Wrox Press

Best practices and expert techniques for even the most demanding MySQL-driven PHP applicationsPHP is the world's most popular, general-purpose, open-source scripting language and MySQL is the world's most popular open-source database. This expert-level book begins with a brief overview of the two technologies and quickly moves on to...

Web Parts are reusable components that extract data from existing Microsoft or non-Microsoft applications for use in ASP.NET Web pages; they can also be used to build user controlsPresents developers with an understanding of how Web Parts work and how they can be developedExamines how to secure and integrate Web Parts into other Windows systems...

MSH is a new command-line shell for Microsoft server products, including the long-awaited Longhorn server, and will eventually ship with all major Microsoft products, making it the must-know technologyMSH will replace current command lines in new Microsoft products and can be used to write shell scripts similar to those used with Unix and...

Written by one of the most popular and knowledgeable Microsoft Outlook MVPs, this book fills a void in the market for a professional-level Outlook programming bookExplains how to use the many new features of Outlook 2007's object model and offers honest advice from the author on how to deal with common shortcomings and pitfalls of...

Building Applications and Games Using Visual Studio, Silverlight, and XNAA one-of-a-kind book on Windows Phone 7 developmentWhile numerous books cover both Silverlight and XNA, there lacks a resource that covers the specifics of Windows Phone 7 development. This book fills that void and shares the specifics of building phone applications and games....

This book shows you how to install, use, manage, and extend a wiki using MediaWiki—the wiki engine used to power Wikipedia. You’ll learn wiki terminology, how to create user accounts and new pages, and find your way around the wiki. Special focus is placed on how wikis are used in software and web development projects and how their...