PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, CSS, and HTML5 to create dynamic, interactive websites.
Here's what Web designers need to know to create dynamic, database-driven Web sites
To be on the cutting edge, Web sites need to serve up HTML, CSS, and products specific to the needs of different customers using different browsers. An effective e-commerce site gathers information about users and provides information they need to get the desired result.
PHP scripting language with a MySQL back-end database offers an effective way to design sites that meet these requirements. This full app of PHP & MySQL For students gets you quickly up to speed, even if your experience is limited.
Explains the easy way to install and set up PHP and MySQL using XAMPP, so it works the same on Linux, Mac, and Windows
Shows you how to secure files on a Web host and how to write secure code
Packed with useful and understandable code examples for Web site creators who are not professional programmers
Fully updated to ensure your code will be compliant based on PHP 5.3 and MySQL 5.1.31
Provides clear, accurate code examples
PHP & MySQL, provides what you need to know to create sites that get results.
Learn to use the tools that bring Web sites to life —it's easy and fun!
Static Web sites don't cut it anymore. To serve up HTML, CSS,and database-driven pages, you need to know your way around PHP and a MySQL backend database. This book shows you how to build two common applications: a product catalog and a member-only site requiring a username and password. You'll learn a basic design you can expand however you choose!
New to all this? — get acquainted with PHP and MySQL and find out how to install them on Windows®, Mac®, or Linux®
A perfect partnership — see how the language and database work together to produce dynamic Web pages with less hassle
MySQL moving and storage — store data in your database and display it on your Web pages
Up to code — learn to build PHP scripts and program pieces with code that meets the latest standards
The sum of the parts — organize all the parts of your application, ensure security, and complete your documentation
Open the app and find:
How to keep up with PHP and MySQL updates
What's different in the newest versions
Pros and cons of Web hosting companies
How to back up and restore data in your database
Error messages and what they mean
Why you must plan your database application
Advice on what offers value to your users
Ten "gotchas" that will mess up your code
This app is the best introduction to using PHP & MySQL to create dynamic, interactive websites - also includes coverage of JavaScript, CSS, and HTML5.
Learn how to build interactive, data-driven websites--even if you don't have any previous programming experience. If you know how to build static sites with HTML, this popular guide will help you tackle dynamic web programming. You'll get a thorough grounding in today's core open source technologies: PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, CSS, and now HTML5.
Explore each technology separately, learn how to combine them, and pick up valuable web programming concepts along the way, including objects, XHTML, cookies, and session management. This app provides review questions in each chapter to help you apply what you've learned.
Learn PHP essentials and the basics of object-oriented programming
Master MySQL, from database structure to complex queries
Create web pages with PHP and MySQL by integrating forms and other HTML, CSS, JavaScript and HTML5 features
Learn JavaScript fundamentals, from functions and event handling to accessing the Document Object Model
Pick up CSS and CSS3 basics for formatting and styling your web pages
Find out how to manipulate CSS properties directly from JavaScript
Turn your website into a highly dynamic environment with Ajax calls
Upload and manipulate files and images, validate user input, and secure your applications
Enhance your website with HTML5 audio, video and other multimedia and powerful features
Build a working example that brings all of these ingredients together