PHP & My SQL are popular open-source technologies that are ideal for quickly developing database-driven Web applications. PHP is a powerful scripting language designed to enable developers to create highly featured Web applications quickly & My SQL is a fast reliable database that integrates well with PHP & is suited for dynamic Internet-based applications. PHP & My SQL Web Development shows how to use these tools together to produce effective interactive Web applications. It clearly describes the basics of the PHP language explains how to set up & work with a My SQL database & then shows how to use PHP to interact with the database & the server. This practical hands-on book
Includes:: numerous examples that demonstrate common tasks such as authenticating users constructing a shopping cart generating PDF documents & images dynamically sending & managing email facilitating user discussions connecting to Web services using XML & developing Web 2.0 applications with Ajax-based interactivity. The fourth edition of PHP & My SQL Web Development has been thoroughly updated revised & expanded to cover developments in PHP 5 through version 5.3 such as namespaces & closures as well as features introduced in My SQL 5.1.