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Web Database Applications with PHP and MySQL [Kindle Edition]

David Lane (Author), Hugh E. Williams (Author)
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Web Database Applications shows Web developers how to build rich Web database applications using two leading open-source technologies, PHP and MySQL. The authors also assume use of the Apache Web server, which is by far the most common PHP scenario. Both PHP and MySQL are introduced from scratch, although this is a fast-paced book best suited to at least intermediate developers.

After a brief discussion of Web database applications, the authors offer a rapid tour of PHP essentials, including loops, expressions, functions and common mistakes. Next comes a quick-start guide to MySQL, focusing mainly on the SQL language itself. The following chapters tackle connecting to MySQL and other databases, implementing user-driven queries and enabling writing as well as reading data. There is a useful chapter on data validation, both on the client and the server and excellent coverage of another crucial subject: security and authentication. This looks at the fundamentals of HTTP authentication and examines security features in both Apache and PHP, identifying weaknesses and explaining pros and cons. The closing chapters form a detailed case study, an online wine store, with complete code available for download. It embraces user management, a shopping cart, searching, ordering and delivery, covering many key topics in the process. At the back of the book are appendices on a range of issues, including installation, Web protocols, database modelling and session management.

Web Database Applications is tightly-focused, packing in lots of solid technical information without wasting words. It does not pretend to cover all the potential uses of PHP, and the screen shots will not win prizes for design, but it's a great handbook for building robust, secure database applications with these popular technologies. --Tim Anderson

Wisconsin Bookwatch, June 2002

"A first class reference and highly recommended instructional guide."
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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 4125 KB
  • Print Length: 818 pages
  • Page Numbers Source ISBN: 0596005431
  • Publisher: O'Reilly Media; 2 edition (30 Jun 2009)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language English
  • ASIN: B0043D2E0Y
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #276,052 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

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45 of 45 people found the following review helpful
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Format:Paperback
I'm a 2nd year computing student, with limited experience of Perl and SQL. I'd never used PHP or MySQL and, with this book as my 'bible', I installed and configured the software and built an online voting application in a couple of weeks....and it's given me lots of other food for thought!

The book covers a very broad range of content - web protocols, database design, php essentials, sql, authentication, session management and much more. It doesn't skimp on detail, though - There's enough here to enable anyone with any relevant programming experience to build a web database application with PHP and MySQL. The style is very accessible - each topic is covered in tutorial style and then applied to an example application (an Online Winestore) which is developed throughout the book and the code is available to download.
I've got more out of this one book than any number of others combined - I'd highly recommend it.

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28 of 28 people found the following review helpful
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Format:Paperback
A very good book, showing you how to use these two very powerful tools. Text is clear and well written, and the examples are good. It also has useful beginners references on database design, sessions, TCP/IP and HTTP. All in all, more about writing an application more than just PHP/MySQL.

Criticisms? Lacks the depth of a PHP or MySQL specific book, but thats okay. Main complaint is that the examples seem just a little to specific - more general example code rather than just the wine store would be nice. Thumbs up though, guys!

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
O'Reilly are the best 27 May 2003
Format:Paperback
Having bought many expensive computing books over the years, I find that O'Reilly tends to deliver what I'm looking for pretty much every time. With Web Database Applications with MySQL and PHP there was no exception. I found I was able to get MySQL and PHP working on Linux pretty quickly, by using this in combination with the PHP, Apache and MySQL install notes. Following that I have been able to get started on developing real web applications within a couple of days, and the examples given in the book have been useful and clear.

Although there is a brief "What is a database?" and "What is a webserver?" discussion at the start of this book, you should not expect to learn web concepts, SQL or HTML here. Having done lots of Oracle/Ingres and Java development before I hit the ground running. However, it might be too much too soon if your background until now has been building static webpages with Microsoft Frontpage.

It is interesting that there is no discussion as to when PHP and MySQL might be an appropriate solution. Indeed the back cover of the book asks "What do eBay, Amazon.com and CNN.com have in common?", answering that "they are all applications that integrate large databases with web interfaces". Interesting choice of examples, as Oracle is almost always the database of choice for this kind of very large implementation (including those mentioned). It seems to me that the real advantage of going down the PHP / MySQL route is that the software is free and hosting is very cheap. A dedicated chapter outlining the strengths and weaknesses of the PHP / MySQL approach would have been a nice addition.

All in all, I'd recommend this book as an excellent technical starting point if you want to use PHP and MySQL for your next development project. Having this book to hand will mean you don't need to delve too heavily into the nuts and bolts of the documentation for the first few weeks!

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Most Recent Customer Reviews
good introductory book on web applications development with PHP
It is a good introductory book on web applications development with PHP.
It is well written and easy to understand. Maybe for an experienced programmer it is a little verbose.
Published 8 months ago by lz
Great Books
i am a PHP programer, i like O'REILLY's books, this book covered all the key point of PHP, its worth to read.
Published 19 months ago by I.R.Smart
Obsolete and not fit for purpose!
I am a complete newcomer to PHP and MySQL and I bought this book only a few weeks ago upon recommendation. Read more
Published on 17 Mar 2010 by anon
Excellent but Dated!
This book is very well, and clearly , written.However, when attempting to use the examples , the PHP versions often conflict with the MySql versions. Read more
Published on 1 Aug 2009 by I. A. Peden
What's PEAR got to do with it
I wholly concur with the comments of D.Lloyd "TVT". I bought this book with the intention of building a website using PHP and MySQL only. I don't want or need PEAR. Read more
Published on 12 Oct 2008 by D_MAN
Doesn't really lead by example
It's a good and thorough book, and as far as it goes or any other book goes on this subject I would recommend it. There are however some caveats to this. Read more
Published on 20 Oct 2005 by Alan Sawyer
Extremely well written!
This book is an extremely well written book. The best thing about this book is that it builds a sample web database application (wine store) throughout the book. Read more
Published on 13 July 2005 by Muhammad Nazmul Islam
Good concise and easy to understand
I like this book - yes it is a bit heavy in terms of pages but it also covers a few of the things that are harder to find in other books - The OOP section is a very good and worth... Read more
Published on 27 Aug 2004 by R. Powell
3.5 Stars Really
I would generally agree with much of what's been said by other reviewers, particularly the poor support for Windows -- which is a reasonable environment for playing and practising... Read more
Published on 15 Jan 2004 by Rose Cotton
Good but not recommanded for beginners
average: Good book for intermediates i do not recommanded it for beginners or advance ppl.
The book show how to build up your web database system using php and mysql. Read more
Published on 26 Sep 2003
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