Webdev filter: What tools can I use to avoid developing a registration/log-in feature from scratch? [more inside]
posted by telegraph on Aug 9, 2009 - 2 answers

Any Cloudy Nights folks on MeFi? I am googling around in getting going with backyard astronomy and Cloudy Nights appears to be (or to have been) a decent resource, but it has been nothing but failed MySQL connections and php pathing errors since I started digging. Any info? Is it dead, Bones? [more inside]
posted by mwhybark on Aug 4, 2009 - 4 answers

Which forums do the best web programmers hang out at? [more inside]
posted by jackson5 on Jun 26, 2009 - 16 answers

What programming language should I use for a Digg-like web site? [more inside]
posted by jackson5 on Jun 15, 2009 - 14 answers

Building a comment system, and looking for good introduction to managing groups and users with PHP/MySQL, or a prerolled "user management system". [more inside]
posted by isnotchicago on May 1, 2009 - 6 answers

CodeFilter: I am looking for online classes mainly in the area of web programming (PHP, MySQL, AJAX, etc.). [more inside]
posted by kjl291 on Jul 24, 2008 - 3 answers

Where can I have a huge MySQL database hosted? My current host only allows databases of up to 100Mb in size, but I have one of just over 1Gb - anyone know a web host that will allow such a thing? (I'm in the UK if that matters.) Cheaply, of course!
posted by hatmandu on Nov 2, 2007 - 5 answers

I've got the skills and knowledge, mostly, but I'd like to get a better workflow with PHP/MySQL development. [more inside]
posted by tmcw on Oct 11, 2007 - 15 answers

WordPressFilter: Can I do something like this site with WordPress? [more inside]
posted by SansPoint on Sep 16, 2007 - 8 answers

What are the best database-driven Web application development frameworks out there right now? More specifically, please orient me to toolsets you know of that are similar to Ruby on Rails. [more inside]
posted by killdevil on Jul 6, 2007 - 17 answers

What web technology/language should I learn to make simple online apps and just generally enhance my bare-bones knowledge of HTML? [more inside]
posted by Robot Johnny on Dec 10, 2006 - 18 answers

Please help me create a MySQL database from a collection of images. There is of course [more inside]
posted by LoopyG on Aug 27, 2006 - 10 answers

I'm looking for some sort of Web-Based-Mail system that I can install on my server that I would be able to interface through PHP or Ruby. [more inside]
posted by hatsix on Feb 7, 2006 - 7 answers

WebDevFilter: ™, ', and ' walk into my database, but only ô, ë, and í come back out. [more inside]
posted by Wild_Eep on Nov 28, 2005 - 12 answers

SoftwareFilter: Need a portal / groupware or CMS solution with the following features: [more inside]
posted by letterneversent on Aug 25, 2005 - 14 answers

Half way through a form, a user decides that they'd like to add a category to a selection list. How can I facilitate this without also losing everything they've typed into the form so far? [more inside]
posted by handee on Aug 24, 2005 - 17 answers

I need to convert several dynamic websites (database driven and templated) into static ones so that they can put on a CD. [more inside]
posted by Hartster on Feb 24, 2005 - 13 answers

I know how to make database-driven web sites using Windows servers, Access, IIS, and ASP.

I want to learn how to do the same using Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP, and... whatever you use instead of Access.

Where do I start?
posted by Mwongozi on Dec 10, 2004 - 18 answers

What's your favorite WAMP installer? (and, of course ,why?)
posted by signal on Jul 19, 2004 - 4 answers

I have been looking at changing my web development focus from Windows/ASP/.NET to LAMP(Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP/Python/Perl) because my gut is telling me that this is where things are going. Oh, Java should be in there as well.

What's the skinny on LAMP in the real world (Netcraft surveys aside)? Is it difficult to change to LAMP/Java? Is the open source thing really sticking?
posted by grefo on Jan 9, 2004 - 14 answers