A PHP on Windows Azure Learning Plan
June 7, 2012 update: The Microsoft Windows Azure team has released a new Windows Azure SDK for PHP. This release is part of an effort to keep PHP client libraries up to date with new Windows Azure features and to make PHP a first-class citizen in Windows Azure. The latest client libraries are on GitHub: https://github.com/WindowsAzure/azure-sdk-for-php. While the SDK hosted on CodePlex will continue to work for the foreseeable future, it is strongly recommended that new PHP/Windows Azure application use the SDK hosted on GitHub.
The work done by Maarten Balliauw and other contributors in building the SDK hosted on CodePlex was critical in unifying the PHP developer experience for Windows Azure. The Windows Azure team is grateful to these contributors for their pioneering work and looks forward to their continued support (and yours!) in adding to the new SDK on GitHub.
Thanks,
The Windows Azure Team
This week I’ve set aside some of the work I’ve been doing on using Azure Diagnostics to work on an internal training plan for other folks in my group here at Microsoft. The larger plan includes hands-on training for using Open Source Software on the Windows Azure Platform. (Yes, we’re serious about this.) As I was working on the “PHP on Azure” plan (really just an ordered list of resources), I kicked myself for not doing this earlier and sharing it here. So, here it is…I’d love to add to it if you have suggestions.
Setting Up Your Local Environment
Deploying to Windows Azure
Accessing Windows Azure Storage
- Tutorial - Using Table Storage
- Tutorial - Using Blob Storage
- Tutorial - Using Queue Service
- Use the Windows Azure Web Role and Windows Azure Blob Service with PHP
- Using the Windows Azure Web Role and Windows Azure Table Service with PHP
Accessing SQL Azure
- Using the Windows Azure Web Role and SQL Azure with PHP
- Getting Started with PHP and SQL Azure
- How to Connect to SQL Azure Using PHP
- Accessing SQL Azure From PHP
Using Windows Azure Diagnostics
- How to Get Diagnostics Info for Azure/PHP Applications – Part 1
- How to Get Diagnostics Info for Azure/PHP Applications – Part 2
Using Windows Azure AppFabric
- Access Control with the Azure AppFabric SDK for PHP
- Accessing OData for SQL Azure with AppFabric Access Control and PHP
Other Resources
- https://blogs.msdn.com/b/brian_swan/archive/tags/azure/
- Introducing the Windows Azure SDK for PHP
- Overview of Command Line Deployment and Management with the Windows Azure SDK for PHP
- Windows Azure Remote Desktop Connectivity for PHP Applications
- Scaling PHP Applications on Windows Azure
- https://blog.maartenballiauw.be/category/PHP.aspx
Thanks.
-Brian