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.
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