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Have you ever tried to access an Oracle database from PHP? Well, if you are a newbie (like me) this is a great manual that will take you from PHP compilation to XML generated results:

Download: The Underground PHP and Oracle Manual
By Christopher Jones and Alison Holloway

The book includes:

1. PHP Oracle Extensions
2. Installing Oracle Database 10g Express Edition
3. Using Oracle Database 10g
4. Installing Apache HTTP Server
5. Installing PHP
6. Connecting to Oracle Using OCI8
7. Executing SQL Statements with OCI8
8. Using PL/SQL with OCI8
9. and much more…

Ajax Hacks takes you step by step through an 80 tips journey going from the very basics - how to GET or POST - to advanced topics like performance tuning, caching and web services interaction.

AJAX Hacks by Bruce Perry
ISBN: 0-596-10169-4

Two days ago, while surfing a gov’s page, I got stuck at the very last step of a report generator. I right clicked the page, looked for a link and see the problem: an <object> tag with a classid parameter. That object referenced a PDF file. And because the problem could be fixed by adding a simple link, I decided to give them a call. A lady answered the phone and listened carefully to my request. Kindly accepted to pass my suggestion to the IT department, where an IT Specialist would call me back. Very easy huh? So, why I had not tried that before? How many websites in the world, eager to get fixed, to attract new viewers, are just wating for a call? I’m sure many people do it, but from now on, guys count on me. I want to add my vote so all my favorite websites work on my favorite operating system. The more we are, the easier things will change. We’re just waiting for you.