PHP, MySQL, JavaScript & HTML5 All-in-One For Dummies

Introduction 1
Book I: Getting Started with PHP & MySQL 5
Chapter 1: Understanding the Languages of the Web 7
Chapter 2: Installing a Web Server 21
Chapter 3: Installing PHP 35
Chapter 4: Setting Up MySQL 55
Chapter 5: Setting Up Your Web Development Environment with the XAMPP Package 75
Book II: HTML and CSS 87
Chapter 1: Creating a Basic Page with HTML 89
Chapter 2: Adding Style with CSS 121
Chapter 3: Creating and Styling Web Forms 169
Book III: JavaScript 185
Chapter 1: Understanding JavaScript Basics 187
Chapter 2: Building a JavaScript Program 191
Chapter 3: Adding jQuery 219
Chapter 4: Reacting to Events with JavaScript and jQuery 241
Chapter 5: Troubleshooting JavaScript Programs 261
Book IV: PHP 269
Chapter 1: Understanding PHP Basics 271
Chapter 2: Building PHP Scripts 319
Chapter 3: PHP and Your Operating System 365
Chapter 4: Object-Oriented Programming 397
Chapter 5: Considering PHP Security 425
Chapter 6: Tracking Visitors with Sessions 437
Book V: MySQL 447
Chapter 1: Introducing MySQL 449
Chapter 2: Administering MySQL 457
Chapter 3: Designing and Building a Database 475
Chapter 4: Using the Database 497
Chapter 5: Communicating with the Database from PHP Scripts 515
Book VI: Web Applications 529
Chapter 1: Improving Your PHP Programs 531
Chapter 2: Creating and Using a Web Service 541
Chapter 3: Validating Web Forms with JavaScript and PHP 555
Chapter 4: Building a Members-Only Website 587
Book VII: PHP and Templates 633
Chapter 1: Confi guring PHP 635
Chapter 2: Building a Templating System 641
Index 655