If you're ready to create web pages more complex than those you can
build with HTML and CSS, Head First PHP & MySQL is the ultimate
learning guide to building dynamic, database-driven websites using PHP
and MySQL. Packed with real-world examples, this book teaches you all
the essentials of server-side programming, from the fundamentals of PHP
and MySQL coding to advanced topics such as form validation, session
IDs, cookies, database queries and joins, file I/O operations, content
management, and more.
Head First PHP & MySQL offers the same visually rich format that's
turned every title in the Head First series into a bestseller, with
plenty of exercises, quizzes, puzzles, and other interactive features to
help you retain what you've learned.
- Use PHP to transform static HTML pages into dynamic web sites
- Create and populate your own MySQL database tables, and work with data
stored in files
- Perform sophisticated MySQL queries with joins, and refine your
results with LIMIT and ORDER BY
- Use cookies and sessions to track visitors' login information and
personalize the site for users
- Protect your data from SQL injection attacks
- Use regular expressions to validate information on forms
- Dynamically display text based on session info and create images on
the fly
- Pull syndicated data from other sites using PHP and XML
Throughout the book, you'll build sophisticated examples -- including a
mailing list, a job board, and an online dating site -- to help you
learn how to harness the power of PHP and MySQL in a variety of
contexts. If you're ready to build a truly dynamic website, Head First
PHP & MySQL is the ideal way to get going.
