Head first PHP & MySQL

BANGALORE, INDIA: If you're ready to create web pages more complex than those you can build with HTML and CSS, Head First PHP & MySQL is the ultimate learning guide to building dynamic, database-driven websites using PHP and MySQL.

Packed with real-world examples, this book teaches you all the essentials of server-side programming, from the fundamentals of PHP and MySQL coding to advanced topics such as form validation, session IDs, cookies, database queries and joins, file I/O operations, content management, and more.

Head First PHP & MySQL 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, and other interactive features to help you retain what you've learned.

    * Use PHP to transform static HTML pages into dynamic web sites

    * Create and populate your own MySQL database tables, and work with data stored in files

    * Perform sophisticated MySQL queries with joins, and refine your results with LIMIT and ORDER BY

    * Use cookies and sessions to track visitors' login information and 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 and create images on the fly

    * Pull syndicated data from other sites using PHP and XML

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