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Preview to SilverStripe 2.4 - Support for SQL Server and other improvements with Microsoft technology

Posted by Sigurd Magnusson on 26 April 2010

In the countdown to the SilverStripe CMS 2.4 release, we'll be running some interviews with people involved in key aspects of our upcoming release.

First up is Sean Harvey, one of SilverStripe's early employees. Sean has been working for more than a year now on various improvements in SilverStripe to do with the Microsoft platform, and answers some questions put to him below:

SilverStripe is an open source software written in PHP. Why is it important to support Microsoft technology?

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Microsoft SQL server module in alpha

Posted by Sigurd Magnusson on 22 April 2009

SilverStripe can now run entirely off a Microsoft SQL Server 2008 database!

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 logo

This allows SilverStripe to easily connect to existing databases and fit into environments where you don't necessary want MySQL. It allows SilverStripe to be used in as many situations as possible, in much the same way as supporting multiple web browsers and operating systems does.

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Installing on Windows now easier thanks to Microsoft Web Platform Installer

Posted by Sigurd on 19 March 2009

At MIX today, Microsoft released Web Platform Installer (WebPI) 2.0 beta—new software that makes it much easier and more compelling to install PHP applications on the Windows IIS web server.

SilverStripe has been selected as one of ten PHP and .NET web applications to be bundled with the launch of WebPI. This means the easiest method for installing SilverStripe is now Microsoft's WebPI, and for many people, this will be much easier than installing SilverStripe using WAMP or on Linux.

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