PHP and MySQL by Example
Ellie Quigley
Prentice Hall
Even if you’re completely new to PHP, MySQL, and Web database development, this book will guide you through every step of building powerful, database-driven, dynamic Web sites. Direct from the world’s top scripting instructor, Ellie Quigley, PHP and MySQL by Example illuminates every concept with tested code examples, screen shots showing program output, and clear, line-by-line explanations.Classroom-tested in Ellie Quigley’s Silicon Valley training courses and at Marko Gargenta’s Marakana training company in San Francisco, this book takes you from the simplest PHP scripting and SQL querying techniques all the way to dynamic, database driven Web site construction with PHP and MySQL. From simple fill-in forms to program security and debugging, it’s the only PHP/MySQL book you’ll ever need!This book coversComplete PHP fundamentals, including operators, strings, conditionals, loops, arrays, functions, and morePHP QuickStart for more advanced readers—makes you productive with PHP in the space of just fifteen book pagesEssential Web development techniques, from file handling to validating user input with regular expressionsPowerful PHP features, including user-defined functions and self-processing PHP FormsDay-to-day MySQL administrationA complete SQL tutorial for creating queries, retrieving data, and writing data with MySQLSession management and cookiesObject Oriented PHPBest practices for using PHP and MySQL togetherNearly 100,000 professionals and power users have relied on Ellie Quigley’s books to master scripting languages. With PHP and MySQL by Example, you can, too. And once you’ve become an expert, you’ll turn to this book constantly as your go-to source for reliable answers, solutions, and code. [