Php and MySQL in easy steps / Mike McGrath.

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1. Getting started : Introducing PHP & MySQL ; Understanding the cloud ; Installing Abyss web server ; Installing the PHP engine ; Configuring Abyss for PHP ; Embedding PHP script ; Installing the MySQL server ; Employing the MySQL client ; Creating MySQL users ; Connecting MySQL users -- 2. Performing operations : Creating variables ; Managing strings ; Producing arrays ; Sorting arrays ; Describing dimensions ; Doing arithmetic ; Comparing values ; Assessing logic ; Defining constants -- 3. Controlling progress : Branching alternatives ; Switching branches ; Performing loops ; Looping while true ; Breaking from loops ; Creating functions ; Passing arguments ; Returning values -- 4. Producing forms : Performing actions ; Checking set values ; Validating form data ; Sending hidden data ; Handling submissions ; Making sticky forms ; Surrounding forms ; Appending link data ; Moving location -- 5. Assembling tables : Introducing tables ; Creating tables ; Defining data types ; Adding modifiers ; Setting primary keys ; Altering tables -- 6. Handling data : Inserting data ; Updating columns ; Updating fields ; Deleting data ; Selecting data ; Retrieving columns ; Retrieving rows ; Sorting data ; Setting direction ; Making comparisons -- 7. Connecting databases : Making connection ; Executing queries ; Retrieving results ; Applying changes ; Counting records ; Updating records ; Validating results ; Ensuring security ; Handling errors -- 8. Registering users : Creating a users database ; Providing a register page ; Processing registrations ; Providing a login page ; Supplying login tools ; Processing login attempts ; Confirming login success -- 9. Providing forums : Creating a forum database ; Providing a forum page ; Supplying a message form ; Processing posted messages ; Confirming post success -- 10. Processing shops : Creating a shot database ; Creating an orders database ; Providing a shop page ; Confirming cart additions ; Processing shopping carts ; Checking out orders ; Confirming logout success.

Assuming no prior knowledge, PHP & MySQL in easy steps will ease you into writing PHP server-side scripts and MySQL database queries. You'll be producing your very own data-driven web pages in no time. It begins by showing how to install a free web server, the PHP interpreter and MySQL database server, to create an environment in which you can produce data driven server-side web pages.