PHP 6 and MySQL 5 for Dynamic Web Sites: Visual QuickPro Guide (Paperback)

PHP 6 and MySQL 5 for Dynamic Web Sites: Visual QuickPro Guide (Paperback)
By Larry E. Ullman

Buy new: $31.49
73 used and new from $19.95
Customer Rating:

Customer tags: php(34), mysql(25), web development(19), web programming(9), programming(6), sql(5), css(4), html(4), web design(3), coding, best php mysql book, an excellent book

Review & Description

It hasn't taken Web developers long to discover that when it comes to creating dynamic, database-driven Web sites, MySQL and PHP provide a winning open source combination. Add this book to the mix, and there's no limit to the powerful, interactive Web sites that developers can create. With step-by-step instructions, complete scripts, and expert tips to guide readers, veteran author and database designer Larry Ullman gets right down to business: After grounding readers with separate discussions of first the scripting language (PHP) and then the database program (MySQL), he goes on to cover security, sessions and cookies, and using additional Web tools, with several sections devoted to creating sample applications. This guide is indispensable for intermediate- to advanced level Web designers who want to replace their static sites with something dynamic. In this edition, the bulk of the new material covers the latest versions of both technologies: PHP 6 (due out in 2008) and MySQL 5 (available now). The book's publication date is likely to beat the official release of PHP 6, making it one of the first books available on the subject.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #160580 in Books
• Published on: 2007-12-29
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: .2 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 648 pages

Head First PHP & MySQL (Paperback)

Head First PHP & MySQL (Paperback)
By Michael Morrison

Buy new: $26.59
70 used and new from $20.00
Customer Rating:

Customer tags: php(20), mysql(20), head first(17), web development(16), database(11), beginners(11), programming(10), sql(6), easy(4), head first series poorly formatted, graphic design, fast

Review & Description

If you're ready to create web pages more complex than those you can build with HTML and CSS, Head First PHP & MySQL is the ultimate learning guide to building dynamic, database-driven websites using PHP and MySQL. Packed with real-world examples, this book teaches you all the essentials of server-side programming, from the fundamentals of PHP and MySQL coding to advanced topics such as form validation, session IDs, cookies, database queries and joins, file I/O operations, content management, and more.

Head First PHP & MySQL offers the same visually rich format that's turned every title in the Head First series into a bestseller, with plenty of exercises, quizzes, puzzles, and other interactive features to help you retain what you've learned.

• Use PHP to transform static HTML pages into dynamic web sites
• Create and populate your own MySQL database tables, and work with data stored in files
• Perform sophisticated MySQL queries with joins, and refine your results with LIMIT and ORDER BY
• Use cookies and sessions to track visitors' login information and personalize the site for users
• Protect your data from SQL injection attacks
• Use regular expressions to validate information on forms
• Dynamically display text based on session info and create images on the fly
• Pull syndicated data from other sites using PHP and XML

Throughout the book, you'll build sophisticated examples -- including a mailing list, a job board, and an online dating site -- to help you learn how to harness the power of PHP and MySQL in a variety of contexts. If you're ready to build a truly dynamic website, Head First PHP & MySQL is the ideal way to get going.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #25648 in Books
• Published on: 2008-12-29
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 1.60" h x 8.00" w x 9.20" l, 3.26 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 816 pages