Sams Teach Yourself PHP, MySQL and Apache All in One, 5th Edition

by WOW! eBook · August 28, 2012

eBook Details:

Paperback: 672 pages
Publisher: Sams; 5th edition (June 8, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0672335433
ISBN-13: 978-0672335433

eBook Description:

Sams Teach Yourself PHP, MySQL and Apache All in One, 5th Edition

In just a short time, you can learn how to use PHP, MySQL, and Apache together to create dynamic, interactive websites and applications using the three leading open-source web development technologies. Using a straightforward, step-by-step approach, each lesson in this book builds on the previous ones, enabling you to learn the essentials of PHP scripting, MySQL databases, and the Apache web server from the ground up.

Sams Teach Yourself PHP, MySQL and Apache All in One, 5th Edition brings together everything beginners need to build powerful web applications with PHP 5.3, MySQL 5.1/5.x, and the latest versions of Apache – whether they use Windows, Mac, or Linux platforms. Bestselling author Julie Meloni (Sams Teach Yourself HTML and CSS in 24 Hours) teaches simply and clearly, through brief, hands-on lessons focused on knowledge you can apply immediately. Meloni covers all the building blocks of practical web development with PHP and MySQL, integrating modern techniques and new software capabilities throughout. Each lesson builds on what’s come before, showing how to configure PHP, MySQL, and Apache, and then use them together to create integrated solutions.

Regardless of whether you run Linux, Windows, or Mac OS X, the enclosed CD includes a complete starter kit that lets you install all the software you need to set up a stable environment for learning, testing, and production.

Julie C. Meloni is a technical consultant who has been developing web-based applications since the Web first saw the light of day. She has authored numerous books and articles on web application development and HTML/CSS, and you can find translations of her work in 18 different languages.

Sams Teach Yourself PHP, MySQL and Apache All in One, 5th Edition:

Install, configure, and set up the PHP scripting language, the MySQL database system, and the Apache Web server
Get these technologies to work together to create a dynamic, database-backed website
Interact with MySQL using PHP
Work with forms and files
Create a web-based discussion forum or mailing list
Add a storefront and shopping cart to your site
Optimize your MySQL databases
Fine-tune the Apache server’s performance
Restrict access to your applications
Set up a secure web server

The all-in-one PHP, MySQL, and Apache beginner’s guide: all essentials of modern PHP/MySQL web development in one easy, complete package!

Updated to cover PHP 5.3, MySQL 5.1, and the latest versions of Apache
Carefully walks through setting up PHP, MySQL, and Apache, and then using them together
Short, simple lessons teach hands-on skills readers can use immediately
CD contains all software needed to use these technologies on Windows, Mac, and Linux

Coverage includes:

Mastering PHP core features, including flow control, functions, arrays, and objects
Using strings, dates/times, forms, cookies, user sessions, files/directories, and images
Building AJAX-style applications
Designing effective databases using SQL, transactions, and stored procedures
Creating address books, mailing lists, forums, calendars, and storefronts
Logging, monitoring, and restricting access to web applications
Working with XML and connecting to web services
Administering and tuning web applications – including security, performance, and virtual hosting

Sams Teach Yourself PHP, MySQL and Apache All in One, 5th Edition

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