PHP and MySQL 24-Hour Trainer

Step-by-step lessons for using PHP and MySQL in a uniquebook-and-video combination
Assuming no previous experience with PHP or MySQL, thisbook-and-video package is ideal reading for anyone who wants to gobeyond HTML/CSS in order to provide clients with the most dynamicweb sites possible. The approachable tone breaks down the basics ofprogramming and PHP and MySQL in individual lessons starting withthe installation of the programs necessary to run PHP. You beginwith a static web site and then watch and learn as PHPfunctionality is added as you work through the lessons.
When working with databases, the MySQL database is introducedwith demonstrations that show how to interact with it. Theaccompanying videos enhance your learning experience, as eachlesson in the book is portrayed in the video exercises.
Lessons include:
? Getting started with PHP
? Setting up your workspace
? Adding PHP to a web page
? Learning PHP syntax
? Working with variables
? Debugging code
? Working with complex data
? Making decisions
? Repeating program steps
? Learning about scope
? Reusing code with functions
? Creating forms
? Introducing object-oriented programming
? Defining classes
? Using classes
? Using advanced techniques
? Handling errors
? Writing secure code
? Introducing databases
? Introducing MySQL
? Creating and connecting to the
? Creating tables
? Entering data
? Selecting data
? Using multiple tables
? Changing data
? Deleting data
? Preventing database security issues
? Creating user logins
? Turn the case study into a content management system
Note: As part of the print version of this title, videolessons are included on DVD. For e-book versions, video lessons canbe accessed at wrox.com using a link provided in the interior ofthe e-book.