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I’ve added a small Scripts page to my blog. It’s small at the moment (only one script), but I hope to add many more in the future. I hope this will, in some way, assist people getting started with PHP.

I had someone ask me why I use MediaFire for my downloadable files. It’s quite simple, really – I want to offer unrestricted access to files I want people to have, without breaking my bank. I originally used Box.net, but found their tight bandwidth and storage restrictions a bit of a pain, so I switched to MediaFire. They offer unlimited storage and bandwidth. If you want to track your files down to the click, you can upgrade your account (I haven’t, but I may) to get some useful statistics.

I’ve begun work on a web (PHP/HTML) based application designed to work in respect to an application programmed in Visual Basic. This is an interesting project for me for two reasons:

1. I have never “ported” (if you can call it that) a traditional desktop application before.
2. The application and the subsequent web application in development will be used on an internal company network.

The great thing about creating web applications off of existing desktop applications is that the UI has already been designed. Another plus is that the application currently being used runs off of a centralized database server, which means file and authentication rights are not an issue. An interesting side note is that the database server is not running MySQL (which I am accustomed to), its running Microsoft SQL Server.

All in all, its a great opportunity to show off the power of centralized web applications to corporate customers that, for the most part, are used to using desktop software systems.