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Related Sites:Related Pages: PHP is a programming language originally created by Rasmus Lerdorf 1995. The language has become widely popular for developing web server-side applications, but it can also be used to develop command-line and client-side GUI applications. The language itself is distributed under the PHP License, a permissive open source license, with an advertising clause.

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The Essential Guide to Dreamweaver CS3 with CSS, Ajax, and PHP

By David Powers

friends of ED
Paperback (784 pages)

The Essential Guide to Dreamweaver CS3 with CSS, Ajax, and PHP
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With over 3 million users worldwide, Adobe's Dreamweaver is the most popular web development software in the world, and it just took another step forward with CS3, the new version released in 2007. Having come a long way from its humble beginnings as a simple web design tool, CS3 allows you to rapidly put together standards compliant web sites and dynamic web sites with server-side languages and Ajax, and much more. To complement this great new application, David Powers has written the ultimate guide to itThe Essential Guide to Dreamweaver CS3 teaches you everything you need to know about the application, from setting up your development environment environment to publishing your sites and applications on the web, and everything in between.
  • Takes you through your development environment set up
  • Covers everything you need to create both standards compliant web sutes, and dynamic web applications
  • Teaches several real world techniques using a series of step by step tutorials

What youll learn

  • How to set up your ideal development environment, using Mac OSX/Windows, Apache (and IIS on Windows,) Apache, MySQL, and phpMyAdmin
  • Creating standards compliant web sites using CS3's XHTML and CSS features
  • Creating dynamic web applications using CS3's PHP and Spry Ajax server behaviors
  • Building several real world web site functions, such as form validation, random quote generator, search function, user management/login pages, dynamic Ajax gallery, and much more.
  • Creating an interface design in Fireworks CS3 and importing it into Dreamweaver CS3.
  • How use Dreamweaver CS3's XML functionality, to consume RSS feeds, and create Spry data sets
  • Using includes, templates and master detail pages.
  • How to publish your site after you've created it

Summary of Contents

  • Chapter 1: Dreamweaver CS3Your Creative Partner
  • Chapter 2: Building Dynamic Sites with Ajax and PHP
  • Chapter 3: Getting the Work Environment Ready
  • Chapter 4: Setting Up a PHP Site
  • Chapter 5: Adding a Touch of Style
  • Chapter 6: Creating a CSS Site Straight Out of the Box
  • Chapter 7: Building Site Navigation with the Spry Menu Bar
  • Chapter 8: Sprucing Up Content with Spry Widgets
  • Chapter 9: Building Online Forms and Validating Input
  • Chapter 10: Introducing the Basics of PHP
  • Chapter 11: Using PHP to Process a Form
  • Chapter 12: Working with PHP Includes and Templates
  • Chapter 13: Setting Up MySQL and phpMyAdmin
  • Chapter 14: Storing Records in a Database
  • Chapter 15: Controlling Access to Your Site
  • Chapter 16: Working with Multiple Tables
  • Chapter 17: Searching Records and Handling Dates
  • Chapter 18: Using XSLT to Display Live News Feeds and XML
  • Chapter 19: Using Spry to Display XML
  • Chapter 20: Getting the Best of Both Worlds with PHP and Spry

PHP 6 and MySQL 5 for Dynamic Web Sites: Visual QuickPro Guide

By Larry Ullman

Peachpit Press
Paperback (648 pages)

PHP 6 and MySQL 5 for Dynamic Web Sites: Visual QuickPro Guide
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It hasn't taken Web developers long to discover that when it comes to creating dynamic, database-driven Web sites, MySQL and PHP provide a winning open source combination. Add this book to the mix, and there's no limit to the powerful, interactive Web sites that developers can create. With step-by-step instructions, complete scripts, and expert tips to guide readers, veteran author and database designer Larry Ullman gets right down to business: After grounding readers with separate discussions of first the scripting language (PHP) and then the database program (MySQL), he goes on to cover security, sessions and cookies, and using additional Web tools, with several sections devoted to creating sample applications. This guide is indispensable for intermediate- to advanced level Web designers who want to replace their static sites with something dynamic. In this edition, the bulk of the new material covers the latest versions of both technologies: PHP 6 (due out in 2008) and MySQL 5 (available now). The book's publication date is likely to beat the official release of PHP 6, making it one of the first books available on the subject.

Beginning PHP and MySQL: From Novice to Professional, Third Edition (Beginning from Novice to Professional)

By W. Jason Gilmore

Apress
Paperback (1080 pages)

Beginning PHP and MySQL: From Novice to Professional, Third Edition (Beginning from Novice to Professional)
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Beginning PHP and MySQL: From Novice to Professional, Third Edition offers a comprehensive introduction to two of the most prominent open source technologies on the planet: the PHP scripting language and the MySQL database server. Updated to introduce the features found in MySQLs most significant release to date, readers learn how to take advantage of the latest features of both technologies to build powerful, manageable, and stable web applications.

Essentially three books in one, readers not only profit from extensive introductions to the core features of each technology, but also learn how to effectively integrate the two in order to build robust data-driven applications. Packed with practical examples and insight into the real-world challenges faced by developers based on author W. Jason Gilmore's 7 years of expertise working with these technologies, readers will repeatedly return to this book as both a valuable instructional tool and reference guide.

What youll learn

  • The PHP language
  • How to back your web site with MySQL
  • Templating so that you can apply a consistent design across all pages on your site
  • How to authenticate your web site users
  • How to use cookies to maintain information (such as items in a shopping cart) while a user is browsing your site

Who is this book for?

This book is written for developers seeking to take advantage of the PHP language and MySQL database to create powerful web applications.

About the Apress Beginning Series

The Beginning series from Apress is the right choice to get the information you need to land that crucial entry-level job. These books will teach you a standard and important technology from the ground up because they are explicitly designed to take you from "novice to professional." Youll start your journey by seeing what you need to knowbut without needless theory and filler. Youll build your skill set by learning how to put together real-world projects step by step. So whether your goal is your next career challenge or a new learning opportunity, the Beginning series from Apress will take you thereit is your trusted guide through unfamiliar territory!

Related Titles

  • Beginning PHP 5 and MySQL E-Commerce: From Novice to Professional
  • Beginning Ajax with PHP: From Novice to Professional
  • PHP 5 Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach
  • Pro PHP Security
  • PHP 5 Objects, Patterns, and Practice

MySQL Cookbook

By Paul DuBois

O'Reilly Media, Inc.
Paperback (975 pages)

MySQL Cookbook
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Good programming--which is to say, programming that yields both efficient code and a profitable life for the programmer--depends on not reinventing the wheel. If someone else has solved the problem you're facing (and someone almost always has), you'd be foolish to waste your energy figuring out your own solution. MySQL Cookbook presents solutions to scores of problems related to the MySQL database server. Readers stand a good chance of finding a ready-made solution to problems such as querying databases, validating and formatting data, importing and exporting values, and using advanced features like session tracking and transactions. Paul DuBois has done a great job assembling efficient solutions to common database programming problems, and teaches his readers a lot about MySQL and its attendant APIs in the process.

DuBois organizes his cookbook's recipes into sections on the problem, the solution stated simply, and the solution implemented in code and discussed. The implementation and discussion sections are the most valuable, as they contain the command sequences, code listings, and design explanations that can be transferred to outside projects. The main gripe readers will have about MySQL Cookbook is that the author, in his effort to cover the range of MySQL-friendly programming languages, uses different languages in his solutions to various problems. You'll see a Perl solution to one programming challenge (Perl, in fact, is the most frequently used language, followed by PHP), a Python fix for the next, and a Java sample after that. Readers have to hope that they find a solution in the language they're working with, or that they're able to transliterate the one DuBois has provided. It's usually not a big problem. --David Wall

Topics covered: How to make MySQL databases do your bidding--in terms of queries, table manipulation, data formatting, transactions, and Web interfaces--through the database server's command line interfaces and (more importantly) through the MySQL APIs of Perl, PHP, Java, and Python. Particularly excellent coverage deals with formatting dates and times, management of null values, string manipulation, and import/export techniques.

PHP and MySQL Web Development (3rd Edition) (Developer's Library)

By Luke Welling

Sams
Paperback (984 pages)

PHP and MySQL Web Development (3rd Edition) (Developer s Library)
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The PHP server-side scripting language and the MySQL database management system (DBMS) make a potent pair. Both are open-source products--free of charge for most purposes--remarkably strong, and capable of handling all but the most enormous transaction loads. Both are supported by large, skilled, and enthusiastic communities of architects, programmers, and designers. PHP and MySQL Web Development introduces readers (who are assumed to have little or no experience with the title subjects) to PHP and MySQL for the purpose of creating dynamic Internet sites. It teaches the same skills as introductory Active Server Pages (ASP) and ColdFusion books--technologies that address the same niche.

Authors Luke Welling and Laura Thomson's technique aims to get readers going on their own projects as soon as possible. They present easily digestible sections on specific technical processes--"Accessing array contents" and "Using encryption with PHP" are two examples. Each section centers on a sample program that strips the task at hand down to its essentials, enabling the reader to fit the process into his or her own solutions as required. Tables that list options and other nuggets of reference material appear as well, but the many examples and the authors' commentary on them take center stage.

For reference material on MySQL, have a look at Paul DuBois's MySQL. On the PHP side, Web Application Development with PHP 4.0 is excellent. --David Wall

Topics covered:

  • The MySQL database server (for both Unix and Windows)
  • Accessing MySQL databases through PHP scripting (the letters don't really stand for anything)
  • Database creation and modification
  • PHP tricks in order of increasing complexity--everything from basic SQL queries to secure transactions for commerce
  • Authentication
  • Network connectivity
  • Session management
  • Content customization

Wicked Cool PHP: Real-World Scripts That Solve Difficult Problems

By William Steinmetz

No Starch Press
Paperback (224 pages)

Wicked Cool PHP: Real-World Scripts That Solve Difficult Problems
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PHP is an easy-to-use scripting language perfect for quickly creating the Web features you need. Once you know the basics of how the language works, wouldn't it be great to have a collection of useful scripts that solve those tricky problems and add interesting functionality to your site? We thought so, too.

Instead of starting at "Hello World," Wicked Cool PHP assumes that you're familiar with the language and jumps right into the good stuff. After you learn the FAQs of life-the most commonly wished for PHP scripts-you'll work your way through smart configuration options and the art of forms, all the way through to complex database-backed scripts.

Wicked Cool PHP contains a wide variety of scripts to process credit cards, check the validity of email addresses, template HTML, and serve dynamic images and text. The 76 easily implemented scripts will also teach you how to:

  • Send and receive email notifications
  • Track your visitors' behavior with cookies and sessions
  • Override PHP's default settings
  • Manipulate dates, images, and text on the fly
  • Harness SOAP and other web services
  • Create an online poll, ecard delivery system, and blog

    But it's not all fun and games: Security is a big concern when programming any web application. So you'll learn how to encrypt your confidential data, safeguard your passwords, and prevent common cross-site-scripting attacks. And you'll learn how to customize all of the scripts to fit your own needs.

    Dynamic Web content doesn't have to be difficult. Learn the secrets of the craft from two experienced PHP developers with Wicked Cool PHP.

  • Pro Drupal Development

    By John K. VanDyk

    Apress
    Paperback (428 pages)

    Pro Drupal Development
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    Pro Drupal Development is strongly recommended for any PHP programmer who wants a truly in-depth look at how Drupal works and how to make the most of it.

    — Michael J. Ross, Web developer/Slashdot contributor

    Drupal is one of the most popular content management systems in use today. With it, you can create a variety of community-driven sites, including blogs, forums, wiki-style sites, and much more. Pro Drupal Development was written to arm you with knowledge to customize your Drupal installation however you see fit. The book assumes that you already possess the knowledge to install and bring a standard installation online. Then authors John VanDyk and Matt Westgate delve into Drupal internals, showing you how to truly take advantage of its powerful architecture.

    Youll learn how to create your own modules, develop your own themes, and produce your own filters. You'll learn the inner workings of each key part of Drupal, including user management, sessions, the node system, caching, and the various APIs available to you. Of course, your Drupal-powered site isnt effective until you can efficiently serve pages to your visitors. As such, the authors have included the information you need to optimize your Drupal installation to perform well under high-load situations. Also featured is information on Drupal security and best practices, as well as integration of Ajax and the internationalization of your Drupal web site. Simply put, if you are working with Drupal at all, then you need this book.

    • This book is written by Drupal core developers.
    • Drupal architecture and behavior are mapped out visually.
    • Common pitfalls are identified and addressed.
    • Chapters provide regular discussion and reference to why things work they way they do, not just how.
    • The front matter features a foreword by Dries Buytaert, Drupal founder.

    Sams Teach Yourself Ajax, JavaScript, and PHP All in One (Sams Teach Yourself)

    By Phil Ballard

    Sams
    Paperback (384 pages)

    Sams Teach Yourself Ajax, JavaScript, and PHP All in One (Sams Teach Yourself)
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    In just a short time, you can learn how to use Ajax, JavaScript, and PHP to create interactive interfaces to your web applications by combining these powerful technologies.

    No previous Ajax programming experience is required. Using a straightforward, step-by-step approach, each lesson in this book builds on the previous ones, enabling you to learn the essentials of Ajax programming with JavaScript, PHP, and related technologies from the ground up.

    Regardless of whether you run Linux, Windows, or Mac OS X, the enclosed CD includes a complete Ajax programming starter kit that gives you all the programming tools, reference information, JavaScript libraries, and server software you need to set up a stable environment for learning, testing, and production.

    Learn how to…

    • Build better, more interactive interfaces for your web applications
    • Make JavaScript, HTML, XML, and PHP work together to create Ajax effects
    • Compile an Ajax application
    • Create and consume web services with SOAP and REST
    • Avoid common errors and troubleshoot programs
    • Use popular Ajax libraries to speed up and improve common programming tasks

    On the CD

    • XAMPP for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux–an easy-to-install package to set up a PHP- and MySQL-enabled Apache server on your computer
    • The jEdit programming editor for Windows, Mac, and Linux
    • Prototype, Scriptaculous, Rico, and XOAD–popular JavaScript libraries for creating Ajax applications and effects
    • A complete Ajax, HTML, XML, and PHP tutorial reference library in searchable PDF format
    • Source code for the examples in the book

    Phil Ballard is a software engineering consultant and developer specializing in website and intranet design and development for an international portfolio of clients. He has an honors degree from the University of Leeds, England, and has worked for several years in commercial and managerial roles in the high technology sector.

    Michael Moncur is a freelance webmaster and author. He runs a network of websites and has written several bestselling books about web development, networking, certification programs, and databases.

    Category: Web Development

    Covers: Ajax, JavaScript and PHP

    User Level: Beginning—Intermediate

    $39.99 USA / $43.99 CAN / £25.99 Net UK

    PHP Solutions: Dynamic Web Design Made Easy (Solutions)

    By David Powers

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    Paperback (488 pages)

    PHP Solutions: Dynamic Web Design Made Easy (Solutions)
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    In this book you'll learn how to:
    • Create dynamic websites with design and usability in mind, as well as functionality
    • Understand how PHP scripts work, giving you confidence to adapt them to your own needs
    • Bring online forms to life, check required fields, and ensure user input is safe to process
    • Upload files and automatically create thumbnails from larger images
    • Manage website content with a searchable database
    You want to make your websites more dynamic by adding a feedback form, creating a private area where members can upload images that are automatically resized, or perhaps storing all your content in a database. The problem is, you're not a programmer and the thought of writing code sends a chill up your spine. Or maybe you've dabbled a bit in PHP and MySQL, but you can't get past baby steps. If this describes you, then you've just found the right book. PHP and the MySQL database are deservedly the most popular combination for creating dynamic websites. They're free, easy to use, and provided by many web hosting companies in their standard packages. Unfortunately, most PHP books either expect you to be an expert already or force you to go through endless exercises of little practical value. In contrast, this book gives you real value right away through a series of practical examples that you can incorporate directly into your sites, optimizing performance and adding functionality such as file uploading, email feedback forms, image galleries, content management systems, and much more. Each solution is created with not only functionality in mind, but also visual design. But this book doesn't just provide a collection of ready-made scripts: each PHP Solution builds on what's gone before, teaching you the basics of PHP and database design quickly and painlessly. By the end of the book, you'll have the confidence to start writing your own scripts or—if you prefer to leave that task to othersto adapt existing scripts to your own requirements. Right from the start, you're shown how easy it is to protect your sites by adopting secure coding practices. The book has been written with an eye on forward and backward compatibilityrecommending the latest PHP 5 techniques, but providing alternative solutions for servers still running PHP 4.3. All database examples demonstrate how to use the original MySQL extension, MySQL Improved, or the PHP Data Objects (PDO) introduced in PHP 5.1, letting you choose the most suitable option for your setup. Summary of Contents:
    • Chapter 1: What Is PHPAnd Why Should I Care?
    • Chapter 2: Getting Ready to Work with PHP
    • Chapter 3: How to Write PHP Scripts
    • Chapter 4: Lightening Your Workload with Includes
    • Chapter 5: Bringing Forms to Life
    • Chapter 6: Uploading Files
    • Chapter 7: Using PHP to Manage Files
    • Chapter 8: Generating Thumbnail Images
    • Chapter 9: Pages That Remember: Simple Login and Multipage Forms
    • Chapter 10: Setting Up MySQL and phpMyAdmin
    • Chapter 11: Getting Started with a Database
    • Chapter 12: Creating a Dynamic Online Gallery
    • Chapter 13: Managing Content
    • Chapter 14: Solutions to Common PHP/MySQL Problems
    • Chapter 15: Keeping Intruders at Bay

     


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