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.NET & MySQL Part 5

MySQL and OpenSSL

Software used

In this guide:

  • Generate SSL Certificates
      Create CA certificate
      Create server certificate
      Create client certificate
  • Configure MySQL Server
  • Setting User SSL Properties

    • The MySQL manual is quite clear how to create the SSL certificates, but vague how to implement it on Windows.
    See Chapter 5.5.7 Using SSL for Secure Connections.
    See Chapter 5.5.7.4. Setting Up SSL Certificates for MySQL

    Generate Certificates

    Create CA certificate

  • openssl genrsa 2048 > ca-key.pem

    D:\newcerts>openssl genrsa 2048 > ca-key.pem
    Loading ’screen’ into random state – done
    Generating RSA private key, 2048 bit long modulus
    ……………………………………………………………………..
    ……………….+++
    ……..+++
    e is 65537 (0×10001)

  • openssl req -new -x509 -nodes -days 1000 -key ca-key.pem > ca-cert.pem

    D:\newcerts>openssl req -new -x509 -nodes -days 1000 -key ca-key.pem > ca-cert.p
    em
    Loading ’screen’ into random state – done
    You are about to be asked to enter information that will be incorporated
    into your certificate request.
    What you are about to enter is what is called a Distinguished Name or a DN.
    There are quite a few fields but you can leave some blank
    For some fields there will be a default value,
    If you enter ‘.’, the field will be left blank.
    —–
    Country Name (2 letter code) [AU]:ZA
    State or Province Name (full name) [Some-State]:Mpumalanga
    Locality Name (eg, city) []:Ermelo
    Organization Name (eg, company) [Internet Widgits Pty Ltd]:Test
    Organizational Unit Name (eg, section) []:Test
    Common Name (eg, YOUR name) []:Test
    Email Address []:test@mail.com

    • Create server certificate

  • openssl req -newkey rsa:2048 -days 1000 -nodes -keyout server-key.pem > server-req.pem

    D:\newcerts>openssl req -newkey rsa:2048 -days 1000 -nodes -keyout server-key.pe
    m > server-req.pem
    Loading ’screen’ into random state – done
    Generating a 2048 bit RSA private key
    ……………………………………………………………………..
    ………………………….+++
    ……………………………..+++
    writing new private key to ’server-key.pem’
    —–
    You are about to be asked to enter information that will be incorporated
    into your certificate request.
    What you are about to enter is what is called a Distinguished Name or a DN.
    There are quite a few fields but you can leave some blank
    For some fields there will be a default value,
    If you enter ‘.’, the field will be left blank.
    —–
    Country Name (2 letter code) [AU]:ZA
    State or Province Name (full name) [Some-State]:Mpumalanga
    Locality Name (eg, city) []:Ermelo
    Organization Name (eg, company) [Internet Widgits Pty Ltd]:TestCo
    Organizational Unit Name (eg, section) []:TestCo
    Common Name (eg, YOUR name) []:TestCo
    Email Address []:testco@mail.com

    Please enter the following ‘extra’ attributes
    to be sent with your certificate request
    A challenge password []: xxxxxxxxxxxx
    An optional company name []: xxxxxxxxxx

  • openssl x509 -req -in server-req.pem -days 1000 -CA ca-cert.pem -CAkey ca-key.pem -set_serial 01 > server-cert.pem

    D:\newcerts>openssl x509 -req -in server-req.pem -days 1000 -CA ca-cert.pem -CAk
    ey ca-key.pem -set_serial 01 > server-cert.pem
    Loading ’screen’ into random state – done
    Signature ok
    subject=/C=ZA/ST=Ermelo/L=Ermelo/O=TestCo/OU=TestCo/CN=TestCo/emailAddress=testc
    o@mail.com
    Getting CA Private Key

    • Create client certificate

  • openssl req -newkey rsa:2048 -days 1000 -nodes -keyout client-key.pem > client-req.pem

    D:\newcerts>openssl req -newkey rsa:2048 -days 1000 -nodes -keyout client-key.pe
    m > client-req.pem
    Loading ’screen’ into random state – done
    Generating a 2048 bit RSA private key
    ……………….+++
    …+++
    writing new private key to ‘client-key.pem’
    —–
    You are about to be asked to enter information that will be incorporated
    into your certificate request.
    What you are about to enter is what is called a Distinguished Name or a DN.
    There are quite a few fields but you can leave some blank
    For some fields there will be a default value,
    If you enter ‘.’, the field will be left blank.
    —–
    Country Name (2 letter code) [AU]:ZA
    State or Province Name (full name) [Some-State]:Mpumalanga
    Locality Name (eg, city) []:Ermelo
    Organization Name (eg, company) [Internet Widgits Pty Ltd]:TestClient
    Organizational Unit Name (eg, section) []:TestClient
    Common Name (eg, YOUR name) []:TestClient
    Email Address []:testclient@mail.com

    Please enter the following ‘extra’ attributes
    to be sent with your certificate request
    A challenge password []: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
    An optional company name []: xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

  • openssl x509 -req -in client-req.pem -days 1000 -CA ca-cert.pem -CAkey ca-key.pem -set_serial 01 > client-cert.pem

    D:\newcerts>openssl x509 -req -in client-req.pem -days 1000 -CA ca-cert.pem -CAk
    ey ca-key.pem -set_serial 01 > client-cert.pem
    Loading ’screen’ into random state – done
    Signature ok
    subject=/C=ZA/ST=Mpumalanga/L=Ermelo/O=TestClient/OU=TestClient/CN=TestClient/em
    ailAddress=testclient@mail.com
    Getting CA Private Key

Configure MySQL Server

Open the cmd propt and execure the following commands:
net start mysql
mysql -u root -p
enter the password
SHOW VARIABLES LIKE ‘have_ssl’;

mysql> SHOW VARIABLES LIKE ‘have_ssl’;

| Variable_name | Value    |

| have_ssl      | DISABLED |

1 row in set (0.06 sec)

This means MySQL supports SSL but it is not installed.

type exit and press Enter.
mysql> exit
Bye

Stop MySQL server.
D:\>net stop mysql
The MySQL service is stopping.
The MySQL service was stopped successfully.

Take Note:
My PC’s root drive is D:\, usually it is C:\. Change it according to your needs.
From the directory you have created the certificates (See MySQL Manual Chapter 5.5.7.4. Setting Up SSL Certificates for MySQL) copy the following files to D:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.1\ssl\
Note: You can use any directory you want to.

  • ca-cert.pem
  • client-cert.pem
  • client-key.pem
  • server-cert.pem
  • server-key.pem

Open the file D:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.1\my.ini in your favourite text editor.
under the [client] add the following:
ssl-ca="D:/Program Files/MySQL/MySQL Server 5.1/ssl/ca-cert.pem"
ssl-cert="D:/Program Files/MySQL/MySQL Server 5.1/ssl/client-cert.pem"
ssl-key="D:/Program Files/MySQL/MySQL Server 5.1/ssl/client-key.pem"
under the [mysqld] add the following:

  1. Add SSL Support

ssl-ca="D:/Program Files/MySQL/MySQL Server 5.1/ssl/ca-cert.pem"
ssl-cert="D:/Program Files/MySQL/MySQL Server 5.1/ssl/server-cert.pem"
ssl-key="D:/Program Files/MySQL/MySQL Server 5.1/ssl/server-key.pem"

Save and close the file

Start MySQL Server

D:\>net start mysql
The MySQL service is starting…
The MySQL service was started successfully.

Log into MySQL monitor

D:\>mysql -u root -p
Enter password: *********
Welcome to the MySQL monitor. Commands end with ; or \g.
Your MySQL connection id is 2
Server version: 5.1.32-community MySQL Community Server (GPL)

Type ‘help;’ or ‘\h’ for help. Type ‘\c’ to clear the buffer.

Check if SSL is active

mysql> SHOW VARIABLES LIKE ‘have_ssl’;

| Variable_name | Value |

| have_ssl      | YES   |

1 row in set (0.02 sec)

Check determine whether the current connection with the server uses SSL by checking the value of the Ssl_cipher

mysql> SHOW STATUS LIKE ‘Ssl_cipher’;

| Variable_name | Value              |

| Ssl_cipher    | DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA |

Setting User SSL Properties

Refer to MySQL Manual Chapter 12.5.1.3. GRANT Syntax
The SSL Options will be sent after REQUIRE clause.
The options are

  • SSL Tells the server to allow only SSL-encrypted connections for the account.
  • X509 Means that the client should have a valid certificate, but we do not care about the exact certificate, issuer or subject.
  • CIPHER ‘cipher’ Is needed to ensure strong ciphers and keylengths will be used.
  • ISSUER ‘issuer’ Means the client must present a valid X509 certificate issued by issuer "issuer".
  • SUBJECT ’subject’ Means the client must present a valid X509 certificate with the subject "subject" on it.

Examples:
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON test.* TO ‘myuser’@'localhost’
IDENTIFIED BY ‘mypassword’
REQUIRE SSL;

GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON test.* TO ‘myuser’@'localhost’
IDENTIFIED BY ‘mypassword’
REQUIRE X509;

GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON test.* TO ‘myuser’@'localhost’
IDENTIFIED BY ‘mypassword’
REQUIRE CIPHER ‘DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA’;

GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON test.* TO ‘myuser’@'localhost’
IDENTIFIED BY ‘mypassword’
REQUIRE ISSUER ‘/C=ZA/ST=Ermelo/L=Ermelo/O=Test/OU=Test/CN=Test/emailAddress=test@mail.com’;

GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON test.* TO ‘myuser’@'localhost’
IDENTIFIED BY ‘mypassword’
REQUIRE SUBJECT ‘/C=ZA/ST=Mpumalanga/L=Ermelo/O=TestClient/OU=TestClient/CN=TestClient/emailAddress=testclient@mail.com’;

GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON test.* TO ‘myuser’@'localhost’
IDENTIFIED BY ‘mypassword’
REQUIRE SUBJECT ‘/C=ZA/ST=Mpumalanga/L=Ermelo/O=TestClient/OU=TestClient/CN=TestClient/emailAddress=testclient@mail.com’
AND ISSUER ‘/C=ZA/ST=Ermelo/L=Ermelo/O=Test/OU=Test/CN=Test/emailAddress=test@mail.com’
AND CIPHER ‘DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA’;

Happy Coding!

In the Next Post we will return to VB.NET and the Connection Strings.

Previous Posts:
.NET & MySQL Part 1 A list of software required as well as optional software that can be used.
.NET & MySQL Part 2 Install MySQL Server
.NET & MySQL Part 3 Install PHP on Windows XP IIS Server
.NET & MySQL Part 4 Setup MySQL Connection String for a Windows application using VB.NET.

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Super14 2009 Week 1-7 Results

Week 7
Week 6
Week 5
Week 4
Week 3
Week 2
Week 1

Week 7
# Date & Time(CAT) Venue Team Score vs Team Score
40 2009/03/27 Fri 08:35 Auckland Blues NZ 22 v Waratahs AU 27
41 2009/03/28 Sat 06:30 Palmerston North Highlanders NZ 36 v Bulls SA 12
42 2009/03/28 Sat 08:35 Christchurch Crusaders NZ 11 v Stormers SA 7
43 2009/03/28 Sat 11:05 Brisbane Reds AU 26 v Chiefs NZ 50
44 2009/03/28 Sat 17:00 Durban Sharks SA 35 v Brumbies AU 14
45 2009/03/28 Sat 19:10 Johannesburg Lions SA 32 v Hurricanes NZ 38
  Cheetahs & Western Force Bye

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Week 6
# Date & Time(CAT) Venue Team Score vs Team Score
34 2009/03/20 Fri 08:35 Wellington Hurricanes NZ 14 v Bulls SA 19
35 2009/03/21 Sat 06:30 Dunedin Highlanders NZ 32 v Cheetahs SA 8
36 2009/03/21 Sat 08:35 Hamilton Chiefs NZ 63 v Blues NZ 34
37 2009/03/21 Sat 10:40 Sydney Waratahs AU 13 v Crusaders NZ 17
38 2009/03/21 Sat 12:45 Perth Western Force AU 10 v Sharks SA 22
39 2009/03/21 Sat 17:00 Johannesburg Lions SA 25 v Brumbies AU 17
  Reds & Stormers Bye

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Week 5
# Date & Time(CAT) Venue Team Score vs Team Score
28 2009/03/13 Fri 08:35 North Harbour Blues NZ 46 v Cheetahs SA 12
29 2009/03/13 Fri 10:40 Canberra Brumbies AU 21 v Waratahs AU 11
30 2009/03/14 Sat 06:30 Christchurch Crusaders NZ 23 v Western Force AU 23
31 2009/03/14 Sat 08:35 Invercarqill Highlanders NZ 10 v Chiefs NZ 14
32 2009/03/14 Sat 11:05 Brisbane Reds AU 25 v Sharks SA 13
33 2009/03/14 Sat 17:00 Cape Town Stormers SA 56 v Lions SA 18
  Hurricanes & Bulls Bye

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Week 4
# Date & Time(CAT) Venue Team Score vs Team Score
22 2009/03/06 Fri 08:35 Hamilton Chiefs NZ 31 v Western Force AU 13
23 2009/03/06 Fri 10:40 Sydney Waratahs AU 15 v Reds AU 11
24 2009/03/07 Sat 03:30 New Plymouth Hurricans NZ 29 v Cheetahs SA 12
25 2009/03/07 Sat 06:30 Auckland Blues NZ 31 v Sharks AU 35
26 2009/03/07 Sat 08:35 Dunedin Highlanders NZ 6 v Crusaders NZ 0
27 2009/03/07 Sat 17:00 Pretoria Bulls SA 14 v Stormers SA 10
  Brumbies & Lions Bye

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Week 3
# Date & Time(CAT) Venue Team Score vs Team Score
15 2009/02/27 Fri 08:35 Christchurch Crusaders NZ 24 v Hurricanes NZ 30
16 2009/02/27 Fri 10:40 Sydney Waratahs AU 34 v Highlanders NZ 16
17 2009/02/28 Sat 08:35 Hamilton Chiefs NZ 15 v Sharks SA 22
18 2009/02/28 Sat 10:40 Canberra Brumbies AU 16 v Western Force AU 25
19 2009/02/28 Sat 17:00 Johannesburg Lions SA 9 v Bulls SA 16
20 2009/02/28 Sat 19:10 Cape Town Stormers SA 8 v Blues NZ 14
21 2009/03/01 Sun 08:10 Brisbane Reds AU 22 v Cheetahs SA 3

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Week 2
# Date & Time(CAT) Venue Team Score vs Team Score
8 2009/02/20 Fri 08:35 Wellington Huricanes NZ 22 v Highlanders NZ 17
9 2009/02/20 Fri 10:40 Sydney Waratahs AU 11 v Chiefs NZ 7
10 2009/02/20 Fri 12:45 Perth Western Force AU 16 v Cheetahs SA 10
11 2009/02/20 Sat 19:10 Cape Town Stormers SA 27 v Reds AU 24
12 2009/02/21 Sat 10:40 Canberra Brumbies AU 18 v Crusaders NZ 16
13 2009/02/21 Sat 17:00 Pretoria Bulls SA 59 v Blues NZ 26
14 2009/02/21 Sat 19:10 Durban Sharks SA 25 v Lions SA 10

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Week 1
# Date & Time(CAT) Venue Team Score vs Team Score
1 2009/02/13 Fri 08:35 Dunedin Highlanders NZ 31 v Brumbies AU 33
2 2009/02/13 Fri 12:45 Perth Western Force AU 19 v Blues NZ 25
3 2009/02/13 Fri 19:10 Johannesburg Lions SA 34 v Cheetahs SA 28
4 2009/02/14 Sat 06:30 Christchurch Crusaders NZ 19 v Chiefs NZ 13
5 2009/02/14 Sat 08:35 Wellington Hurricanes NZ 22 v Waratahs AU 26
6 2009/02/14 Sat 17:00 Cape Town Stormers SA 15 v Sharks SA 20
7 2009/02/14 Sat 19:10 Pretoria Bulls SA 33 v Reds AU 20

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29 March 2009 Posted by zellis | Rugby | , , | No Comments Yet

Super14 Scoreboard 2009 – Week 7 (After match #45)

Super 14 Rugby  (1) Sharks(SA) 26
 (2) Waratahs(AU) 23
 (3) Chiefs(AU) 22
 (4) Bulls(SA) 22
 (5) Hurricanes(NZ) 20
 (6) Highlanders(NZ) 18
 (7) Crusaders(NZ) 18
 (8) Blues(NZ) 15
 (9) Stormers(SA) 13
(10) Brumbies(AU) 13
(11) Reds(AU) 12
(12) Western Force(AU) 12
(13) Lions(SA) 12
(14) Cheetahs(SA)   2

28 March 2009 Posted by zellis | Rugby | , , , | No Comments Yet

Software Pick – Flock

From the Mozilla developers and the security of FireFox comes the web browser for the collaborative web: Flock.
You can track many of your accounts and services in a single control panel. For the social media fans, try it out. Personally, I found Flog to be a little sluggish in comparison to Firefox.

Additional tools:

  • Blog editor
  • Media bar (Displays your photos and video across the top of your browser window)
  • Photo uploader
  • RSS reader
  • People feed
  • Web Clipboard

Flock 2.0.3 supports:

  • Digg
  • Facebook
  • Flickr
  • MySpace
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
  • AOL Mail
  • GMail
  • Yahoo! Mail
  • Blogger
  • Blogsome
  • LiveJournal
  • Typepad
  • WordPress
  • Xanga
  • Picasa
  • Photobucket
  • TinyPic
  • Delicious
  • Magnolia

The sidebar is very useful, but I found it difficult to keep track of everything.

Go to Flock’s website

Screenshot:
flock

27 March 2009 Posted by zellis | Software Pick of the Week | , , , , | No Comments Yet

10 Husbands

A lawyer married a woman who had previously divorced ten husbands.On their wedding night, she told her new husband, “Please be gentle; I’m still a virgin.

“What?” said the puzzled groom. “How can that be if you’ve been married ten times?”

“Well, husband #1 was a Sales Representative; he kept telling me how great it was going to be.

Husband #2 was in Software Services; he was never really sure how it was supposed to function, but he said he’d look into it and get back to me.

Husband #3 was from Field Services; he said everything checked out diagnostically but he just couldn’t get the system up.

Husband #4 was in Telemarketing; even though he knew he had the order, didn’t know when he would be able to deliver.

Husband #5 was an Engineer; he understood the basic process but wanted three years to research, implement, and design a new state-of-the-art method.

Husband #6 was from Finance and Administration; he thought he knew how, but he wasn’t sure whether it was his job or not.

Husband #7 was in Marketing; although he had a product, he was never sure how to position it.

Husband #8 was a psychiatrist; all he ever did was talk about it.

Husband #9 was a gynecologist; all he did was look at it.

Husband #10 was a stamp collector; all he ever did was … God, I miss him!”

“But now that I’ve married you, I’m really excited!” “Good,” said the husband, “but, why?” “Duh; you’re a LAWYER. This time I KNOW I’m gonna get screwed!”

26 March 2009 Posted by zellis | Jokes | , , | No Comments Yet

.NET & MySQL Part 4

Setup MySQL Connection String for a Windows application using VB.NET

Software used in this post:

In Visual Studio

  • Create a Windows Form Application named TestConn.
    frmTest only has two buttons: btnTest and btnExit.
    Fig. 1
  • Add Reference
    From the menu select Project | Add Reference
    Scroll down, select MySQL.Data, and click OK.
    Fig. 2
  • The Program Code

    Imports MySql.Data.MySqlClient

    Public Class frmTest
      Dim MySQLConnectionString As String
      Dim MyADOConnection As MySqlConnection

     Private Sub btnTest_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles btnTest.Click
      Try
        MySQLConnectionString =     ”Server=hostname;” & _
        ”Database=mydbschema;” & _
        ”Uid=myusername;” & _
        ”Pwd=mypassword;” & _
        ”Connect Timeout=30;”

        MyADOConnection = New MySqlConnection()
        MyADOConnection.ConnectionString = MySQLConnectionString
        MyADOConnection.Open()
        MessageBox.Show(“Connection Opened Successfully!”, “Test Connection”)
      Catch ex As Exception
        MessageBox.Show(“Error Connecting to Database: ” & Err.Description, “Test Connection”))
      End Try
     End Sub

     Private Sub btnExit_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles btnExit.Click
      Try
        MyADOConnection.Close()
        MyADOConnection.Dispose()
      Catch ex As Exception
        ’Do Nothing
      End Try
      Application.Exit()
     End Sub
    End Class

  • Run the program
    Click the Test button. The following message should display if the connection was successful:
    Fig. 3
    Click the Exit button

Conclusion:
Read here more about the connection strings.

In this example the connection string was hardcoded (embedded). This is not recommended!

    Why?

  1. A malicious Connection String injection attack can occur. The injection attacker can completely destroy the database or retrieve important secure information.
  2. If any of the Connection String parameters change, the entire applications needs to be recompiled and redeployed again to all the computers.

:) Happy Coding

In the next post .NET & MySQL Part 5 we will have a look how to enable SSL for MySQL Server.

Previous Posts:
.NET & MySQL Part 1 A list of software required as well as optional software that can be used.
.NET & MySQL Part 2 Install MySQL Server
.NET & MySQL Part 3 Install PHP on Windows XP IIS Server

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.NET & MySQL Part 3

Install PHP on Windows XP IIS Server

Download guide (PDF)

Prerequisites: IIS (Internet Information Services available on XP CD)
Version: 5.2.9
File Name: php-5.2.9-1-win32-installer.msi
Download Location: http://www.php.net/get/php-5.2.9-1-win32-installer.msi/from/a/mirror
For the latest version check it out at http://www.php.net/downloads/

  1. Run php-5.2.9-1-win32-installer.msi and wait.
    Fig 1
  2. Click Next
    Fig 2
  3. Check I accept the terms in the License Agreement check box, and then click Next
    Fig 3
  4. Change the directory to the D:\PHP\ Click Next
    Note: Do not use recommended directory Program Files, you will run into problems.
    Please take note my root drive is the D Drive, usually it is the C drive.
    Fig 4
  5. Select IIS ISAPI module and click Next
    Fig 5
  6. Expand Extensions and Select MySQL and MySQLi, and then Click Next
    Note: You can select other extensions and/or options you may need.
    Fig 6
  7. Click Install
    Fig 7
  8. Wait …
    Fig 8
  9. Click Finish
    Fig 9

    10. Configure IIS to work with PHP

  10. Open IIS Management Console
    Start | Control Panel | Performance and Maintenance | Administrative Tools | Internet Information Services
  11. Select Web Sites in the Left Panel
  12. Right Click your web site in the Right Panel and select Properties.
    Fig 10
  13. Select ISAPI Filters Tab Page
  14. Click Add
  15. Type PHP in the Filter Name Text box.
  16. Browse to the installation directory and select php5isapi.dll
    Fig 11
  17. Click OK
  18. Select Home Directory tab page.
  19. Select the Mappings tab page, and then click the Add button.
  20. Click the Browse button. Browse to the installation directory and change the Files of Type to Dynamic Link libraries (*.dll). Select the file php5isapi.dll and click the Open button
  21. In the Extension text box type .php
  22. In the Limit to: text box type GET, HEAD, POST
  23. Check the Script Engine check box.
  24. Check the Check that file exists check box.
    Fig 12
  25. Click OK
  26. Click OK
  27. Click OK
  28. Important REBOOT your PC before carrying on!

    29. Test PHP

    Test Installation
    Create a new text file called phpinfo.php and paste the following into it. Save it in your wwwroot directory (default is C:\Inetpub\wwwroot )

    <html>
    <head>
    <title>PHP Info<title>
    </head>
    <body>
     <p>This is an HTML line</p>
      <?php
        echo "This is a PHP Line";
      ?>
      <p>
      <?php
        phpinfo();
      ?>
      </p>
    </body>
    </html>

    Open http://localhost/phpinfo.php in a web browser. If you see something like the following, you have successfully installed PHP!
    Fig 13

    When you scroll down you should see the mysql and mysqli extensions.
    Fig 14

    Note: According to some sources mysqli is an improved version of mysql and support some stuff that mysql doesn’t. And mysqli has better security and you can do object oriented programming (OOP).

Happy Coding!

In the next post in this series, we will have a more in-depth look on how to connect a MySQL database in Visual Studio with VB.NET

Previous Posts:
.NET & MySQL Part 1 A list of software required as well as optional software that can be used.
.NET & MySQL Part 2 Install MySQL Server

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Super14 2009 Week 1-6 Results

Week 6
Week 5
Week 4
Week 3
Week 2
Week 1

Week 6
# Date & Time(CAT) Venue Team Score vs Team Score
34 2009/03/20 Fri 08:35 Wellington Hurricanes NZ 14 v Bulls SA 19
35 2009/03/21 Sat 06:30 Dunedin Highlanders NZ 32 v Cheetahs SA 8
36 2009/03/21 Sat 08:35 Hamilton Chiefs NZ 63 v Blues NZ 34
37 2009/03/21 Sat 10:40 Sydney Waratahs AU 13 v Crusaders NZ 17
38 2009/03/21 Sat 12:45 Perth Western Force AU 10 v Sharks SA 22
39 2009/03/21 Sat 17:00 Johannesburg Lions SA 25 v Brumbies AU 17
  Reds & Stormers Bye

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Week 5
# Date & Time(CAT) Venue Team Score vs Team Score
28 2009/03/13 Fri 08:35 North Harbour Blues NZ 46 v Cheetahs SA 12
29 2009/03/13 Fri 10:40 Canberra Brumbies AU 21 v Waratahs AU 11
30 2009/03/14 Sat 06:30 Christchurch Crusaders NZ 23 v Western Force AU 23
31 2009/03/14 Sat 08:35 Invercarqill Highlanders NZ 10 v Chiefs NZ 14
32 2009/03/14 Sat 11:05 Brisbane Reds AU 25 v Sharks SA 13
33 2009/03/14 Sat 17:00 Cape Town Stormers SA 56 v Lions SA 18
  Hurricanes & Bulls Bye

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Week 4
# Date & Time(CAT) Venue Team Score vs Team Score
22 2009/03/06 Fri 08:35 Hamilton Chiefs NZ 31 v Western Force AU 13
23 2009/03/06 Fri 10:40 Sydney Waratahs AU 15 v Reds AU 11
24 2009/03/07 Sat 03:30 New Plymouth Hurricans NZ 29 v Cheetahs SA 12
25 2009/03/07 Sat 06:30 Auckland Blues NZ 31 v Sharks AU 35
26 2009/03/07 Sat 08:35 Dunedin Highlanders NZ 6 v Crusaders NZ 0
27 2009/03/07 Sat 17:00 Pretoria Bulls SA 14 v Stormers SA 10
  Brumbies & Lions Bye

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Week 3
# Date & Time(CAT) Venue Team Score vs Team Score
15 2009/02/27 Fri 08:35 Christchurch Crusaders NZ 24 v Hurricanes NZ 30
16 2009/02/27 Fri 10:40 Sydney Waratahs AU 34 v Highlanders NZ 16
17 2009/02/28 Sat 08:35 Hamilton Chiefs NZ 15 v Sharks SA 22
18 2009/02/28 Sat 10:40 Canberra Brumbies AU 16 v Western Force AU 25
19 2009/02/28 Sat 17:00 Johannesburg Lions SA 9 v Bulls SA 16
20 2009/02/28 Sat 19:10 Cape Town Stormers SA 8 v Blues NZ 14
21 2009/03/01 Sun 08:10 Brisbane Reds AU 22 v Cheetahs SA 3

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Week 2
# Date & Time(CAT) Venue Team Score vs Team Score
8 2009/02/20 Fri 08:35 Wellington Huricanes NZ 22 v Highlanders NZ 17
9 2009/02/20 Fri 10:40 Sydney Waratahs AU 11 v Chiefs NZ 7
10 2009/02/20 Fri 12:45 Perth Western Force AU 16 v Cheetahs SA 10
11 2009/02/20 Sat 19:10 Cape Town Stormers SA 27 v Reds AU 24
12 2009/02/21 Sat 10:40 Canberra Brumbies AU 18 v Crusaders NZ 16
13 2009/02/21 Sat 17:00 Pretoria Bulls SA 59 v Blues NZ 26
14 2009/02/21 Sat 19:10 Durban Sharks SA 25 v Lions SA 10

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Week 1
# Date & Time(CAT) Venue Team Score vs Team Score
1 2009/02/13 Fri 08:35 Dunedin Highlanders NZ 31 v Brumbies AU 33
2 2009/02/13 Fri 12:45 Perth Western Force AU 19 v Blues NZ 25
3 2009/02/13 Fri 19:10 Johannesburg Lions SA 34 v Cheetahs SA 28
4 2009/02/14 Sat 06:30 Christchurch Crusaders NZ 19 v Chiefs NZ 13
5 2009/02/14 Sat 08:35 Wellington Hurricanes NZ 22 v Waratahs AU 26
6 2009/02/14 Sat 17:00 Cape Town Stormers SA 15 v Sharks SA 20
7 2009/02/14 Sat 19:10 Pretoria Bulls SA 33 v Reds AU 20

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22 March 2009 Posted by zellis | Rugby | , , , | No Comments Yet

Super14 Scoreboard 2009 – Week 6 (After match #39 )

Super 14 Rugby  (1) Bulls(SA) 22
 (2) Sharks(SA) 21
 (3) Waratahs(AU) 19
 (4) Chiefs(NZ) 17
 (5) Blues(NZ) 17
 (6) Hurricanes(NZ) 15
 (7) Crusaders(NZ) 14
 (8) Highlanders(NZ) 13
 (9) Brumbies(AU) 13
(10) Stormers(SA) 12
(11) Western Force(AU) 12
(12) Reds(AU) 11
(13) Lions(SA) 10
(14) Cheetahs(SA)   2

21 March 2009 Posted by zellis | Rugby | , , | No Comments Yet

Software Pick – Venkman

Programmer errors are a fact of life, but JavaScript developers have fewer options for debugging. Venkman is the code name for the JavaScript Debugger for Mozilla based browsers. The Current release of Venkman can be found on addons.mozilla.org site.

To access the debugger on Firefox, select Tools | JavaScript Debugger from the Menu bar. Venkman’s JavaScript Debugger provides everything you need!

Venkman’s Home Page
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Screenshot:
Venkman JavaScript Debugger

20 March 2009 Posted by zellis | Software Pick of the Week | , , , , | No Comments Yet

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