Maugrim_The_Reaper wrote:To be fair, the announcements (I got the email too) are at least progress. Those who do insist on using Windows Server have been waiting a while for these Zend+Microsoft improvements to materialise.
I think that the other posters are missing that key point - some people do not HAVE a choice about which web server they are on.
I used to work at a HyperGlobalMegaCorp, and the corporate standard wouldn't allow you to run Apache or Lighttpd even if lives were on the line. But you could get IIS up and running in minutes on any number of boxes with a simple trouble ticket.
For situations like that, its not that the user 'insists' on using Windows, or even a technology issue requiring it - its just business & politics.
So, for those poor, tortured souls, this was incredibly good news.
But there is another situation where its great news..
Maugrim_The_Reaper wrote:
Third, Microsoft is announcing the availability this week of the first Community Technology Preview (CTP) of the SQL Server 2005 Driver for PHP. The PHP Driver delivers an API designed to enable reliable, scalable integration with SQL Server for PHP applications deployed on the Windows platform.
I can almost the predict the "What about PDO?" comments mounting for a few weeks until someone agrees to feed this into the PDO development team. MySQL recently announced PDO support for their shiny new mysql native driver which may make PHP 5.3 I think.
This is the other situation where its incredibly nice that there is a better IIS/CGI implementation - systems running MS SQL server. Being able to use IIS with MS-SQL is extremely helpful , as it gives you a number of added benefits that you can't get from Apache in the same situation without substantial hacking/configuration.
Wamp is by far not my cup of tea, but when you are stuck in a business that tells you to talk to the hand when you ask about F/OSS, its a great announcement.