- Packaging a Custom PHP Installation for Windows Azure
Friday, March 23, 2012, 1:29:42 PM | Administrator
Note:This article pertains to the CodePlex SDK initially released late 2009. The Windows Azure team has since then released a newer version of the Azure SDK for PHP on Github. Please refer to the Windows Azure PHP Developer Center for documentation on this more recent version of the SDK. Please stay tuned and come back here regularly as we are working on refreshing the tutorials to deliver up to date and useful content for our PHP developers. One feature of the scaffolds that are...
- Windows Azure Storage and Concurrent Access
Wednesday, March 21, 2012, 12:47:17 PM | Administrator
Note:This article pertains to the CodePlex SDK initially released late 2009. The Windows Azure team has since then released a newer version of the Azure SDK for PHP on Github. Please refer to the Windows Azure PHP Developer Center for documentation on this more recent version of the SDK. Please stay tuned and come back here regularly as we are working on refreshing the tutorials to deliver up to date and useful content for our PHP developers. A lot of the examples of using Windows...
- Deploying PHP and ASP.NET Sites in a Single Azure Web Role
Wednesday, March 21, 2012, 12:46:28 PM | Administrator
Note:This article pertains to the CodePlex SDK initially released late 2009. The Windows Azure team has since then released a newer version of the Azure SDK for PHP on Github. Please refer to the Windows Azure PHP Developer Center for documentation on this more recent version of the SDK. Please stay tuned and come back here regularly as we are working on refreshing the tutorials to deliver up to date and useful content for our PHP developers. Last week, a colleague approached me wi...
- Improving Performance by Batching Azure Table Storage Inserts
Wednesday, March 21, 2012, 12:45:43 PM | Administrator
Note:This article pertains to the CodePlex SDK initially released late 2009. The Windows Azure team has since then released a newer version of the Azure SDK for PHP on Github. Please refer to the Windows Azure PHP Developer Center for documentation on this more recent version of the SDK. Please stay tuned and come back here regularly as we are working on refreshing the tutorials to deliver up to date and useful content for our PHP developers. This is a short post to share the resul...
- Using SQL Azure Federations via PHP
Wednesday, March 21, 2012, 12:43:25 PM | Administrator
Note:This article pertains to the CodePlex SDK initially released late 2009. The Windows Azure team has since then released a newer version of the Azure SDK for PHP on Github. Please refer to the Windows Azure PHP Developer Center for documentation on this more recent version of the SDK. Please stay tuned and come back here regularly as we are working on refreshing the tutorials to deliver up to date and useful content for our PHP developers. Among the December updates to the Wind...
- Testing Ruby Applications on Windows Azure - part 3: Remote Desktop
Wednesday, March 21, 2012, 12:42:33 PM | Administrator
Note:This article pertains to the CodePlex SDK initially released late 2009. The Windows Azure team has since then released a newer version of the Azure SDK for PHP on Github. Please refer to the Windows Azure PHP Developer Center for documentation on this more recent version of the SDK. Please stay tuned and come back here regularly as we are working on refreshing the tutorials to deliver up to date and useful content for our PHP developers. In part 2 I discussed how to create a...
- Testing Ruby Applications on Windows Azure - part 2: Output to File
Wednesday, March 21, 2012, 12:41:40 PM | Administrator
Note:This article pertains to the CodePlex SDK initially released late 2009. The Windows Azure team has since then released a newer version of the Azure SDK for PHP on Github. Please refer to the Windows Azure PHP Developer Center for documentation on this more recent version of the SDK. Please stay tuned and come back here regularly as we are working on refreshing the tutorials to deliver up to date and useful content for our PHP developers. In part 1, I presented an overview of...
- Running VisualPHPUnit in Windows Azure
Wednesday, March 21, 2012, 12:40:35 PM | Administrator
Note:This article pertains to the CodePlex SDK initially released late 2009. The Windows Azure team has since then released a newer version of the Azure SDK for PHP on Github. Please refer to the Windows Azure PHP Developer Center for documentation on this more recent version of the SDK. Please stay tuned and come back here regularly as we are working on refreshing the tutorials to deliver up to date and useful content for our PHP developers. In this post I'll cover how to use a we...
- How to Password Protect a PHP Website Directory in Azure
Wednesday, March 21, 2012, 12:39:23 PM | Administrator
Note:This article pertains to the CodePlex SDK initially released late 2009. The Windows Azure team has since then released a newer version of the Azure SDK for PHP on Github. Please refer to the Windows Azure PHP Developer Center for documentation on this more recent version of the SDK. Please stay tuned and come back here regularly as we are working on refreshing the tutorials to deliver up to date and useful content for our PHP developers. I'm taking a short break from thinking...
- Deploying Ruby Applications to Windows Azure
Wednesday, March 21, 2012, 12:38:17 PM | Administrator
Note:This article pertains to the CodePlex SDK initially released late 2009. The Windows Azure team has since then released a newer version of the Azure SDK for PHP on Github. Please refer to the Windows Azure PHP Developer Center for documentation on this more recent version of the SDK. Please stay tuned and come back here regularly as we are working on refreshing the tutorials to deliver up to date and useful content for our PHP developers. During the fall, Windows Azure added a...
- Automating PHPUnit Tests in Windows Azure
Wednesday, March 21, 2012, 12:36:10 PM | Administrator
Note:This article pertains to the CodePlex SDK initially released late 2009. The Windows Azure team has since then released a newer version of the Azure SDK for PHP on Github. Please refer to the Windows Azure PHP Developer Center for documentation on this more recent version of the SDK. Please stay tuned and come back here regularly as we are working on refreshing the tutorials to deliver up to date and useful content for our PHP developers. In this post, I'll show you how to depl...
- Sharing private blobs
Tuesday, December 20, 2011, 11:44:33 AM | azurephpadmin
Note:This article pertains to the CodePlex SDK initially released late 2009. The Windows Azure team has since then released a newer version of the Azure SDK for PHP on Github. Please refer to the Windows Azure PHP Developer Center for documentation on this more recent version of the SDK. Please stay tuned and come back here regularly as we are working on refreshing the tutorials to deliver up to date and useful content for our PHP developers. In the last couple of weeks, I've been...
- Using a custom PHP installation
Monday, December 19, 2011, 5:47:22 PM | azurephpadmin
Note:This article pertains to the CodePlex SDK initially released late 2009. The Windows Azure team has since then released a newer version of the Azure SDK for PHP on Github. Please refer to the Windows Azure PHP Developer Center for documentation on this more recent version of the SDK. Please stay tuned and come back here regularly as we are working on refreshing the tutorials to deliver up to date and useful content for our PHP developers. One feature of the scaffolds that are i...
- Handling Sessions with SQL Azure
Monday, December 19, 2011, 5:43:33 PM | azurephpadmin
Note:This article pertains to the CodePlex SDK initially released late 2009. The Windows Azure team has since then released a newer version of the Azure SDK for PHP on Github. Please refer to the Windows Azure PHP Developer Center for documentation on this more recent version of the SDK. Please stay tuned and come back here regularly as we are working on refreshing the tutorials to deliver up to date and useful content for our PHP developers. In my last post, I looked at the sessi...
- Handling Sessions with Table storage
Monday, December 19, 2011, 5:42:16 PM | azurephpadmin
Note:This article pertains to the CodePlex SDK initially released late 2009. The Windows Azure team has since then released a newer version of the Azure SDK for PHP on Github. Please refer to the Windows Azure PHP Developer Center for documentation on this more recent version of the SDK. Please stay tuned and come back here regularly as we are working on refreshing the tutorials to deliver up to date and useful content for our PHP developers. This article was originally posted by...
- Accessing Service Configuration values from PHP
Thursday, December 15, 2011, 5:59:27 PM | azurephpadmin
Note:This article pertains to the CodePlex SDK initially released late 2009. The Windows Azure team has since then released a newer version of the Azure SDK for PHP on Github. Please refer to the Windows Azure PHP Developer Center for documentation on this more recent version of the SDK. Please stay tuned and come back here regularly as we are working on refreshing the tutorials to deliver up to date and useful content for our PHP developers. Pre-requisites Setup the Windows Azur...
- Using the Windows Azure SDK for PHP
Thursday, December 15, 2011, 11:35:04 AM | azurephpadmin
Note:This article pertains to the CodePlex SDK initially released late 2009. The Windows Azure team has since then released a newer version of the Azure SDK for PHP on Github. Please refer to the Windows Azure PHP Developer Center for documentation on this more recent version of the SDK. Please stay tuned and come back here regularly as we are working on refreshing the tutorials to deliver up to date and useful content for our PHP developers. Pre-requisites Setup the Windows Azure SDK fo...
- Diagnostics–Part II
Monday, September 26, 2011, 11:11:14 AM | azurephpadmin
Note:This article pertains to the CodePlex SDK initially released late 2009. The Windows Azure team has since then released a newer version of the Azure SDK for PHP on Github. Please refer to the Windows Azure PHP Developer Center for documentation on this more recent version of the SDK. Please stay tuned and come back here regularly as we are working on refreshing the tutorials to deliver up to date and useful content for our PHP developers. Reposted from Brian Swan's Windows Azu...
- Diagnostics–Part I
Monday, September 26, 2011, 11:00:42 AM | azurephpadmin
Note:This article pertains to the CodePlex SDK initially released late 2009. The Windows Azure team has since then released a newer version of the Azure SDK for PHP on Github. Please refer to the Windows Azure PHP Developer Center for documentation on this more recent version of the SDK. Please stay tuned and come back here regularly as we are working on refreshing the tutorials to deliver up to date and useful content for our PHP developers. In this post, I'll look at why getting...
- Enable Remote Desktop
Thursday, September 22, 2011, 12:20:44 PM | azurephpadmin
Note:This article pertains to the CodePlex SDK initially released late 2009. The Windows Azure team has since then released a newer version of the Azure SDK for PHP on Github. Please refer to the Windows Azure PHP Developer Center for documentation on this more recent version of the SDK. Please stay tuned and come back here regularly as we are working on refreshing the tutorials to deliver up to date and useful content for our PHP developers. This article was originally posted by...
- Setup the Windows Azure Development Environment manually
Thursday, July 28, 2011, 1:32:22 PM | Administrator
Note:This article pertains to the CodePlex SDK initially released late 2009. The Windows Azure team has since then released a newer version of the Azure SDK for PHP on Github. Please refer to the Windows Azure PHP Developer Center for documentation on this more recent version of the SDK. Please stay tuned and come back here regularly as we are working on refreshing the tutorials to deliver up to date and useful content for our PHP developers. Windows Azure offers a "local cloud dev...
- Using Scaffolds
Monday, July 25, 2011, 4:00:14 PM | azurephpadmin
Note:This article pertains to the CodePlex SDK initially released late 2009. The Windows Azure team has since then released a newer version of the Azure SDK for PHP on Github. Please refer to the Windows Azure PHP Developer Center for documentation on this more recent version of the SDK. Please stay tuned and come back here regularly as we are working on refreshing the tutorials to deliver up to date and useful content for our PHP developers. Pre-requisites Getting the Windows Azure Pre-...
- Packaging Applications
Monday, July 25, 2011, 3:59:29 PM | azurephpadmin
Note:This article pertains to the CodePlex SDK initially released late 2009. The Windows Azure team has since then released a newer version of the Azure SDK for PHP on Github. Please refer to the Windows Azure PHP Developer Center for documentation on this more recent version of the SDK. Please stay tuned and come back here regularly as we are working on refreshing the tutorials to deliver up to date and useful content for our PHP developers. One feature of the scaffolds that are...
- Obtaining the sample files used in the tutorials
Monday, July 25, 2011, 3:58:55 PM | azurephpadmin
Note:This article pertains to the CodePlex SDK initially released late 2009. The Windows Azure team has since then released a newer version of the Azure SDK for PHP on Github. Please refer to the Windows Azure PHP Developer Center for documentation on this more recent version of the SDK. Please stay tuned and come back here regularly as we are working on refreshing the tutorials to deliver up to date and useful content for our PHP developers. A significant amount of code is used in...
- Setup the Windows Azure SDK for PHP
Monday, July 25, 2011, 3:57:59 PM | azurephpadmin
This article has been depricated Please see the updated package and how-to on codeplex Pre-Requisites Getting the Windows Azure local development pre-requisites Automatic Installation with the Microsoft Web Platform Installer Manual Installation Synopsis This article will provide an overview of the Windows Azure SDK for PHP and its capabilities, as well as show you how to obtain and setup the SDK on a development machine. Overview of the Windows Azure SDK for PHP The Wind...
- Scaling PHP applications on Windows Azure Part IV: Using worker roles for automated scaling
Tuesday, June 14, 2011, 1:13:23 PM | azurephpadmin
Note:This article pertains to the CodePlex SDK initially released late 2009. The Windows Azure team has since then released a newer version of the Azure SDK for PHP on Github. Please refer to the Windows Azure PHP Developer Center for documentation on this more recent version of the SDK. Please stay tuned and come back here regularly as we are working on refreshing the tutorials to deliver up to date and useful content for our PHP developers. Recommended pre-read Setup the Windows Azure...
- Scaling PHP Applications on Windows Azure Part III: Performance Monitor
Tuesday, June 14, 2011, 12:50:38 PM | azurephpadmin
Note:This article pertains to the CodePlex SDK initially released late 2009. The Windows Azure team has since then released a newer version of the Azure SDK for PHP on Github. Please refer to the Windows Azure PHP Developer Center for documentation on this more recent version of the SDK. Please stay tuned and come back here regularly as we are working on refreshing the tutorials to deliver up to date and useful content for our PHP developers. Recommended pre-read Setup the Windows Azure...
- Scaling PHP Applications on Windows Azure Part I: Performance Metrics
Tuesday, May 24, 2011, 11:07:32 AM | azurephpadmin
Note:This article pertains to the CodePlex SDK initially released late 2009. The Windows Azure team has since then released a newer version of the Azure SDK for PHP on Github. Please refer to the Windows Azure PHP Developer Center for documentation on this more recent version of the SDK. Please stay tuned and come back here regularly as we are working on refreshing the tutorials to deliver up to date and useful content for our PHP developers. Recommended pre-read Setup the Windows Azure...
- Scaling PHP Applications on Windows Azure Part II: Role Management
Monday, May 23, 2011, 4:30:41 PM | azurephpadmin
Note:This article pertains to the CodePlex SDK initially released late 2009. The Windows Azure team has since then released a newer version of the Azure SDK for PHP on Github. Please refer to the Windows Azure PHP Developer Center for documentation on this more recent version of the SDK. Please stay tuned and come back here regularly as we are working on refreshing the tutorials to deliver up to date and useful content for our PHP developers. Recommended pre-read Setup the Windows Azure...
- Getting the Windows Azure Pre-Requisites via the Microsoft Web Platform Installer 3.0
Thursday, February 17, 2011, 11:13:51 AM | javaadmin
In this tutorial I am going to walk you through the steps required to setup Windows Azure Pre-Requisites Via the automatic Web Platform Installer. See Getting the Windows Azure Pre-Requisites Via Manual Installation for a manual installation. The Web Platform Installer (WebPI) is a powerful tool that allows you to skip the manual drudgery of ensuring all your system settings are correct, downloading the files you need, and ensuring all pre-requisites are met by performing all these tasks fo...
- Tutorial - OData Drupal Module Installation
Saturday, February 12, 2011, 6:42:49 PM | Administrator
Note:This article pertains to the CodePlex SDK initially released late 2009. The Windows Azure team has since then released a newer version of the Azure SDK for PHP on Github. Please refer to the Windows Azure PHP Developer Center for documentation on this more recent version of the SDK. Please stay tuned and come back here regularly as we are working on refreshing the tutorials to deliver up to date and useful content for our PHP developers. Recommended pre-read Deploying Drupal 7 to t...
- Tutorial - Using Worker Roles for Simple Background Processing
Saturday, February 12, 2011, 6:23:57 PM | Administrator
Note:This article pertains to the CodePlex SDK initially released late 2009. The Windows Azure team has since then released a newer version of the Azure SDK for PHP on Github. Please refer to the Windows Azure PHP Developer Center for documentation on this more recent version of the SDK. Please stay tuned and come back here regularly as we are working on refreshing the tutorials to deliver up to date and useful content for our PHP developers. Recommended pre-read Build and deploy a Wind...
- Tutorial - Using Table Storage
Saturday, February 12, 2011, 5:38:02 PM | Administrator
Note:This article pertains to the CodePlex SDK initially released late 2009. The Windows Azure team has since then released a newer version of the Azure SDK for PHP on Github. Please refer to the Windows Azure PHP Developer Center for documentation on this more recent version of the SDK. Please stay tuned and come back here regularly as we are working on refreshing the tutorials to deliver up to date and useful content for our PHP developers. Recommended Reading Understanding Windows Azu...
- Tutorial - Using Blob Storage
Saturday, February 12, 2011, 5:35:14 PM | Administrator
Note:This article pertains to the CodePlex SDK initially released late 2009. The Windows Azure team has since then released a newer version of the Azure SDK for PHP on Github. Please refer to the Windows Azure PHP Developer Center for documentation on this more recent version of the SDK. Please stay tuned and come back here regularly as we are working on refreshing the tutorials to deliver up to date and useful content for our PHP developers. Recommended Reading Understanding Windows Azu...
- Tutorial - Using the Windows Azure Tools for Eclipse with PHP
Saturday, February 12, 2011, 5:05:08 PM | Administrator
Note:This article pertains to the CodePlex SDK initially released late 2009. The Windows Azure team has since then released a newer version of the Azure SDK for PHP on Github. Please refer to the Windows Azure PHP Developer Center for documentation on this more recent version of the SDK. Please stay tuned and come back here regularly as we are working on refreshing the tutorials to deliver up to date and useful content for our PHP developers. Updated: 12/28/10 - added Recommended p...
- Tutorial - Using Queue Service
Saturday, February 12, 2011, 4:43:39 PM | Administrator
Note:This article pertains to the CodePlex SDK initially released late 2009. The Windows Azure team has since then released a newer version of the Azure SDK for PHP on Github. Please refer to the Windows Azure PHP Developer Center for documentation on this more recent version of the SDK. Please stay tuned and come back here regularly as we are working on refreshing the tutorials to deliver up to date and useful content for our PHP developers. Recommended Reading Understanding Windows Azu...
- Tutorial - Using Worker Roles for Simple Background Processing
Monday, January 10, 2011, 4:29:51 PM | Administrator
Author: Craig Kitterman Date: 01/04/2011 Recommended pre-read Deploying Your First PHP Application to Windows Azure Tutorial - Using the Windows Azure SDK for PHP Tutorial - Using Queue Service There are many common scenarios in web development that require processing of information, gathering data, or handling message traffic that can be accomplished asynchronously - meaning in the background while the user is doing other things with the application. A common example of this is sendi...

