PHP and MySQL Manual: Simple, yet Powerful Web Programming / Edition 1

PHP and MySQL Manual: Simple, yet Powerful Web Programming / Edition 1

by Simon Stobart, Mike Vassileiou
     
 

PHP is rapidly becoming the language of choice for dynamic Web development, in particular for e-commerce and on-line database systems. It is open source software and easy to install, and can be used with a variety of operating systems, including Microsoft Windows and UNIX.

This comprehensive manual covers the basic core of the language, with lots of practical

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Overview

PHP is rapidly becoming the language of choice for dynamic Web development, in particular for e-commerce and on-line database systems. It is open source software and easy to install, and can be used with a variety of operating systems, including Microsoft Windows and UNIX.

This comprehensive manual covers the basic core of the language, with lots of practical examples of some of the more recent and useful features available in version 5.0. MySQL database creation and development is also covered, as it is the developer database most commonly used alongside PHP. It will be an invaluable book for professionals wanting to use PHP to develop their own dynamic web pages.

Key Topics:

- Basic Language Constructs

- Manipulating Arrays and Strings

- Errors and Buffering

- Graphic Manipulation

- PDF Library Extension

- MySQL Database Management

- Classes and Objects Concepts

Features and Benefits:

Explains how to use PHP to its full extent - covering the latest features and functions of PHP version 5.0, including the use of object-oriented programming

Describes how to link a database to a web site, using the MySQL database management system

Shows how to connect PHP to other systems and provides many examples, so that you can create powerful and dynamic web pages and applications

Contains lots of illustrated, practical, real-world examples - including an e-commerce application created in PHP using many of the features described within the book

The scripts used in the examples are available for download from www.phpmysql-manual.com

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Product Details

ISBN-13:
9781852337476
Publisher:
Springer London
Publication date:
12/16/2003
Series:
Springer Professional Computing Series
Edition description:
2004
Pages:
589
Product dimensions:
7.01(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.39(d)

Table of Contents

Pt. 1Getting Started1
Pt. 2Basic Language Constructs35
Pt. 3Manipulating Arrays and Strings149
Pt. 4User Interaction187
Pt. 5Retaining Data Across Pages257
Pt. 6Handling Errors and Buffering279
Pt. 7File Handling309
Pt. 8Graphics355
Pt. 9PDF Library Extension423
Pt. 10MySQL Database Management453
Pt. 11Classes and Objects Concepts499
Pt. 12An E-Commerce Application549

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