PHP and also Mysql Web Development, 4th Version
The definitive guide to developing database-drive Internet applications with PHP and MySQL

PHP as well as MySQL are popular open-source modern technologies that are optimal for swiftly creating database-driven Web Applications. PHP is a powerful scripting language developed to make it possible for programmers to create highly featured Web applications promptly, as well as MySQL is a fast, trustworthy database that integrates well with PHP and is matched for dynamic Internet-based applications.

PHP as well as MySQL Web Development demonstrates how to make use of these devices together to generate efficient, interactive Web applications. It plainly describes the essentials of the PHP language, clarifies how you can set up as well as deal with a MySQL data source, and afterwards shows how to utilize PHP to interact with the database as well as the web server.

This sensible, hands-on publication consists of countless examples that show usual tasks such as authenticating customers, constructing a purchasing cart, creating PDF documents and pictures dynamically, sending and handling e-mail, assisting in customer discussions, connecting to Web solutions making use of XML, and also creating Web 2.0 applications with Ajax-based interactivity.

The fourth version of PHP and also MySQL Web Development has been completely updated, changed, as well as increased to cover growths in PHP 5 through version 5.3, such as namespaces as well as closures, as well as attributes introduced in MySQL 5.1.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Part I: Using PHP
1 PHP Crash Course
2 Storing and also Retrieving Data
3 Using Arrays
4 String Manipulation and Regular Expressions
5 Reusing Code as well as Writing Functions
6 Object-Oriented PHP
7 Error and Exception Handling

Part II: Using MySQL
8 Designing Your Web Database
9 Creating Your Web Database
10 Working with Your MySQL Database
11 Accessing Your MySQL Database from the Web with PHP
12 Advanced MySQL Administration
13 Advanced MySQL Programming

Part III: E-Commerce and Security
14 Running an E-Commerce Site
15 E-commerce Security Issues
16 Web Application Security
17 Implementing Authentication with PHP and also MySQL
18 Implementing Secure Transactions with PHP as well as MySQL

Component IV: Advanced PHP Techniques
19 Interacting with the File System as well as the Server
20 Using Network and Protocol Functions
21 Managing the Date and also Time
22 Generating Images
23 Using Session Control in PHP
24 Other Useful Features

Component V: Building Practical PHP and also MySQL Projects
25 Using PHP as well as MySQL for Large Projects
26 Debugging
27 Building User Authentication and also Personalization
28 Building a Shopping Cart
29 Building a Web-Based Email Service
30 Building a Mailing List Manager
31 Building Web Forums
32 Generating Personalized PDF Documents
33 Connecting to Web Services with XML and SOAP
34 Building Web 2.0 Applications with Ajax

Component VI: Appendixes
Appendix A: Installing PHP and also MySQL
Appendix B: Web Resources