Review of technologies: Databases and Middleware

Introduction to Database Management Systems, by Philip Greenspun, at http://philip.greenspun.com/sql/introduction.html

Relational Database and Entity-Relationship Modeling: A Primer, by Prabhudev Konana, on E-res. (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader or other PDF file reader application).

"Database Design for Mere Mortals: A Hands-On Guide to Relational Database Design," by Michael J. Hernandez, University of Texas at Austin, on E-res.

Introduction to SQL, at http://www.w3schools.com/sql/sql_intro.asp

Wikipedia entry: Middleware, at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middleware

ObjectWeb: What's Middleware?, at http://middleware.objectweb.org/.

"Middleware FAQ," Internet2, at http://middleware.internet2.edu/overview/middleware-faq.html.

CGI: The Common Gateway Interface, at http://hoohoo.ncsa.uiuc.edu/cgi/intro.html.

Wikipedia entry: PHP, at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PHP

"PHP Basics," at http://www.intranetjournal.com/articles/200602/pij_02_08_06a.html.