How To Do Everything With PHP & MySQL

Description

How to Do Everything with PHP & MySQL is targeted at novice web developers interested in server-side scripting and database usage. Such developers are typically already familiar with HTML, CSS, and client-side scripting, and they are keen to add server-side programming skills to their repertoire. The PHP-MySQL combination is one of the most popular for server-side application development, and this book provides an easy introduction to using it. A number of other reader segments will also find this book useful: students looking for a free RDBMS on which to practice their SQL, developers experienced with other programming languages who now want to translate their skills to the PHP platform, individuals interested in inexpensively adding bells and whistles (online polls, discussion forums, and content management tools) to their personal web sites, and administrators concerned with migrating their data to an open-source platform. This book contains the theory and practical examples needed to get all these users