Beginning PHP5, Apache, and MySQL Web Development

by Naramore, Elizabeth; Gerner, Jason; Le Scouarnec, Yann; Stolz, Jeremy; Glass, Michael K.

• ISBN13: 9780764579660
• ISBN10: 0764579665
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-02-04
• Publisher: Wrox

Summary

This update to a Wrox bestseller dives in and guides the reader through the entire process of creating dynamic, data-driven sites using the open source "AMP" model: Apache Web server, the MySQL database system, and the PHP scripting language. The team of expert authors covers PHP scripting, database management, security, integration, and e-commerce functions and comes complete with a useful syntax reference. Showcases three fully functional Web site examples, with implementations for both Windows and Linux, that readers can incorporate into their own projects Updates include a new chapter on PHP5 features and functions, a new example Web site application, and updates to PHP5 throughout the text

Author Biography

Elizabeth Naramore graduated from Miami University (Ohio) with a degree in Organizational Behavior and has been a Web developer since 1997. Her main focus is in e-commerce, but she develops sites across numerous industries. She is currently a moderator at PHPBuilder.com, an online help center for PHP. She lives in Cincinnati, Ohio with her husband and two children, and looks forward to someday returning to Miami to get her Masters in Computer Science.

Jason “goldbug” Gerner currently spends his days working as a Web developer in Cincinnati and burns free time complaining about lack of support for Web standards and abusing XML. He can often be found lurking in the PHPBuilder.com discussion forums, waiting to chime in with nagging comments about CSS or code efficiency.

Yann “Bunkermaster” Le Scouarnec is the senior developer for Jolt Online Gaming, a British gaming company. He is a moderator at PHPBuilder.com and a developer of open source PHP software for the gaming community. He has also worked for major software corporations as a software quality expert.

Jeremy “stolzyboy” Stolz is a Web Developer at J&M Companies, Inc. (www.jmcompanies.com), a print company in Fargo, North Dakota. Jeremy is primarily a PHP/MySQL developer, but he has also worked with many other languages. When not working, he frequents the Internet and tries to keep his programming skills sharp and up to date. He is a contributor to and moderator at PHPBuilder.com.

Michael “BuzzLY” Glass has been a gladiator in the software/Web site development arena for more than eight years. He has more than ten years of commercial programming experience with a wide variety of technologies, including PHP, Java, Lotus Domino, and Vignette StoryServer. He divides his time between computer programming, playing pool in the APA, and running his Web site at www.ultimatespin.com. You can usually find him slinking around on the PHPBuilder.com forums, where he is a moderator with the nickname BuzzLY.

Table of Contents

Introduction.

PART I: GETTING STARTED.

1. Configuring Your Installation.

PART II: MOVIE REVIEW WEB SITE.

2. Creating PHP Pages.

3. Using PHP with MySQL.

4. Displaying Data in PHP.

5. Form Elements.

6. Letting the User Edit the Database.

7. Working with Images.

8. Validating User Input.

9. Handling and Avoiding Errors.

PART III: COMIC BOOK FAN SITE.

10. Building Databases.

11. Sending E-mail User Logins, and Profiles.

12. Personalization.

13. Content Management.

14. Mailing Lists.

15. Online Stores.

16. Discussion Forums.

17. Learning about Users with Logs.

18. Troubleshooting.

Appendix A: Answers to Exercises.

Appendix B: PHP Fundamentals.

Appendix C: Important PHP Functions.

Appendix D: MySQL Data Types.

Appendix E: MySQL Syntax and Reference.

Appendix F: Comparison of Text Editors.

Appendix G: Choosing a Third-Party Host.

Appendix H: PEAR.

Appendix I: AMP Installation.

Index.