PHP and MySQL Web Development Book

PHP and MySQL Web Development introduces readers (who are assumed to have little or no experience with the title subjects) to PHP and MySQL for the purpose of creating dynamic Internet sites. It teaches the same skills as introductory Active Server Pages (ASP) and ColdFusion books--technologies which address the same niche. Authors Luke Welling and Laura Thomson's technique aims to get readers going on their own projects as soon as possible. They present easily digestible sections on specific technical processes--"Accessing Array Contents" and "Using Encryption with PHP" are two examples. Each section centres on a sample program that strips the task at hand down to its essentials, enabling the reader to fit the process into his or her own solutions as required. Tables that list options and other nuggets of reference material appear as well, but the many examples and the authors' commentary on them take centre stage. For reference material on MySQL, have a look at Paul DuBois's MySQL. On the PHP side, Web Application Development with PHP4 is excellent. --David Wall Topics covered: The MySQL Database Server (for both Unix and Windows) Accessing MySQL Databases Through PHP Scripting (the letters don't really stand for anything) Database Creation and Modification PHP Tricks in Order of Increasing Complexity--everything from basic SQL queries to secure transactions for commerce Authentication Network Connectivity Session Management Content Customisation Read More