A vulnerability estimated to affect more than 1 in 10 websites could go lethal with the finding that it can be used to reliably take complete control of the site's underlying server.

Zend Technologies has built an application server for PHP that it hopes can slowly convert frustrated Java programmers as well as those relying on Java on the web and in the enterprise.

On Tuesday, the company is expected to unveil the Zend Server, a paid-for PHP stack that comes with service agreements and support and the free Zend Server Community Edition.

This article is going to take a look at a rather nasty low-level hardware bug which could bite people writing applications which are multi-threaded. The bug manifests itself in MySQL as we’ll see a bit later.

SproutCore is an MVC web app framework for developing apps in JavaScript that run inside a web browser. Its goal is to allow developers to create web applications with advanced capabilities and a user experience comparable to that of desktop applications.

Ext JS is a cross-browser JavaScript library for building rich internet applications. It includes:

* High performance, customizable UI widgets
* Well designed and extensible Component model
* An intuitive, easy to use API
* Commercial and Open Source licenses available

The command-line creation of certificate authorities requires a veritable dance of the fingers at the keyboard. The TinyCA application takes care of all of that typing for you.