Updated for PHP 5 and MySQL 4
Create dynamic, interactive Web pages on Windows®, Linux®, or Mac OS® X systems
Open up a whole new world of Web database applications with PHP and MySQL, the perfect open source pair! This handy guidebook shows you how, with sample applications of an online catalog and a members-only Web site. Get the scoop on security issues, set up your Apache Web server, design the ideal database, and more.
The Dummies Way
- Explanations in plain English
- "Get in, get out" information
- Icons and other navigational aids
- Tear-out cheat sheet
- Top ten lists
- A dash of humor and fun
Discover how to:
- Plan and develop a Web database application
- Design and build the database
- Write custom PHP application programs
- Work with numbers and character strings
- Move information from one Web page to another
About the Author
Janet Valade has been a Web designer and programmer, a systems analyst, a builder of e-commerce Web applications, and an instructor of various computer topics.