A web database is a database for internet. You can get access to your data via internet from anywhere in world. Or, you can create a database driven website by using such databases. A web database stores large amount of information in an organized format that is easily accessible from scripting languages (like PHP).

In web databases, modifications, like ones constantly used by e-commerce sites, for example, can be performed without any hassles .That makes dense editing of html code obsolete. Repeated types of data, like contact information, can be generated automatically in your website through a web database.

Daffodil DB: A web database

Daffodil DB is a J2EE-certified, SQL-99 and JDBC standards compliant Java RDBMS. It is first java database which is compatible with PHP. With release of PHP extension module, Daffodil DB has joined select list of Java enabled web databases.

Daffodil DB is an ideal for anyone who is looking for a web database. It can be embedded within any application and delivers high performance with minimum system resource usage - thereby striking right balance between size, features and performance. At less than 3 MB, Daffodil DB is a small/compact database.

Daffodil DB can run on virtually any platform as it supports all platforms for which a Java Virtual Machine (JVM) is available. These include Windows, Linux, Solaris and UNIX. With help of Daffodil DB, developers can build applications for any platform and these can be compiled and delivered on all other major platforms.

PHP

PHP (PHP Hypertext Preprocessor) is an open source server-side scripting language that is particularly suited for web development and can be used to generate dynamic web content. PHP scripts are embedded within web pages along with HTML, similar to other web scripting languages such as Microsoft's ASP or Sun Microsystems’s JSP. Like ASP and JSP, PHP runs on web server when a page is requested via HTTP, rather than on Web browser or other client.

Last week I promised you an article about avoiding computer slowdowns.

The topic is so close to hearts of most computer owners that I want to write about it over two articles instead of one!

In this first part I will give you an overview of what to look out for, while in second part I will detail how you can improve way various parts of your computer interact to give you a faster, more stable and secure computing experience.

Avoiding slowdowns is really all about controlling as many parts or resources of your computer as possible. The most important step to knowing how to control your computer is to learn what really goes on inside it.

There are some very useful articles on http://computer.howstuffworks.com/. Initially, I would look at general explanations of how PCs, Operating Systems (Windows), CPUs, and computer memory work.

Written with non-technical users in mind, reading these articles doesn’t have to take too long. By end of article, you will develop a thorough knowledge of way things work inside your computer.

Also you will lean how hardware and software interact and work together to give you smooth running applications, great game-play and a generally stable and secure environment. So you can enjoy your computer without annoying slowdowns, degradation of hardware performance and crashes.

You will also realize that although your computer system is one of latest high-octane models, it is just as susceptible to slow-downs as old one you have just recycled or thrown away.

The speed and performance of computer programs depend on hardware that is installed and how all system are set so there are no conflicts and obstacles to smooth functioning of all interdependent parts.