Deploying PHP applications on IBM DB2 in the cloud: MediaWiki as a case study

ABSTRACT

Cloud computing is a simple idea. Building every new server by hand is inordinately time consuming; instead, it's better to create a server image, automate and script anything which used to require manual intervention, and use virtualization to instantly deploy as many servers as needed. In a public cloud context, such as Amazon EC2, this also eliminates initial capital costs for a project. In cloud computing, one does not need to buy servers, instead they can use provision virtual ones on demand and only pay for ongoing use.

Index Terms

• Human-centered computing

  • Human computer interaction (HCI)

    • Interaction paradigms

      • Web-based interaction

• Information systems

  • Data management systems

    • Query languages

  • Information retrieval

  • Information storage systems

• Theory of computation

  • Theory and algorithms for application domains

    • Database theory

      • Database query languages (principles)