Product Description

The PHP server-side scripting language and the MySQL database management system (DBMS) make a potent pair. Both are open-source products--free of charge for most purposes--remarkably strong, and capable of handling all but the most enormous transaction loads. Both are supported by large, skilled, and enthusiastic communities of architects, programmers, and designers. PHP and MySQL Web Development introduces readers (who are assumed to have little or no experience with the title subjects) to PHP and MySQL for the purpose of creating dynamic Internet sites. It teaches the same skills as introductory Active Server Pages (ASP) and ColdFusion books--technologies that address the same niche.

Authors Luke Welling and Laura Thomson's technique aims to get readers going on their own projects as soon as possible. They present easily digestible sections on specific technical processes--"Accessing array contents" and "Using encryption with PHP" are two examples. Each section centers on a sample program that strips the task at hand down to its essentials, enabling the reader to fit the process into his or her own solutions as required. Tables that list options and other nuggets of reference material appear as well, but the many examples and the authors' commentary on them take center stage.

For reference material on MySQL, have a look at Paul DuBois's MySQL. On the PHP side, Web Application Development with PHP 4.0 is excellent. --David Wall

Topics covered:

• The MySQL database server (for both Unix and Windows)
• Accessing MySQL databases through PHP scripting (the letters don't really stand for anything)
• Database creation and modification
• PHP tricks in order of increasing complexity--everything from basic SQL queries to secure transactions for commerce
• Authentication
• Network connectivity
• Session management
• Content customization

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Product Details

Publisher	Addison-Wesley Professional
ISBN	0672329166
Format	Paperback
Author	Luke Welling,Laura Thomson
EAN	9780672329166
Label	Addison-Wesley Professional
Edition	4
Dewey Decimal Number	005.2762
Studio	Addison-Wesley Professional
Number Of Pages	1008
Title	PHP and MySQL Web Development (4th Edition)
Publication Date	2008-10-11
Manufacturer	Addison-Wesley Professional

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Customer Reviews

PHP and MySQL

Review by ido chetrit, 2010-08-19

The book is great to start programming in php.
Very recommended!
PHP and MySQL Web Development (4th Edition)

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Don't get the Kindle Edition

Review by iamtron, 2010-08-15

Don't get the kindle edition if you want the source code. Yay I get to buy it twice.

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Book Could be Cut in Half or LESS and Here's WHY ....

Review by Southie, 2010-07-27

For those who are into this field, would probably say "Yawn" - for much of the gaps of what we needed to know were sporadic splotches here and there; to me, personally, it is as if they took a previous book version and revamped it slightly, and then tossed in the upcoming what we are looking for. It would be like Sherlock Holmes and his Dear Watson... it's all too Elementary. I spent more time trying to look for the bottom line of the core of everything without all the hoopla of everything else which I already knew.

To me, if they wanted to write a book like this; they should have split it - one for those who wanted everything, and those who, like myself, sans the "excess baggage" would had been a nice feature. I own some mini-books for obvious reasons, as huge books like these are like carrying boulders everywhere.

I usually do not put down books, but on this one, I am sorry: THUMBS DOWN! There could have been a better job done than this, which I perceive they know it.

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It is Awesome, but...

Review by aalicki, 2010-07-16

I purchased the book as a reference guide, after several years in PHP / MySQL development, I didn't teach me anything new. Parts of the book where filled with 'tips' and ideas, leaving the reader to guess what sort of techniques should be applied (would've been nice for code samples). I felt the book was used more for 'understanding' certain concepts, rather than teaching.

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Kindle Edition is a Rip-Off

Review by Markus Moenig, 2010-07-06

Although i love the book itself and would give it a 5 star rating, i have to say that the Kindle edition is a blatant rip off. First, its the same price as the paperback with a CD-Rom included, second, they did not bother to make the sources of the CD-Rom available (via a Website) to those who bought it electronically ... . Searched in vain for a link to an online resource for the examples until i got confirmation that this is not included in the electronic delivery (even though its full price) ...

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