Integrating PHP with Windows

11/14/2011 · No Responses

Access and run Windows® web and database technologies with PHP

Take your PHP programming skills deep into Windows—and build PHP applications that run efficiently and effectively on an array of Windows technologies. Packed with hands-on exercises, this in-depth guide shows you how to use PHP to interact with Internet Information Services 7.5 (IIS), Microsoft® SQL Server® 2008, Microsoft Exchange Server 2010, and Active Directory®. You’ll quickly learn how to apply best practices for running PHP applications in a Windows environment.

Discover how to:

Use Microsoft SQL Server as the backend database for PHP applications
Set up full-text search on SQL Server to help users find data quickly
Improve PHP application performance with IIS caching techniques
Configure IIS to help secure your PHP applications against attacks
Manage users and groups in Active Directory with a PHP application
Create a PHP LDAP browser to search for and view Active Directory data
Program Exchange Server with PHP, using Exchange Web Services (EWS)

Table of Contents
Part I: Internet Information Services (IIS)
Chapter 1. Setting Up the Work Environment
Chapter 2. IIS Architecture
Chapter 3. Configuring IIS
Chapter 4. Configuring PHP
Chapter 5. Security
Chapter 6. Caching
Chapter 7. URL Rewrite
Chapter 8. Error Messages and Error Search

Part II: SQL Server
Chapter 9. Setting Up SQL Server
Chapter 10. Databases and Tables
Chapter 11. Working with SQL Server
Chapter 12. PHP and SQL Server
Chapter 13. Advanced Database Functions
Chapter 14. Users and Permissions

Part III: Active Directory
Chapter 15. Setting Up Active Directory
Chapter 16. LDAP Basics
Chapter 17. Searching in Active Directory
Chapter 18. Writing in Active Directory

Part IV: Exchange Server
Chapter 19. Setting Up Exchange Server
Chapter 20. Exchange Web Services
Chapter 21. Email and Exchange Web Services Basics
Chapter 22. Contacts and Search
Chapter 23. Calendar and Impersonation

Appendix. Example Scripts and Data
Appendix. About the Author