PHP and MySQL for Dynamic Web Sites: Visual QuickPro Guide

PHP and MySQL for Dynamic Web Sites: Visual QuickPro Guide

by Larry Ullman (Author)

Synopsis

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 MySQL and PHP Advanced for the World Wide Web: Visual QuickPro Guide to the mix, and there's no limit to the powerful, interactive Web sites that users 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. A companion Web site includes source code and demonstrations of techniques used in the book. This guide is indispensable for intermediate- to advanced-level Web designers who want to replace their static sites with something more dynamic.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 592
Edition: 1
Publisher: Peachpit Press
Published: 21 May 2003

ISBN 10: 0321186486
ISBN 13: 9780321186485
Book Overview:

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 MySQL and PHP Advanced for the World Wide Web: Visual QuickPro Guide to the mix, and there?s no limit to the powerful, interactive Web sites that users 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. A companion Web site includes source code and demonstrations of techniques used in the book. This guide is indispensable for intermediate- to advanced-level Web designers who want to replace their static sites with something more dynamic.


Author Bio

Larry Ullman is the Director of Digital Media Technologies and Lead PHP Programmer at DMC Insights, Inc., a firm specializing in information technology. In addition to writing, Larry develops dynamic Web applications, conducts training seminars, and is an Extension Instructor for the University of California at Berkeley.