Links of Interest

Web Development Back to Top

The Apache HTTP Server Project The makers the Apache HTTP Server, the most popular (by far!!) web server out there. The Open Server Architecture Project The people OpenSA offer a preconfigured version of Apache that is bundled with SSL, PHP, ASP, and ColdFusion support.  The installation process for this package is certainly much easier than installing the same using the separate module packages.  Probably the best place for someone with little to no Win32 or Apache http server setup/config experience to start. mySQL.com The homepage of mySQL, a free (as in speech) relational database made by T.c.X DataKonsultAB.  This is the most popular database used in conjunction with PHP to produce dynamic webpages. php.net The source for the Open Source PHP scripting language.  From here you can get the distribution tarballs/binaries as well as search the online PHP reference manual. gtk.php.net Not really web development stuff, but the next evolution in everyone's favourite scripting language. PHP has now been bound to the GTK Toolkit and is ready for stand-alone, client-side programming. This is the official site. gtk.php-coder.net A great place to start introducing yourself to PHP-GTK. Tutorials, demos, and installation help. Oh ya, and a link to the php-gtk mailing list archive:) www.deafcat.f2s.com A great listing of all the PHP-GTK widget classes and their methods written by Steph Fox.  The site also has source examples detailing most of the more commonly used widgets like GtkFileSelection, GtkItemFactory, and GtkCalendar. Zend.com Zend is a company dedicated to bringing the PHP scripting language into the E-Commerce community. Among other things, they are the makers of the PHP4 scripting engine, the Zend Optimizer (increases the speed of the PHP engine from 40 to 100%!!), and the Zend Compiler. PHPBuilder.com The resource for PHP developers.  The site features many tutorials on PHP useage as well as several widely discussion/support forums. This site is the reason my site works as well as it does (remember, I only discovered the PHP language in early January 2000!). The PHP Resource Index Another excellent resource for PHP developers.  Features discussion boards, full programs, functions and classes, scripts samples, a huge number of links, etc.  Well worth taking a look at. Phorum.org The makers of Phorum, an Open Source, PHP-based, web discussion board.  This is the board used on this site as well as PHPBuilder.com and Zend.com. WeberDev.com Another excellent resource for any web developer.  Features tutorials and an Open Source code library submitted by it's users.  Provides resources for PHP and ASP scripting as well as Databasing support. DeveloperShed.com This is one of the most comprehensive web development sites I've found to date.  This one covers the whole gamit; client-side, server-side, administration, software, and discussion forums.  Highly recommended!!!! WebMonkey.com Another excellent web developers resource.  WebMonkey offers tutorials on many different topics including: HTML basics, multimedia (shockwave, flash, mp3, etc.), e-business, programming (PHP, ASP, ColdFusion, Java/JavaScript, etc), and backend.  Excellent site and very well laid out.

General Computing Back to Top

OpenSource.org This is the homepage of the Open Source Initiative.  If you have any questions regarding Open Source software, why the Open Source Model works, or why your business should use Open Source software this is the place to start getting answers. GNU General Public License This is the license agreement used by the majority of Open Source Software you'll find online.  It was written by the GNU Project and Free Software Foundation, the people who started the Linux movement..... after Linus of course:). Open Source Developers Network This is the homepage of the Open Source Initiative.  If you have any questions regarding Open Source software, why the Open Source Model works, or why your business should use Open Source software this is the place to start getting answers. SourceForge.net This is the homepage of the Open Source Initiative.  If you have any questions regarding Open Source software, why the Open Source Model works, or why your business should use Open Source software this is the place to start getting answers. The Halloween Documents These are a series of internal Micro$oft white-papers that were leaked to Eric S. Raymond of OpenSource.org in late October and early Novemeber of 1998.  MicroSoft was forced to verify their authenticity.  They detail Micro$oft's position and strategy on Open Source software and the Linux movement.  Well worth reading if you want to know what Micro$oft thinks of these two powerful forces. Unix vs. WinNT This site is the base of operations for the Unix vs WinNT Organization.  The purpose of this group is to provide system administrators with a non-biased comparision of the two operating systems allowing them to make more informed decisions.  Contained on this site is The Kirch Paper.  The Kirch Paper was written by John Kirch, MCP(WinNT) and is an excellent comparision of the two. NetCraft.com Interested in seeing the current market share of the most prominent web servers and the OS's they run on?  This is your site. Netcraft performs a monthly poll of over 17 million (and growing) web sites and displays the percentages of sites using Apache, IIS, Netscape-Enterprise, NCSA, etc.  The site also contains a CGI script which polls a given server returning it's server type and the OS it's run on.

Personal Interest - Miscellaneous Back to Top

ZDNet.com All sorts of breaking news from the world of technology. SlashDot.org News for nerds. The real site for tech news. HotBot News Channel Another good news page. The Onion More news that matters..... just don't take it too seriously:) Memorial University of Newfoundland My alma mata. 'nough said. History Television Canada On of my three favourite channels, the other two being The Discovery Channel and A&E. Environment Canada See what the weather's like in Calgary, AB.

Friend's Sites Back to Top

Greg Hookey The personal homepage of one of my better friends from high school.  Greg also attended Memorial University, finishing his B.Sc. in Computer Science in April 2000.