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In this book, you'll learn how to:     Install, configure, and troubleshoot a testing environment with PHP/MySQL and Apache or IIS     Learn the fundamentals of PHP and good database design     Use Dreamweaver 8 server behaviors to create robust dynamic applications that validate user input for greater security and reliability     Incorporate live XML feeds into your web pages with PHP and Dreamweaver 8's new XSL Transformation server behavior     Download and apply a suite of custom-built PHP functions designed exclusively for this book Want to add the power of a database to your websites? Build online forms that send feedback straight to your inbox? Incorporate live news feeds and XML data into your web pages? This book shows you how to do all that and more. Dreamweaver 8 takes a lot of the hard work out of integrating a database into your websites, but it can't do everything. So instead of just giving you a series of instructions to click this and click that, this book helps you understand what's going on in the background. As a result, you're more likely to remember and to get it right. Most books on PHP concentrate on code and throw all design considerations out the window. This one is different. It makes use of Dreamweaver 8's vastly improved CSS rendering, and shows you how to build a site that's smart in both senses of the word. It looks good and is intelligent too. You'll learn how to change the entire look of the site, using PHP to serve up different stylesheets each month. You'll also build a contact form protected against email injection attacks. All of Dreamweaver's PHP server behaviors are put through their paces, and you'll even make some custom server behaviors that will come in useful on any site you create. Two chapters take you through the setup process with step-by-step instructions for both Windows and Mac OS X, helping you make the right choices: Apache or IIS? Remote or local testing? There are even instructions on how to set up virtual hosts on your own computer. And in the unlikely event that things go wrong, there's plenty of troubleshooting advice too. In this book we look specifically at using Dreamweaver's built-in server behaviors to build dynamic web sites using PHP and MySQL, the world's most popular open source server-side language and database server combination, which are both reliable, powerful, and open source (and therefore free to use!) This latest version of Dreamweaver includes more powerful support for PHP and MySQL than ever before, and we'll show you how to make this work for you. No previous experience of PHP or MySQL is necessary to use this book. Examples built throughout the book include a content management system, and an online image gallery. All examples are designed to meet modern usability requirements and be web standards compliant. Summary of Contents:     Introduction     Chapter 1: So, You Want to Build Dynamic Sites?     Chapter 2: Dreamweaver and PHP--A Productive Partnership     Chapter 3: Getting the Work Environment Ready     Chapter 4: Getting Ready for the Case Study     Chapter 5: Integrating PHP into Your Site     Chapter 6: Getting Feedback from an Online Form     Chapter 7: Putting the Power of a Database     Chapter 8: Building a Random Quotation Generator     Chapter 9: Working with Multiple Tables     Chapter 10: Using Sessions to Track     Chapter 11: Displaying a Blog and Photo Gallery     Chapter 12: Using XSLT to Display Live News Feeds and XML     Appendix A: Using Languages Other Than English in MySQL     Appendix B: Essential MySQL Maintenance     Index

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Since my previous book on PHP in Dreamweaver MX 2004, I've spent a lot of time researching the problems people encounter getting PHP/MySQL to work with Dreamweaver. The result is a book that I'm convinced will have you up and running quickly and painlessly. Dreamweaver 8 takes a lot of the hard work out of integrating a database into your websites, but it can’t do everything. So instead of just giving you a series of instructions to click this and click that, I help you understand what’s going on in the background. If you understand why you’re doing something, you’re more likely to remember it, and to get it right.

I’ve based the book round a case study that puts all of Dreamweaver’s PHP server behaviors through their paces, and uses techniques that can be applied to a wide range of sites, whether you’re designing for yourself or on behalf of clients. I also equip you with sufficient knowledge of basic PHP to have the confidence to dive into the code generated by Dreamweaver and tweak it to your own requirements. The emphasis is exclusively on PHP, so you don’t waste any time on information that’s not relevant to what you’re doing.

The final chapter takes an in-depth look at the exciting new addition to Dreamweaver 8’s server behaviors, XSL Transformation, which makes light work of incorporating a live news feed and other XML documents into your websites. I’ve had fun writing it. I hope you have fun using it.

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews   5 of 5 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars excelent book, 23 Jan 2007 By  Paulo Alexandre S. Teixeira (Faro, Portugal) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)    I bought several PHP, Mysql and Dreamweaver books since I started learning Web Development about 2 years ago. I found this book a few weeks ago and it has the right things in the right place. David Powers give us clean explanations and good advice to expand the capabilities of Dreamweaver with extensions, snippets, etc. If you are a beginner or an intermediate Dreamweaver user/programmer I would advice this book. Thanks for David Powers for this excellent book! Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)   4 of 4 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent place to start, 11 Oct 2006 By  Frank Reader (Somerset, UK) - See all my reviews If you have Dreamweaver 8 and you want to learn php I don't think that this book will be beaten. Instructions are very clear and, if you follow the exercises through, you will find that the book covers a lot of ground. It manages to go further than just button pressing in Dreamweaver. Highly reccomended. Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)   4 of 4 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars Beginner Review, 1 Aug 2006 By  Mr. Janse Van Noordwyk "bloukopkoggelmander" (Hampshire,England) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)    As a complete newby to PHP , I find this book brilliant! You never get left behind and the tutorials are great. You really learn a lot from the hands on work. This is definitely a book for beginners and would highly recommend it to newcomers. Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this) Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review › See all 8 customer reviews...		Ad feedback   Most Recent Customer Reviews 5.0 out of 5 stars The decline of the Post Office I would love to review this book, however although posted by the vendor, I never received it. Thanks to the Post Office the book languishes somewhere out there, perhaps in a pile... Read more Published 1 month ago by J. Stone 5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic book on dynamic website design What an awesome book! Never have I read a computing / programming book which is so clearly written and well-structured. Read more Published 23 months ago by Mr. V. Leigh 5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Reference Guide I had an overdue project and just couldn't get my head around php and server side code. This book explained exactly what I needed to do, step by step, in clear and... Read more Published on 4 Jun 2007 by Wombat18 4.0 out of 5 stars highly recommended starter php i'm only giving this 4 stars instead of 5 because i'm currently only one third of the way into the book, although i highly rate it so far and feel compelled to give it a review... Read more Published on 10 Dec 2006 by Mr. L. Litanzios 5.0 out of 5 stars This is a good book I highly recommend this book to whoever wants to build dynamic websites without too much pain. A fantastic read! Published on 23 May 2006 by Little Me Search Customer Reviews Only search this product's reviews › See all 8 customer reviews...

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