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The ColdFusion 9 beta is finally here, and there’s plenty to get excited about. In this article Kai reveals what you can expect from the next generation of Adobe ColdFusion. If you’re up to a challenge, test your knowledge of what’s new in ColdFusion with our quiz!

Adobe AIR has a comprehensive JavaScript API, including methods for reading and writing to the file system. In this article Andrew will show you how easy it is to make your AIR application remember your users' preferences.

A common challenge faced by PHP programmers is how to accept files uploaded by visitors to your site. In this bonus excerpt from Chapter 12 of the recently published SitePoint book: Build Your Own Database Driven Web Site Using PHP & MySQL (4th Edition), you’ll learn how to accept file uploads from your web site visitors securely and store them.

In this chapter you’ll bring together PHP and MySQL, which you’ll have seen separately in the previous chapters, to create some of your first database driven web pages. You’ll explore the basic techniques of using PHP to retrieve information from a database and display it on the Web in real time. I’ll also show you how to use PHP to create web-based forms for adding new entries to, and modifying existing information in, a MySQL database on the fly.

Here's where the fun really starts. In this chapter, we'll introduce you to the PHP scripting language, which can be used to easily build dynamic web pages that present up-to-the-moment information to your visitors. Readers with previous programming experience will probably be able to get away with a quick skim of this chapter, as we explain the essentials of the language from the ground up. This is a must-read chapter for beginners, however, as the rest of this series relies heavily on the basic concepts presented here.

Although we're sure you'll be anxious to get started building dynamic web pages, this chapter begins with an introduction to databases in general, and the MySQL relational database management system in particular.

Before you can start building your database-driven web presence, you must first ensure that you have the right tools for the job. In this first chapter, Kev will tell you where to obtain the two essential components you'll need: the PHP scripting language and the MySQL database management system. He'll also step you through the set-up procedures on Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux, and show you how to test that PHP is operational on your web server. You'll even get to write your first PHP-driven web page.

This classic, hands-on guide to learning all the tools, principles and techniques needed to build a fully functional database-driven web site using PHP and MySQL has been revised for its fourth edition. It remains essential reading for the budding developer.

Is HTML 5 really too far away to worry about? Bruce Lawson doesn't think so -- you can start using HTML 5's new structural elements right away.

Did you realize that if you know HTML, CSS, and JavaScript then you know enough to create your own desktop applications using Adobe AIR? In this article I’ll demonstrate just how easy it is to create your own desktop app, complete with custom window design using nothing but CSS and jQuery.