PHP & MySQL Server-side Web Development

LEARN HOW TO
Read and write PHP code
Store data in a MySQL database
Tailor pages to each visitor
Build a CMS or social network

TECHNIQUES INCLUDE
Content management
Registration and membership
Uploading images and media
Comments and likes

ONLINE SUPPORT
Code samples and practical
exercises available online at:

Plus extra reference materials

Welcome to a nicer way to learn PHP & MySQL.

PHP is a programming language that is used to power many of the world’s leading websites (including Facebook, Wikipedia and WordPress). PHP runs on web servers and allows websites to customize pages for each individual visitor using content stored inside a MySQL database.

The simple, visual explanations and bite-size code examples in this book will make it easy for you to develop websites using PHP & MySQL that allow visitors to register as members, create and edit articles, upload images, manage profiles, comment on or ‘like’ posts, and more…

Apply bestselling author Jon Duckett's engaging and innovative style to learning PHP and MySQL

Learn PHP, the programming language used to build sites like Facebook, Wikipedia and WordPress, then discover how these sites store information in a database (MySQL) and use the database to create the web pages.

This full-color book is packed with inspiring code examples, infographics and photography that not only teach you the PHP language and how to work with databases, but also show you how to build new applications from scratch. It demonstrates practical techniques that you will recognize from popular sites where visitors can:

• Register as a member and log in
• Create articles, posts and profiles that are saved in a database
• Upload their own images and files
• Automatically receive email notifications
• Like and comment on posts.

To show you how to apply the skills you learn, you will build a complete content management system, enhanced with features that are commonly seen on social networks.

Written by best-selling HTML & CSS and JavaScript & jQuery author Jon Duckett, PHP & MySQL: Server-side Web Development uses a unique visual approach, with step-by-step instructions, practical code examples and pro tips that will teach you how to build modern database-driven websites using PHP.