If you're ready to create web pages more complex than those you can build with HTML & CSS " Head First PHP & My SQL" is the ultimate learning guide to building dynamic database-driven websites using PHP & My SQL Packed with real-world examples this book teaches you all the essentials of server-side programming from the fundamentals of PHP & My SQL coding to advanced topics such as form validation session IDs cookies database queries & joins file IO operations content management & more " Head First PHP & My SQL" offers the same visually rich format that's turned every title in the " Head First" series into a bestseller with plenty of exercises quizzes puzzles & other interactive features to help you retain what you've learned This title discusses how to use PHP to transform static HTML pages into dynamic web sites; create & populate your own My SQL database tables & work with data stored in files; perform sophisticated My SQL queries with joins & refine your results with LIMIT & ORDER BY; use cookies & sessions to track visitors' login information & personalize the site for users; protect your data from SQL injection attacks; use regular expressions to validate information on forms; dynamically display text based on session info & create images on the fly; & pull syndicated data from other sites using PHP & XML Throughout the book you'll build sophisticated examples
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- to help you learn how to harness the power of PHP & My SQL in a variety of contexts If you're ready to build a truly dynamic website " Head First PHP & My SQL" is the ideal way to get going