Murach's PHP and MySQL /
Joel Murach
- [Fresno, CA] : Mike Murach & Associates, Inc., c2010
- xviii, 844 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Includes index.
Section 1. Get started fast with PHP and MySQL -- Introduction to web development with PHP -- How to code a PHP application -- Introduction to relational databases and MySQL -- How to use PHP with a MySQL database -- How to use the MVC pattern to organize your code -- How to test and debug a PHP application -- Section 2. Master PHP programming -- How to work with form data -- How to code control statements -- How to work with strings and numbers -- How to work with dates -- How to create and use arrays -- How to work with cookies and sessions -- How to create and use functions -- How to create and use objects -- How to use regular expressions, handle exceptions, and validate data -- Master MySQL programming -- How to design a database -- How to use SQL to create a MySQL database -- How to use SQL to work with a MySQL database -- Professional PHP for working with MySQL -- A database-driven web site -- Section 4. Master the advanced skills for building web sites -- How to create secure web sites -- How to send email and access other web sites -- How to work with files, uploads, and images -- An eCommerce web site -- Reference aids.
PHP and MySQL are two of today’s most popular, open-source tools for server-side web programming. And with this book, you’ll learn right from the start how to use them together, the way the pros do. In fact, you’ll create a database-driven website that implements the MVC pattern in the first 6 chapters! Then, the rest of the chapters show you how to build out your PHP and MySQL skills to the professional level.