Cory Fowler Runs PHP on Azure
Carl and Richard talk to Cory Fowler about running PHP on Azure. Cory digs into the challenges of getting PHP up and running in Azure, especially the evil popup dialog box. Cory also points out the Microsoft Web Platform Installer Command Line edition that allows you to install anything from the WebPI onto Azure. The conversation also digs into the differences between Amazon EC2 and Microsoft Azure. Microsoft runs open source software well on Azure, check it out!
Guests:
Cory Fowler
Cory Fowler is a Windows Azure Technical Evangelist at Microsoft with a focus towards open source web technologies. He has an extensive background in Web Development from the Startup scene to the Financial Services sector. Cory is proud to be both Canadian and a Ginger. You can find Cory online under the handle SyntaxC4 or read his blog at blog.syntaxc4.net
Links:
- Cory's Blog http://blogs.objectsharp.com/cs/blogs/cfowler/default.aspx
- Microsoft Web Platform Installer http://www.microsoft.com/web/downloads/platform.aspx
- Windows Azure SDK http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsazure/cc974146.aspx
- WebPI Command Line Edition for Any CPU http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9752821
- Channel 9 Cloud Cover Show http://channel9.msdn.com/shows/Cloud+Cover/
- PHP Azure Diagnostics http://blog.maartenballiauw.be/post/2010/09/23/Windows-Azure-Diagnostics-in-PHP.aspx