PHP and MySQL by Example
Published on 7. December 2006
Book
Mixed media product
912 pages
978-0-13-187508-1 (ISBN)
Description
Quickly master dynamic, database-driven Web development-no experience necessary!Even if you're completely new to PHP, MySQL, and Web database development, this book will guide you through every step of building powerful, database-driven, dynamic Web sites. Direct from the world's top scripting instructor, Ellie Quigley, PHP and MySQL by Example illuminates every concept with tested code examples, screen shots showing program output, and clear, line-by-line explanations.
Classroom-tested in Ellie Quigley's Silicon Valley training courses and at Marko Gargenta's Marakana training company in San Francisco, this book takes you from the simplest PHP scripting and SQL querying techniques all the way to dynamic, database driven Web site construction with PHP and MySQL. From simple fill-in forms to program security and debugging, it's the only PHP/MySQL book you'll ever need!
This book covers
Complete PHP fundamentals, including operators, strings, conditionals, loops, arrays, functions, and more
PHP QuickStart for more advanced readers-makes you productive with PHP in the space of just fifteen book pages
Essential Web development techniques, from file handling to validating user input with regular expressions
Powerful PHP features, including user-defined functions and self-processing PHP Forms
Day-to-day MySQL administration
A complete SQL tutorial for creating queries, retrieving data, and writing data with MySQL
Session management and cookies
Object Oriented PHP
Best practices for using PHP and MySQL together
Nearly 100,000 professionals and power users have relied on Ellie Quigley's books to master scripting languages. With PHP and MySQL by Example, you can, too. And once you've become an expert, you'll turn to this book constantly as your go-to source for reliable answers, solutions, and code.
About the CD-ROMThe CD-ROM contains versions of PHP and MySQL for Windows and UNIX/Linux, plus a comprehensive code library for creating your own sites and database-enabled Web applications, including this book's powerful Art Gallery case study application.
Lab SolutionsSolutions to the end-of-chapter labs are available at www.prenhallprofessional.com/title/0131875086.
Classroom-tested in Ellie Quigley's Silicon Valley training courses and at Marko Gargenta's Marakana training company in San Francisco, this book takes you from the simplest PHP scripting and SQL querying techniques all the way to dynamic, database driven Web site construction with PHP and MySQL. From simple fill-in forms to program security and debugging, it's the only PHP/MySQL book you'll ever need!
This book covers
Complete PHP fundamentals, including operators, strings, conditionals, loops, arrays, functions, and more
PHP QuickStart for more advanced readers-makes you productive with PHP in the space of just fifteen book pages
Essential Web development techniques, from file handling to validating user input with regular expressions
Powerful PHP features, including user-defined functions and self-processing PHP Forms
Day-to-day MySQL administration
A complete SQL tutorial for creating queries, retrieving data, and writing data with MySQL
Session management and cookies
Object Oriented PHP
Best practices for using PHP and MySQL together
Nearly 100,000 professionals and power users have relied on Ellie Quigley's books to master scripting languages. With PHP and MySQL by Example, you can, too. And once you've become an expert, you'll turn to this book constantly as your go-to source for reliable answers, solutions, and code.
About the CD-ROMThe CD-ROM contains versions of PHP and MySQL for Windows and UNIX/Linux, plus a comprehensive code library for creating your own sites and database-enabled Web applications, including this book's powerful Art Gallery case study application.
Lab SolutionsSolutions to the end-of-chapter labs are available at www.prenhallprofessional.com/title/0131875086.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Upper Saddle River
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 181 mm
Thickness: 29 mm
Weight
1200 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-13-187508-1 (9780131875081)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Ellie Quigley has taught scripting languages in Silicon Valley for more than twenty years. Her Perl and shell programming classes at the University of Santa Cruz Extension program have become part of Silicon Valley lore. Her best-selling books include UNIX (R) Shells by Example, Fourth Edition; Perl by Example, Third Edition; and Javascript by Example, all from Prentice Hall.
Marko Gargenta has worked as an e-commerce consultant and instructor since 1996. He has created the Marakana Ecommerce Seminar Series, consulted with Sun Microsystems Educational Services, and designed and delivered PHP and MySQL courses for OpNet Community Ventures and AcademyX. For more on Marko's training company go to http://marakana.com.
Marko Gargenta has worked as an e-commerce consultant and instructor since 1996. He has created the Marakana Ecommerce Seminar Series, consulted with Sun Microsystems Educational Services, and designed and delivered PHP and MySQL courses for OpNet Community Ventures and AcademyX. For more on Marko's training company go to http://marakana.com.
Content
Preface xxiiiAcknowledgments xxivChapter 1: Introduction 11.1 From Static to Dynamic Web Sites 1
1.2 About PHP 4
1.3 About MySQL 7
1.4 Chapter Summary 11
Chapter 2: Getting Started 132.1 The Life Cycle of a Web Page 13
2.2 The Anatomy of a PHP Script 15
2.3 Some Things to Consider 21
2.4 Review 31
2.5 Chapter Summary 37
Chapter 2 Lab 38
Chapter 3: PHP Quick Start 413.1 Quick Start, Quick Reference 41
3.2 Chapter Summary 57
Chapter 4: The Building Blocks: Data Types, Literals, Variables, and Constants 594.1 Data Types 59
4.2 Variables 70
4.3 Constants 99
4.4 Chapter Summary 104
Chapter 4 Lab 105
Chapter 5: Operators 1075.1 About PHP Operators and Expressions 107
5.2 Chapter Summary 145
Chapter 5 Lab 146
Chapter 6: Strings 1496.1 What Is a String? 149
6.2 String Functions 155
6.3 Other String Functions 214
6.4 Chapter Summary 218
Chapter 6 Lab 219
Chapter 7: Conditionals and Loops 2217.1 Control Structures, Blocks, and Compound Statements 221
7.2 Loops 232
7.3 Chapter Summary 243
Chapter 7 Lab 244
Chapter 8: Arrays 2478.1 What Is an Array? 247
8.2 Modifying Arrays (Unsetting, Deleting, Adding, and Changing Elements) 310
8.3 Chapter Summary 335
Chapter 8 Lab 336
Chapter 9: User-Defined Functions 3379.1 What Is a Function? 337
9.2 Chapter Summary 376
Chapter 9 Lab 377
Chapter 10: More on PHP Forms 37910.1 Introduction 379
10.2 Review of HTML Forms 379
10.3 PHP and Forms 390
10.4 Chapter Summary 438
Chapter 10 Lab 439
Chapter 11: Files and Directories 44111.1 Files 441
11.2 The Web Server, PHP, and Permissions 446
11.3 Directories 483
11.4 Managing Content with Include Files 487
11.5 Chapter Summary 494
Chapter 12: Regular Expressions and Pattern Matching 49712.1 What Is a Regular Expression? 497
12.2 Pattern-Matching Functions 499
12.3 Chapter Summary 565
Chapter 12 Lab 566
Chapter 13: Introduction to MySQL 56713.1 About Databases 567
13.2 The Anatomy of a Relational Database 570
13.3 Connecting to the Database 575
13.4 The MySQL Privilege System 582
13.5 Chapter Summary 593
Chapter 14: SQL Language Tutorial 59514.1 What Is SQL? 595
14.2 SQL Data Manipulation Language (DML) 603
14.3 SQL Data Definition Language 620
14.4 SQL Functions 633
14.5 Chapter Summary 642
Chapter 14 Lab 643
Chapter 15: PHP and MySQL Integration 64715.1 Introduction 647
15.2 The Guest Book Example 663
15.3 Chapter Summary 671
Chapter 15 Lab 671
Chapter 16: Cookies and Sessions 67316.1 What Is Stateless? 673
16.2 What Are Cookies? 673
16.3 PHP and Cookies 677
16.4 What Is a Session? 694
16.5 Chapter Summary 736
Chapter 16 Lab 738
Chapter 17: Objects 73917.1 What Are Objects? 739
17.2 Working with Classes 741
17.3 Some PHP 5 Object Features 772
17.4 Chapter Summary 780
Chapter 17 Lab 781
Appendix A: Building an Art Gallery 783A.1 Project Overview 783
A.2 The Public and the Private 783
A.3 Creating the Web Site 785
A.4 Installing the Art Gallery 805
A.5 Conclusion 808
Appendix B: PHP and E-Mail 809B.1 The Mail Server 809
B.2 MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions) 810
B.3 Runtime Configuration Options 810
B.4 The mail() Function 811
B.5 Sending a Simple E-Mail Message 811
B.6 Example: Sending an HTML Message 813
Appendix C: PHP and Date/Time 819C.1 Formatting Dates and Times 819
C.2 Getting the Timestamp 824
C.3 Getting the Date and Time 829
Appendix D: Security and Debugging 833D.1 About Security 833
D.2 Securing PHP and MySQL 834
D.3 Debugging 841
Appendix E: Installation Procedures 849E.1 About Web Servers 849
E.2 Installing Apache on Windows 849
E.3 Installing PHP on Windows 850
E.4 Installing PHP on Linux/UNIX 851
E.5 Installing PHP on Mac OS X 851
E.6 Configuring Apache to use PHP Module (All Platforms) 851
E.7 Configuring php.ini (All Platforms) 853
E.8 Installing MySQL on Windows 854
E.9 Installing MySQL on Linux/UNIX 854
E.10 Installing MySQL on Mac OS X 854
E.11 Read the Manual 854
Index 855
1.2 About PHP 4
1.3 About MySQL 7
1.4 Chapter Summary 11
Chapter 2: Getting Started 132.1 The Life Cycle of a Web Page 13
2.2 The Anatomy of a PHP Script 15
2.3 Some Things to Consider 21
2.4 Review 31
2.5 Chapter Summary 37
Chapter 2 Lab 38
Chapter 3: PHP Quick Start 413.1 Quick Start, Quick Reference 41
3.2 Chapter Summary 57
Chapter 4: The Building Blocks: Data Types, Literals, Variables, and Constants 594.1 Data Types 59
4.2 Variables 70
4.3 Constants 99
4.4 Chapter Summary 104
Chapter 4 Lab 105
Chapter 5: Operators 1075.1 About PHP Operators and Expressions 107
5.2 Chapter Summary 145
Chapter 5 Lab 146
Chapter 6: Strings 1496.1 What Is a String? 149
6.2 String Functions 155
6.3 Other String Functions 214
6.4 Chapter Summary 218
Chapter 6 Lab 219
Chapter 7: Conditionals and Loops 2217.1 Control Structures, Blocks, and Compound Statements 221
7.2 Loops 232
7.3 Chapter Summary 243
Chapter 7 Lab 244
Chapter 8: Arrays 2478.1 What Is an Array? 247
8.2 Modifying Arrays (Unsetting, Deleting, Adding, and Changing Elements) 310
8.3 Chapter Summary 335
Chapter 8 Lab 336
Chapter 9: User-Defined Functions 3379.1 What Is a Function? 337
9.2 Chapter Summary 376
Chapter 9 Lab 377
Chapter 10: More on PHP Forms 37910.1 Introduction 379
10.2 Review of HTML Forms 379
10.3 PHP and Forms 390
10.4 Chapter Summary 438
Chapter 10 Lab 439
Chapter 11: Files and Directories 44111.1 Files 441
11.2 The Web Server, PHP, and Permissions 446
11.3 Directories 483
11.4 Managing Content with Include Files 487
11.5 Chapter Summary 494
Chapter 12: Regular Expressions and Pattern Matching 49712.1 What Is a Regular Expression? 497
12.2 Pattern-Matching Functions 499
12.3 Chapter Summary 565
Chapter 12 Lab 566
Chapter 13: Introduction to MySQL 56713.1 About Databases 567
13.2 The Anatomy of a Relational Database 570
13.3 Connecting to the Database 575
13.4 The MySQL Privilege System 582
13.5 Chapter Summary 593
Chapter 14: SQL Language Tutorial 59514.1 What Is SQL? 595
14.2 SQL Data Manipulation Language (DML) 603
14.3 SQL Data Definition Language 620
14.4 SQL Functions 633
14.5 Chapter Summary 642
Chapter 14 Lab 643
Chapter 15: PHP and MySQL Integration 64715.1 Introduction 647
15.2 The Guest Book Example 663
15.3 Chapter Summary 671
Chapter 15 Lab 671
Chapter 16: Cookies and Sessions 67316.1 What Is Stateless? 673
16.2 What Are Cookies? 673
16.3 PHP and Cookies 677
16.4 What Is a Session? 694
16.5 Chapter Summary 736
Chapter 16 Lab 738
Chapter 17: Objects 73917.1 What Are Objects? 739
17.2 Working with Classes 741
17.3 Some PHP 5 Object Features 772
17.4 Chapter Summary 780
Chapter 17 Lab 781
Appendix A: Building an Art Gallery 783A.1 Project Overview 783
A.2 The Public and the Private 783
A.3 Creating the Web Site 785
A.4 Installing the Art Gallery 805
A.5 Conclusion 808
Appendix B: PHP and E-Mail 809B.1 The Mail Server 809
B.2 MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions) 810
B.3 Runtime Configuration Options 810
B.4 The mail() Function 811
B.5 Sending a Simple E-Mail Message 811
B.6 Example: Sending an HTML Message 813
Appendix C: PHP and Date/Time 819C.1 Formatting Dates and Times 819
C.2 Getting the Timestamp 824
C.3 Getting the Date and Time 829
Appendix D: Security and Debugging 833D.1 About Security 833
D.2 Securing PHP and MySQL 834
D.3 Debugging 841
Appendix E: Installation Procedures 849E.1 About Web Servers 849
E.2 Installing Apache on Windows 849
E.3 Installing PHP on Windows 850
E.4 Installing PHP on Linux/UNIX 851
E.5 Installing PHP on Mac OS X 851
E.6 Configuring Apache to use PHP Module (All Platforms) 851
E.7 Configuring php.ini (All Platforms) 853
E.8 Installing MySQL on Windows 854
E.9 Installing MySQL on Linux/UNIX 854
E.10 Installing MySQL on Mac OS X 854
E.11 Read the Manual 854
Index 855