PHP and MySQL Web Development

PHP and MySQL(R) Web Development Fourth Edition Luke Welling Laura Thomson The definitive guide to building database-driven Web applications with PHP and MySQL PHP and MySQL are popular open-source technologies that are ideal for quickly developing database-driven Web applications. PHP is a powerful scripting language designed to enable developers to create highly featured Web applications quickly, and MySQL is a fast, reliable database that integrates well with PHP and is suited for dynamic Internet-based applications. PHP and MySQL Web Development shows how to use these tools together to produce effective, interactive Web applications. It clearly describes the basics of the PHP language, explains how to set up and work with a MySQL database, and then shows how to use PHP to interact with the database and the server. This practical, hands-on book includes numerous examples that demonstrate common tasks such as authenticating users, constructing a shopping cart, generating PDF documents and images dynamically, sending and managing email, facilitating user discussions, connecting to Web services using XML, and developing Web 2.0 applications with Ajax-based interactivity. The fourth edition of PHP and MySQL Web Development has been thoroughly updated, revised, and expanded to cover developments in PHP 5 through version 5.3, such as namespaces and closures, as well as features introduced in MySQL 5.1. A top-notch reference for programmers using PHP and MySQL. Highly recommended. -The Internet Writing Journal An excellent crash course in PHP, and superb coverage of MySQL -WebDynamic Luke Welling and Laura Thomson have been working with and writing about PHP and MySQL for over adecade, and are frequent speakers at leading open-source conferences around the world. Luke is currently a web architect at OmniTI, while Laura is a senior software engineer at Mozilla Corporation on the Web team. CD-ROM includes source code for the book's examples, the entire book in PDF format, and PHP and MySQL for Linux/Unix, Windows, and Mac OS X. Web Development / PHP 5.3, MySQL 5.1 $49.99 USA / $54.99 CAN / 31.99 Net UK

Welling (OmniTI) and Thomson (Mozilla) show how to combine the PHP scripting language with the MySQL database to produce interactive web sites. Examples demonstrate tasks such as designing a web database, authenticating users, constructing a shopping cart, generating PDF documents and images dynamically, sending email, and managing content. Significant attention is paid to the importance of security. The CD-ROM contains PHP and MySQL for Linux/Unix, Windows, and Mac OS X. The fourth edition covers PHP 5.3 and MySQL 5.1 and adds a closing chapter on building Web 2.0 applications with Ajax. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Using the same accessible, popular teaching style of the three previous editions, this book has been thoroughly updated to reflect the rapidly changing landscape of MySQL and PHP. This edition includes updated examples and coverage of recent versions of PHP, through PHP 5.3.

PHP and MySQL are popular open-source technologies that are ideal for quickly developing database-driven Web applications. PHP is a powerful scripting language designed to enable developers to create highly featured Web applications quickly, and MySQL is a fast, reliable database that integrates well with PHP and is suited for dynamic Internet-based applications.

 

PHP and MySQL Web Development shows how to use these tools together to produce effective, interactive Web applications. It clearly describes the basics of the PHP language, explains how to set up and work with a MySQL database, and then shows how to use PHP to interact with the database and the server.

 

This practical, hands-on book includes numerous examples that demonstrate common tasks such as authenticating users, constructing a shopping cart, generating PDF documents and images dynamically, sending and managing email, facilitating user discussions, connecting to Web services using XML, and developing Web 2.0 applications with Ajax-based interactivity.

 

The fourth edition of PHP and MySQL Web Development has been thoroughly updated, revised, and expanded to cover developments in PHP 5 through version 5.3, such as namespaces and closures, as well as features introduced in MySQL 5.1.