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Applying memcached to increase site performance

A new article on using memcached, the memory caching tool, to improve website and application performance is now available on IBM developerWorks:

The open source memcached tool is a cache for storing frequently used information to save you from loading (and processing) information from slower sources, such as disks or a database. It can be deployed in a dedicated situation or as a method of using up spare memory in an existing environment. Despite the simplicity of memcached, it is sometimes used incorrectly, or it is used as a solution in the wrong type of environment. Learn when it is best to take advantage of using memcached.

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Leopard Wiki Server: Creating Custom Themes

The Wiki component in Leopard Server is designed to be ready to run and use for all your workgroup needs, but for those who need to customize the look and feel of their Wiki environment may find a new article on creating custom themes helpful:

From the article:

Wiki Server, a part of Mac OS X Leopard Server, provides this wiki functionality to all users with access to the server. Individual groups can tap into Wiki Server to create their own wikis and customize the look and feel of the wiki to suit both their content and audience. By creating their own personal wiki theme, Wiki users can apply their own style and identity to the wiki, in addition to supplying their own content.

Read: ADC—Leopard Wiki Server: Creating Custom Themes

Develop with Java and PHP technology on AIX Version 5.3, Part 6: Building the Java business application

The final part of the PHP/Java series is now available. This last part of the series covers the modification of our original application so that it employs the PHP/Java bridge as the interface between the core Java application and PHP.

A detailed overview of the content:

• Comparing connection technologies
  • The Web service method
  • The PHP Java Bridge
  • Differences and similarities
  • Performance
  • Java and PHP development

• Developing a Web interface
  • Revisiting the Web interface for the Java environment
  • Parsing the responses
  • Re-deploying in PHP

• Creating a PHP interface to the Java survey data
  • Creating a new instance of the Survey application
  • Generating the Survey form through a single method
  • Generating the form by using SurveyQuestion methods directly
  • Submitting survey responses back to the Java classes
  • Submitting a survey response

• Develop with Java and PHP technology on AIX Version 5.3, Part 1: Setting up the Java environment
• Develop with Java and PHP technology on AIX Version 5.3, Part 2: Building the Java business application
• Develop with Java and PHP technology on AIX Version 5.3, Part 3: Integrating the Java business application with DB2 Version 9
• Develop with Java and PHP technology on AIX Version 5.3, Part 4: Exposing the application as a web service
• Develop with Java and PHP technology on AIX Version 5.3, Part 5: Installing and integrating the PHP Java Bridge

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Develop with Java and PHP technology on AIX Version 5.3, Part 5: Installing and integrating the PHP Java Bridge

The penultimate part of the series on using PHP and Java together to produce a web interface to your Java application is now available.

In this penultimate part of the series, I look at the real-time use of the PHP/Java bridge as the final part and alternative solution to using web services to communicate between the PHP and Java components.

You can also read the past parts of the series:

• Develop with Java and PHP technology on AIX Version 5.3, Part 1: Setting up the Java environment
• Develop with Java and PHP technology on AIX Version 5.3, Part 2: Building the Java business application
• Develop with Java and PHP technology on AIX Version 5.3, Part 3: Integrating the Java business application with DB2 Version 9
• Develop with Java and PHP technology on AIX Version 5.3, Part 4: Exposing the application as a web service

Read: Develop with Java and PHP technology on AIX Version 5.3, Part 5: Installing and integrating the PHP Java Bridge