In a recent article, we saw how easy it is to get a web server up and running on Windows with PHP, IIS, and SQL Server Express using the Web Platform Installer. In this article, Akash explains how to use those tool together to build a simple web app.

Web development frameworks enable you to build highly functional applications very quickly, and are increasingly seen as a must for any new project. Python-based Django bills itself as “the Web framework for perfectionists with deadlines,” and after following along with Akash’s crash course, I think you’ll have to agree!

Ever updated a web site’s markup and CSS only to have it render incorrectly when you load it in your browser? Perhaps you’ve had to tell a co-worker or client that they needed to refresh the site or empty their browser cache to view your updated site correctly? In this article, Zach shows us a few methods to avoid these headaches and turn the browser cache from a foe into an ally.

The new Web Platform Installer from Microsoft makes setting up PHP and PHP-based applications on Windows a breeze. Louis walks us through what’s available with this new tool and shows us how simple it is to start off with WordPress or Drupal on Windows with IIS.

Git represents the current state of the art in version control tools, but it’s surprisingly easy to use. In this article Alec Clews introduces Git and demonstrates why it’s your new best friend.

Joomla is one of the most popular open source content management systems that exist today. In this step by step tutorial, Andrew demonstrates how easy it is to get started.

Have trouble remembering your right outer joins from your left? In this sample chapter from the SitePoint book, Simply SQL, Rudy makes the inner workings of the SQL FROM clause easy to understand, including joins, subqueries, and views.

Do you ever wonder where your web creation went when it grew up and moved out of home? In the first part of our series on UNIX operating systems, Chris reveals some of the mysteries of how it all works -- you owe it to your web site to know this stuff!

You're a good programmer -- no, a great programmer -- so your code doesn't have bugs, ever. Right? I thought not. In this article, Chris explains why you should be writing your tests before you write your code, and shows you how to fully embrace a Test Driven Development process.

Regardless of whether you use a desktop or a laptop computer, the benefits of having a portable development environment are numerous. In this article, Joseph walks you through how to set up a suite of useful tools that run from a USB drive -- a literal dev environment on a stick.