PHP & MySQL for dummies - Janet Valade

Create dynamic, interactive Web pages on Windows^®, Linux^®, or Mac OS^® X systems

Open up a whole new world of Web database applications with PHP and MySQL, the perfect open source pair! This handy guidebook shows you how, with sample applications of an online catalog and a members–only Web site. Get the scoop on security issues, set up your Apache Web server, design the ideal database, and more.

The Dummies Way

• Explanations in plain English


• "Get in, get out" information


• Icons and other navigational aids


• Tear–out cheat sheet


• Top ten lists


• A dash of humor and fun

Discover how to:

• Plan and develop a Web database application


• Design and build the database


• Write custom PHP application programs


• Work with numbers and character strings


• Move information from one Web page to another