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You need to develop an interactive Web site in a hurry! Your boss just put you in charge of your company’s online catalog. And you don’t have a clue about how to develop a Web database application. Don’t panic, the Dynamic Duo,” PHP and MySQL, are here to save the day. MySQL is a fast, easy–to–use, open–source relational database management system that runs on most operating systems. PHP is a fast, easy–to–use, free scripting language designed for use on the Web that interacts with just about every type of database management system. Together, PHP and SQL have spelled relief for thousands of reluctant Web database developers just like you.

PHP and MySQL For Dummies fills you in on how to develop Web database applications using the Dynamic Duo — and no programming or database experience required! With this friendly reference as your guide, you’ll:

  • Build and use a MySQL database
  • Add PHP to HTML files
  • Use all the features of the PHP language
  • Use HTML forms to collect information from users
  • Show information from a database in a Web page
  • Store information in a database

In plain English, expert Janet Valade explains PHP and MySQL and shows you how to access and get started with them. And with the help of two complete sample applications, she walks you through the entire Web database application development process. Topics covered in detail include:

  • Creating and changing MySQL databases and moving data in and out of them
  • Writing PHP programs that enable your Web pages to insert, update, or remove information from a MySQL database
  • Organizing PHP programs into a functioning application that interacts with MySQL databases
  • Common traps to avoid when developing Web database applications and fixes for common problems

The bonus CD–ROM features:

  • PHP
  • MySQL
  • Apache Web server
  • Sample applications and code from the book
Ready to take your site to a bold new level of interactivity? PHP and MySQL For Dummies shows you how.

From the Back Cover
The fun and easy way™ to create a Web database application!

Get the scoop on building online catalogs and members–only sites

Take your site to the next level – no programming or database experience required

With a MySQL database and a little PHP programming, you can add a whole new level of interactivity to your site – for free. But how do you get a fix on the world of Web database applications? Don’t worry! With this friendly reference (and the free software on the CD–ROM), you’ll be building a MySQL database and writing PHP programs in no time.

All this on the bonus CD–Rom

  • PHP server–side scripting language
  • MySQL relational database management system
  • Apache Web server
  • Sample applications and code from the book

System Requirements: A Pentium PC or faster; Windows 9x/2000/Me/XP, Windows NT 4 or later; Linux. At least 32 MB of total RAM; a CD–ROM drive.

See CD appendix for details and complete system requirements.

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57 of 57 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Great stuff for newcomers to PHP, 9 Jul 2002
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As a complete novice to the world of PHP and MySQL, I selected this book in the hope that it would provide an introduction to the subject that I could understand quickly, as well as providing me with enough information to begin coding the applications I needed to.

It didn't disappoint - I would strongly recommend this book to anyone who, like me, comes from a straight-up HTML coding background with no prior programming knowledge whatsoever. It provides a great introduction to both the SQL and PHP languages, and the real-world examples are very useful and straightforward.

Those who have prior coding experience of any kind would probably find it slow going and would be better off with a more advanced title - since reading this I purchased Greenspan and Bulger's 'MySQL/PHP Database Applications' which is a more in-depth and comprehensive affair but which may have overwhelmed me somewhat had I chosen it as my first book on the subject!

Anyway, as a measure of the book's success, within three weeks of receiving it I had successfully implemented a 'members only' fan club area of a website for a client based on the code examples supplied with the book, as well as creating an online competition application of my own from scratch.

There are a couple of errors in the code supplied, but spotting and correcting these is good practice! Otherwise I'm really hard-pressed to find any other criticisms - for the price it's got to be the best introduction to PHP out there.

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31 of 31 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Saved My Career, 21 Sep 2002
I'm an ideas man and at work I had an idea to use a .php page to connect to a MySQL database and retrieve store information, call notes, and much more. I would not have had this idea if it wasn't for this book. It taught me the basics - even helped me set up PHP and MySQL on my local machine so I now have a server! I had fun getting to the few errors - all part of the learning curve and could be the author, "just testing you". I'm going to move on to the next level of books now that this book has given me a firm foundation to build upon. Easy to understand and follow, not too heavy, free cd. This book is on my desk all the time as its great reference material once you've read it.
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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Very good, very readable, good value, 23 Jul 2002
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This is a good intro to PHP and MySQL and I agree with my fellow Weegie.

It's quite a light read and getting all of Apache, MySQL and PHP on the CD is a positive bonus.

I knew nothing about either of these until I got this and I've picked them both up quite rapidly.

I think the next book will be the O'Reilly one but as a first book on the subject I think this makes a very good choice.

If I have one criticism it would be that it would have been nice to get a copy of the MySQL databases the book uses - then you could truly have played along with the examples in the text but really this would be a nice to have and it doesn't detract from the book in any great way at all.

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4.0 out of 5 stars 4 Stars for complete dummies
I picked this book up after a few weeks of playing around with PHP and MySQL and found it a very good book to get started with. Read more
Published on 19 Nov 2006 by Christopher Harries

2.0 out of 5 stars Severely lacking for the beginner with little practical advice
I picked up this book because I have enjoyed and found other 'for Dummies' books useful and friendly. Read more
Published on 21 Oct 2006 by J. C. Walker

4.0 out of 5 stars Useful to a point
Unlike many of the dummies books, and I have loads of them, this one took more time in reading. A lot of the examples and the use of the code wasn't explained well enough in my... Read more
Published on 13 Oct 2006 by T. P. Buck

3.0 out of 5 stars Good if you know your way around a hard drive.....
I bought this book as a tool for setting up a dynamic web site quickly - I just wanted a "recipe", with step by step instructions and explanations for a competent non-expert. Read more
Published on 31 Jul 2005

3.0 out of 5 stars Good for something but not perfect
This is quite a nice book. Its well written and easy to understand.

PHP and MySQL for dummies spends quite a lot of time talking about the considerations you have to make when... Read more

Published on 16 May 2005 by ole_v2

1.0 out of 5 stars Feeding a generation of web developers with bad habits!
I saw this book in a bookshop and picked it up. Flicking through the examples, I saw some extremely insecure pieces, including passing POST variables directly into SQL queries (no... Read more
Published on 27 April 2005 by Mr J D Tippell

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This has to be the easiest book I've read on PHP. It does require that you know html but if you do, I'm convinced that you could get anybody creating online ordering systems with... Read more
Published on 9 Feb 2005 by Peter Radford

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect
P>I bought this book completley new to php & mysql. This book has taught me a great deal and i am now very confident with building and designing php & mySql sites. Read more
Published on 6 Jan 2005 by davidmasters4

5.0 out of 5 stars Superb book!
I was a complete newbie to PHP and MYSQL and to be honest I was quite terrified of using them. My only experience of on-line database coding was using ASP with Dreamweaver (which... Read more
Published on 30 Aug 2004 by grimbly

1.0 out of 5 stars Some very good points, though not a usefull book
Having read this book I would not recommend it to anyone. The main problem is that all the database applications are printed into the book. Read more
Published on 23 Aug 2004 by Mr. Henry Clifford

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