Get Query String Php
Anyone who has ever created an MS-DOS batch file might (quite rightly) think that obtaining and using information stored in a MySQL database is quite difficult. But that's only because they're not using Microsoft Window's newest shell scripting language - PowerScript. Suddenly a database is just another .NET framework object and that's exactly what PowerScript and MySQL's .NET Connector are based on.
Getting Started with PowerScript and the MySQL .NET Connector
PowerScript is not yet installed by default (although it is expected to be included in Windows 7). Any XP or Vista users will, therefore, need to download it (as explained in An Introduction to the Windows PowerShell). Similarly the MySQL .NET Connector will also need to be downloaded and installed (and that's covered in How to Access MySQL with C#).
Loading the MySQL .NET Connector
Most programmers using an IDE (Integrated Design Environment) such as Microsoft Visual Studio or SharpDevelop will know that they must add an object as a reference and then declare it in the code. In PowerShell this is all done one a single line:

