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Integrating PHP with Windows /by Arno Hollosi. 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)