This tutorial is meant to show how GoLive users can integrate their PHP/MySql dynamic data with PayPal to create a simple online store with some advanced pricing features. This tutorial assumes that you are already familiar with using dynamic content in GoLive and aren't too terrified of working with source code.

They start with the SQL to hold the item information (including price) and show briefly how to set it up with the Inspector helper in GoLive. They show how to grab the HTML off of the PaylPal site to link to the object and how to make this add it to the shopping cart on the PayPal website. To finish it off and make it look a little nicer, they also show how to add images to the layout for each of the items.

Go Live FastCGI for IIS release was announced and I've added is to Jamp!. PHP.IIS command now can install PHP on IIS over FastCGI or over ISAPI filter.

Jamp! is an easy installer for a Java, Apache, MySQL and PHP setup. It makes it a simple, one-click operation to get it up and running. Get more information about the installation and downloads from this post.

Microsoft is eager to announce availability of the Go Live release of Microsoft FastCGI Extension for IIS 5.1/6.0 (FastCGI Extension) as a free download from the IIS community site, www.iis.net. The Go Live release is the last step in the Microsoft beta process and represents thehighest level of quality and reliability. For the first time, customers have a license that permits them to deploy the FastCGI Extension on their production Internet Information Services 6.0 (IIS 6) Web servers.

Bill answers a few key questions - like "is it ready for production?" and "where do I get it?" while the Zend Developer Zone gives more of the background on the path the extension has taken, how it's supported and what sort of future Microsoft has planned for it.