Importing Structure and Data Using phpMyAdmin

In this article by Marc Delisle, we will learn how to bring back exported data that we create for backup or transfer purposes. Exported data may also come from authors of other applications, and could contain the whole foundation structure of these applications and some sample data.

The current phpMyAdmin version (3.1) can import files containing MySQL statements (usually having a .sql suffix, but not necessarily so) and CSV files (comma-separated values, although the separator is not necessarily a comma) directly.

The import feature can be accessed from several panels:

• The Import menu available from the homepage, the Database view, or the Table view
• The Import files menu offered inside the Query window

The Elements of the Spring Web Flow Configuration File

The primary focus of The Elements of the Spring Web Flow Configuration File is to give you an in-depth look into the Spring Web Flow configuration file and its elements. In this article by Sven Lüppken, we will see which elements and their attributes are allowed in the Spring Web Flow configuration file. This article makes it easier to understand how the XML Schema definition file works, in case you have to take a look at the file of Spring Web Flow while you're configuring your flow.

Securing Your trixbox Server

Even though a trixbox system is a phone system, it is still a basic computer system like any other. One of the problems that we face is that extensions and VoIP service providers typically come into the system over the open Internet; this means that certain aspects of our system are wide open to the outside world. During the week that this article was written, several new scripts came out that allowed people to scan machines over the Internet, find systems that are running Asterisk, get the list of available extensions, and then hack the passwords. These tools allow a malicious hacker to get into your system and start making long-distance phone calls. There were numerous instances of companies with phone bills reaching into the thousands and even tens of thousands of dollars. Because of issues like this, it is more imperative than ever that you understand how to properly secure your trixbox server from the outside world. In this article by Kerry Garrison, we will focus on how to secure the trixbox server.

Creating a Better Selling Experience with Drupal e-Commerce

In this article by Michael Peacock, we will focus on creating a better selling experience for the customers of a store using a Drupal e-commerce website called 'Doug's Dinos!'.

In this article, we will learn:

• How to add a shopping cart
• How to add search features
• How to auto-create user accounts
• How to include images on our product listings
• How to provide discounts to customers based on their role
• How to enable coupons so customers can get discounts

Building Friend Networks with Django 1.0

Running a social web application means having a community of users who have common interests, and who use the application to share their interests and findings with each other. We will want to enhance the social experience of our users.

In this article by Ayman Hourieh, we will learn how to:

• Build a friend network feature
• Let users browse bookmarks of friends

Data Access with ADO.NET Data Services

ADO.NET Data Services leverages the ADO.NET Entity Framework to build data services for relational data sources. These include support for MySQL, DB2, and Oracle in addition to MS SQL Server. It can also be used with non-relational data using an add-on provider model. With ADO.NET Data Services, the developers can build dynamic internet applications (AJAX, Silverlight, etc) that works across intranets as well as the internet. With this in place data access by applications is made possible using URI Syntax and using HTTP verbs operating on the data.

In this article by Dr. Jayaram Krishnaswamy, you will learn how to create a ADO.NET Data Service from scratch. You will also learn how you may access data using the URI constructs. The backend data for this tutorial comes from a copy of Northwind database named TestNorthwind on a named instance of SQL Server 2008. In order to work through this tutorial you should have Visual Studio 2008 SP1 installed. You also need to have .NET Framework 3.5 installed.

Developing Wiki Seek Widget Using Javascript

Since Wikipedia contains articles about many things in different languages. In this article by Roshan Bhattarai, we will learn how to build a web widget which searches Wikipedia for articles related to any particular search keyword.