What is this book about?
PHP, Apache, and MySQL are the three key open sourcetechnologies that form the basis for most active Web servers. Thisbook takes you step-by-step through understanding each --using it and combining it with the other two on both Linux andWindows servers.
This book guides you through creating your own sites using theopen source AMP model. You discover how to install PHP, Apache, andMySQL. Then you create PHP Web pages, including database managementand security. Finally, you discover how to integrate your work withe-commerce and other technologies. By building different types ofWeb sites, you progress from setting up simple database tables totapping the full potential of PHP, Apache, and MySQL.
When you're finished, you will be able to createwell-designed, dynamic Web sites using open source tools.
What does this book cover?
Here's what you will learn from this book:
* How PHP server-side scripting language works for connectingHTML-based Web pages to a backend database
* Syntax, functions, and commands for PHP, Apache, and MySQL
* Methods and techniques for building user-friendly forms
* How to easily store, update, and access information usingMySQL
* Ways to allow the user to edit a database
* E-commerce applications using these three technologies
* How to set up user logins, profiles, and personalizations
* Proper protocols for error handling
Who is this book for?
This book is for beginners who are new to PHP and who need tolearn quickly how to create Web sites using open source tools. Somebasic HTML knowledge is helpful but not essential.
Michael K. Glass
Apache (Programm) Computer-Ratgeber Database software (Non-Microsoft) Datenbanken (außer Microsoft) End-User Computing MySQL PHP Website