has made this release possible. Your efforts have provided benefits from MySQL users worldwide, [...]

Compress your web content for better performance

Most web developers expend a lot of energy optimizing queries, reducing the overhead of functions, and streamlining their application’s overall flow. However, many forget that one of the simplest adjustments is the compression of data as it leaves the web server.
Luckily, mod_deflate makes this easy, and the Apache documentation has a handy initial configuration [...]

Screencast: Write a PHP script to query MySQL

I’ve discovered one of the most awesome applications for a Mac called ScreenFlow (#3 on my list after #1 TextMate and #2 Adium and I decided to put it to use for my first screencast.
This screencast will teach you how to write a basic PHP script that will query data in MySQL. It is [...]

MySQLTuner is the Debian Package of the Day!

I just received a Google Alert about MySQLTuner being the Debian Package of the Day!

Parallels Summit 2008 - Day 1

I’m really enjoying the Parallels Summit in Washington D.C. this week. The folks from Parallels have been great, and the vendors we have met are selling some pretty tremendous products.
Lots of folks have been asking for a summary of what’s going on after my Twitter posts appeared earlier today. Here’s the latest information [...]