Sams Teach Yourself PHP, MySQL and Apache All in One (4th Edition) eBook: Julie Meloni: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store

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This is the eBook version of the printed book.

In just a short time, you can learn how to use PHP, MySQL, and Apache together to create dynamic, interactive websites and applications using the three leading open-source web development technologies.

Using a straightforward, step-by-step approach, each lesson in this book builds on the previous ones, enabling you to learn the essentials of PHP scripting, MySQL databases, and the Apache web server from the ground up.

Regardless of whether you run Linux, Windows, or Mac OS X, the enclosed CD includes a complete starter kit that lets you install all the software you need to set up a stable environment for learning, testing, and production.

Learn how to…

Install, configure, and set up the PHP scripting language, the MySQL database system, and the Apache Web server
Get these technologies to work together to create a dynamic, database-backed website
Interact with MySQL using PHP
Work with forms and files
Create a web-based discussion forum or mailing list
Add a storefront and shopping cart to your site
Optimize your MySQL databases
Fine-tune the Apache server’s performance
Restrict access to your applications
Set up a secure web server

CD-ROM Includes

A complete PHP, MySQL, and Apache starter kit for Windows®, Linux®, or Mac® OS X.

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Sams Teach Yourself PHP, MySQL® and Apache All in One

Fourth Edition

Julie C. Meloni

Starter Kit

CD-ROM includes a complete starter kit for Windows®, Linux®, and Mac® OS X

Learn how to…

Install, configure, and set up the PHP scripting language, the MySQL database system, and the Apache Web server
Get these technologies to work together to create a dynamic, database-backed website
Interact with MySQL using PHP
Work with forms and files
Create a web-based discussion forum or mailing list
Add a storefront and shopping cart to your site
Optimize your MySQL databases
Fine-tune the Apache server’s performance
Restrict access to your applications
Set up a secure web server

Julie C. Meloni is the technical director for i2i Interactive, a multimedia company located in Los Altos, California. She has been developing web-based applications since the early days of the web, and is the author of several books and articles on web-based programming languages and database topics, including Sams Teach Yourself MySQL in 24 Hours.

CD-ROM Includes

A complete PHP, MySQL, and Apache starter kit for Windows®, Linux®, or Mac® OS X.

Category: Web Development

Covers: PHP 5.2, MySQL 5, Apache 2.2

User Level: Beginning

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38 of 39 people found the following review helpful

Great book for a beginner 30 Aug 2003

By N. R. Kitchen

Format:Paperback

I bought this book to get me started with PHP. I've used all the other web development languages like JSP and ASP before, but having heard good things about PHP I decided to give it a shot.

This book will give you a great introduction to PHP. I managed to install the included version of PHP /Apache without any hassle at all.The book covers accessing data from MySQL and gives you a quick and concise tutorial on SQL queries. Also covered is uploading, security, dates and times, php classes, and cookies/sessions.

I honestly can't believe that they managed to cover everything I can think of doing in a book this small. And its pretty good value for money as well.

If you are looking at getting into PHP, buy this book and you won't be disappointed.

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful

Fantastic! 7 May 2006

By Tom Turton

'SAMS Teach Yourself PHP, MySQL and Apache' is a brilliant guide whether you are a complete beginner or a pro.

I bought this with only prior knowledge of HTML and managed to sucessfully learn PHP with MySQL in a few weeks using only this book. A year later I am still using this book as a good reference.

The author covers everything from setting up a local server with Apache to manipulating images using PHP. And most importantly, talking to a MySQL database from PHP.

If you had no idea what I was just talking about don't worry because the book covers it all. There is also a handful of example projects to do using what you've learned from earlier on in the book.

I would recommend that you have at least some experience with programming, but it's not essential. However I would suggest learning HTML (or even better, XHTML) is essential before learning any server-side language, not just PHP.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful

Buy a different book ! 3 Mar 2008

By Ronzilla

This has to be the worst teach yourself book I have come across!
There are errors and omissions which will cause the newcomer hours of frustration when the software doesn't do what he expects.
For example in chapter 18, when describing the use of the mysqli_connect() function, the example erroneously gives the code as mysqli().There is no such function!! This is simply shoddy proof reading. Fortunately in this case, the code on the CD is correct. There are other examples which are not so obvious.
Another significant problem is the way the book skips over many details of the set-up of PHP and the way it links to MySQL. For example, there is no mention of tailoring the PHP.INI file to ensure that it loads the appropriate DLL files to run with MySQL. In my case, having set the software up (running under Windows XP) as described in the manual, PHP would not connect to MySQL, and because the book provided no guide as to how to turn on PHP error reporting, I was completely in the dark as to the cause of the problem. It took several hours of searching the web to identify how to turn on error reporting which then enabled me to identify the missing DLL files. Further web searches showed me how to include these PHP components and I now have a working set-up. No thanks to the authors of this book.

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