Book Description
This book assumes that the reader has read Beginning PHP 4 and he does not have much of a clue about databases (almost Zero Database Quotient). So this book should be able to teach the reader how to build robust database driven PHP web applications. Further, this book is kind of a 'getting-the reader-ready' for PHP5 which will have strong OO and PEAR DB focus. So we teach the Beginning PHP DB developer the best practices to be adopted when getting into active development.
After reading the book, developers will be fluent in database systems and how to take advantage of them in PHP applications.
What does this book cover?
PHP review which focuses on the Object-Oriented programming with PHP
An introduction to database systems and the types of DBMS
Understanding relational databases in detail
The Structured Query Language and its implementations in data manipulation and retrieval
Consistency handling and checks in PHP applications
Stored Procedures and Cursors
PHP and relational databases
Discussion on using PEAR::DB
From the Publisher
A large majority of PHP projects rely on a database back-end. As more and more applications integrate large databases with web interfaces, we seek to provide the novice database programmer with a solid foundation in the art and science of developing advanced data- driven web applications with PHP.
