DFW Apache LAMP Meetup is a group for geeks interested in the diverse technologies used in the World of Apache/LAMP (Linux Apache MySQL PHP). This was formerly the "The Dallas MySQL Meetup Group". However, your organizer Tish Wood, is also the founder and organizer of the "Greater San Francisco Bay Apache LAMP Meetup Group" [apache-49] which meets at Sun Microsystems' Santa Clara, California campus...and knows to maintain interest and find qualified/willing presenters, he must open up to a much wider area of technologies. So, we will discuss PHP (and the myriad of technologies packaged in PHP5), MySQL (design, manipulation/query and admin), JavaScript, Ajax and related libraries such as jQuery, content-centric Prototype/Script.aculo.us, and data-centric Dojo...Drupal, Joomla, osCommerce, Smarty...or any subject de jour...Apache (use, admin, virutal servers), and scaling technologies such as Squid, etc. ...And yes, we will likely even discuss hosting other server-side technologies such as Tomcat/Java/Spring, JSP, JSTL...just whatever it takes to bring a hybrid solution to fruition.

We will concentrate not only on what technology mix that would normally be used in corporate-centric Dallas/Fort Worth...but also seek to understand the needs of smaller, more agile..."shoe-string" startups...because some of us geeks just don't feel natural sitting in a suit-n-tie in th' boardroom!

We are also changing the focus of the group from a group-project oriented venture to a monthly presentation group...knowing that you need to spend your cycles either honing your expertise in your chosen or dictated area of specialty...or trying to make a buck in these difficult economic times. We are currently looking for a home/venue in the DFW area preferably not in a restaurant or coffee shop...and no further west and south than DFW Airport. But we are willing to entertain any venue which you or yours might volunteer.

We will be soliciting YOU, your friends, mentors, and colleagues to speak/present to us! This will not be a business masquerading as an industry group...where only a select few are allowed to speak. We will open up to (our impression of) the best talent available on the hottest subject matter in the industry...but we will avoid informercials like the swine flu. A short "shamelss plug" is acceptable after a detailed technical presentation...but we don't want to hear about your product unless is is open source, free, or available at a widely affordable price and shaves months off our already impossible delivery schedules!

Current scheduling for this group is 1st Monday of the Month. However, continuation of this date will depend upon venue availability...as well as Organizer schedule availability (he is due to begin teaching Continuing Education again, this time in the Arlington area in January...a former Instructor of PHP-MySQL, Java, JavaScript, XML, Adobe technologies such as Illustrator (at a to-be-unnamed Collin County College). We would prefer to hold this meeting in the evening...say 6:30 (networking) with main presentation window of 7-9pm. We will seek to avoid conflict with:

1st Mon - (tentative) DFW Apache LAMP Meetup - * yes, that's us! *

1st Tues- Clubajax.org - 1830-2100 - Sun Microsystems, Dallas Pkwy

1st Thurs- DFWuug.org - 1900-2100- Unix User's Group - Sun Microsystems, Dallas Pkwy

2nd Mon- Joomla! User Group - Dallas / Fort Worth - location varies JavaScriptDevelopers.js - 1st Meetup 10/12 - Fat Straws, Plano

2nd Tues- Dallas PHP - 1900-2030 - Yahoo! Richardson

2nd Wed- DFW JavaMUG - 1830-2100 - Sun Microsystems, Dallas Pkwy

2nd Thurs - Dallas.net

3rd Sat - North Texas Linux User's Group - ntlug.org - 0900-1100 DFWAUG (Adobe User's Group) - 1100-1300 - nerdbooks.com Richardson

4th Tues - SOAUG - Soag.net - 1830-2100 - IBM, Irving

4th Thurs - Dallas Print and Web Designers