PHP & MySQL: The Missing Manual

PHP & MySQL: The Missing Manual

<div><p>If you can build websites with CSS and JavaScript, this book takes you to the next level—creating dynamic, database-driven websites with PHP and MySQL. Learn how to build a database, manage your content, and interact with users. With step-by-step tutorials, this completely revised edition gets you started with expanded coverage of the basics and takes you deeper into the world of server-side programming.</p><p>The important stuff you need to know:</p><ul><li><b>Get up to speed quickly.</b> Learn how to install PHP and MySQL, and get them running on both your computer and a remote server.</li><li><b>Gain new techniques.</b> Take advantage of the all-new chapter on integrating PHP with HTML web pages.</li><li><b>Manage your content.</b> Use the file system to access user data, including images and other binary files.</li><li><b>Make it dynamic.</b> Create pages that change with each new viewing.</li><li><b>Build a good database.</b> Use MySQL to store user information and other data.</li><li><b>Keep your site working.</b> Master the tools for fixing things that go wrong.</li><li><b>Control operations.</b> Create an administrative interface to oversee your site.<ul/></li></ul></div>