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If you can build websites with CSS and JavaScript, this book takes you to the next level—creating dynamic, database-driven websites with PHP and MySQL. Learn how to build a database, manage your content, and interact with users through queries and web forms. With step-by-step tutorials, real-world examples, and jargon-free explanations, you’ll soon discover the power of server-side programming.
The important stuff you need to know:
- Get a running start. Write PHP scripts and create a web form right away.
- Learn the language. Get up to speed on PHP and SQL syntax quickly.
- Build a database. Use MySQL to store user information and other data.
- Make it dynamic. Create pages that change with each new viewing.
- Be ready for mistakes. Plan error messages to help direct users.
- Manage your content. Use the file system to access user data, including images and other binary files.
- Control operations. Create an administrative interface to oversee your site.
About the Author
Brett McLaughlin has become one of the most well-known authors and programmers in the Java and XML communities. He's worked for Nextel Communications, implementing complex enterprise systems, at Lutris Technologies, actually writing application servers, and most recently at O'Reilly Media, Inc., where he continues to write and edit books that matter. His most recent book, "Java 5.0 Tiger: A Developer's Notebook", was the first book available on the newest version of Java, and his classic Java and XML remains one of the definitive works on using XML technologies in Java.
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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A good paperweight, Dec 29 2011
By oldstarwarsfandisgraced - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: PHP & MySQL: The Missing Manual (Paperback)
This book is a total piece of trash. Usually their manuals are well-written and have working code. This book is mainly errors, poor explanations, and non-working code sets. Even in the digital version the code doesn't work.This book was clearly rushed out. A month after it's been released you can't even get the example code.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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Riddled with erroneous code, Feb 24 2012
By Jay C. Besch - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: PHP & MySQL: The Missing Manual (Paperback)
This book has two major downfalls - it constantly creates code that is then undone and replaced, this is a fine exercise for learning, but I'd like to know the destination code first and then work my way towards it. That is more of a learning style than anything, not a big deal.The second is the deal breaker, following along is difficult because the code is full of bugs, and you can only make sense of some of them through the unconfirmed errata on the book's website. Nothing like trying to learn something, and not having it work, because the example code is absolutely flawed.
For instance, the book goes into great detail to explain the great benefits of error checking and error reporting, but when first displaying the user created PHP function call it provides code that doesn't name the function, and you can't get your error reporting mechanism to work. Oh, the irony of an error checking chapter that didn't check for its own errors. Another example is the last chapter that goes into sessions and authorizations, but the final code makes several session_start calls that create errors on several pages. Some of these are easily remedied problems, but not for someone that is unfamiliar with PHP that is trying to follow along.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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wow., Feb 13 2012
By Chris C. - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: PHP & MySQL: The Missing Manual (Paperback)
All I can say is I am glad I did not buy this book but borrowed it from a friend. This book is a rambling waste of paper, filled with totally irrelevant sidebars. If you are trying to learn PHP do yourself a favor and don't buy this book.
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