PHP & MySQL: Your Visual Blueprint for Creating Dynamic, Database Driven Web Sites

PHP & MySQL: Your Visual Blueprint for Creating Dynamic, Database Driven Web Sites

by Janet Valade
     
 

"The expertise, thought, and effort that go into each book are obvious, and I sincerely appreciate your efforts. Keep up the wonderful work!"
—Tracey Moore (Memphis, TN)

Welcome to the only guidebook series that takes a visual approach to professional-level computer topics. Open the book and you will discover step-by-step screen shots that demonstrate

Overview

"The expertise, thought, and effort that go into each book are obvious, and I sincerely appreciate your efforts. Keep up the wonderful work!"
—Tracey Moore (Memphis, TN)

Welcome to the only guidebook series that takes a visual approach to professional-level computer topics. Open the book and you will discover step-by-step screen shots that demonstrate over 140 key techniques using PHP amd MySQL, including:

• Configuring Apache to process PHP code

• Working with character strings

• Creating, sorting, and comparing arrays

• Defining and using functions

• Finding and replacing substrings

• Querying databases and retrieving data

• Stopping and starting the MySQL server

• Adding dynamic check boxes

• Sending new Web pages to a browser

Extra / Apply It

• High-resolution screen shots demonstrate each task

• Succinct explanations walk you through step-by-step

• Two-page lessons break big topics into bite-sized modules

• "Apply It" and "Extra" sidebars highlight useful tips

Product Details

ISBN-13:
9780470048399
Publisher:
Wiley
Publication date:
09/12/2006
Series:
Visual Blueprint Series , #52
Pages:
307
Product dimensions:
7.42(w) x 9.20(h) x 0.82(d)

Meet the Author

Janet Valade has 20 years experience in the computing field. Her background includes experience as a technical writer for several companies, as a Web designer/programmer for an engineering firm, and as a systems analyst in a university environment where, for over 10 years, she supervised the installation and operation of computing resources, designed and developed a statewide data archive, provided technical support to faculty and staff, wrote numerous technical papers and documentation, and designed and presented seminars and workshops on a variety of technology topics.
Janet currently has four published books — PHP & MySQL For Dummies, Second Edition, PHP 5 For Dummies, PHP & MySQL Everyday Apps For Dummies, and Spring into Linux, and has coauthored Master VISUALLY Dreamweaver 8 and Flash 8. In addition, she has authored chapters for several Linux and Web development books.

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