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PHP and MySQL Everyday Apps For Dummies is a one-stop reference providing all you need to build dynamic, real-world, ready-to-use apps with the popular PHP (a scripting language) and MySQL (a database system) software. The book is a hands-on, go-to-guide that

• Walks you through installing the applications files from the CD-ROM and setting up your programming environment
• Contains all the code needed to create seven applications:

• User authentication with HTTP
• User login
• On-line catalog
• Shopping cart
• Content management system
• Web forum
• Building and managing a mailing list (on the CD-ROM)

• Automates the programming process and walks you through building the application from start to finish
• Explains how to write secure code
• Features complete code—not just snippets, but neatly assembled packages with “instant” real-world functionality
• Shows how to build the applications in two forms -- procedural and object-oriented programming -- providing programmers who want to switch to the object-oriented method of coding (which is new in PHP 5!) with the essential know-how
• Includes a companion CD-ROM that contains every line of code in the applications from the book plus a bonus chapter that shows how to build a mailing list

Information on each application includes a discussion of issues, structure of the database, code listings, and an explanation of the code. You can use these applications as is, modify them for use on your Web site, or build your own application using techniques described. If you want real-world Web apps you can use right away, this is the book for you.

Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.

If you want to add more power and functionality to your Web sites, add some database applications like a powerful shopping cart or a fun quiz game. Such applications make your site more dynamic, allow you to gather information, and provide customized experiences for your visitors.

Creating Database Web Applications with PHP and ASP teaches beginning and intermediate designers the fundamentals of creating complex Web applications. By covering both open source (PHP/MySQL) and proprietary tools (Microsoft ASP and Access), readers gain insight to the strengths and weaknesses of each. In addition, they learn how to work with both sets of tools and determine which works best for their projects. Practical examples, including a shopping cart and quiz show, are used to teach the basic concepts behind creating and testing database code. Every example is also provided in both PHP and ASP for easy comparison and use. With the knowledge and experience gained here, beginners will learn the fundamental concepts behind these two technologies, while more experienced developers will learn which technology works best for their specific needs. Exercises, questions, and projects are included with each chapter.

Whom this book is for:
* Students learning how to create databases for Web applications (some knowledge of HTML and JavaScript is assumed)
* Beginner or intermediate Web designers who want to learn how to add database applications to their sites using either PHP or ASP tools

Topic Highlights:
* Basic Web technologies (HTML and JavaScript)
* Client-side versus server-side programming
* Database design and planning
* SQL fundamentals
* Form handling
* Passing information using query strings
* Cookies and session variables
* Validating user input using regular expressions

On the CD!
* Code Samples
- Contains all the code for examples in the book
* Projects
- Contains all the code for the projects and applications in the book, including a shopping cart, quiz show, and state capital game
* Images
- Contains color versions of all the images in the book by chapter for easy reference

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
PC: The PHP and ASP files can be created using any ASCII/TEXT editor, such as NotePad on any Windows System. To create an Access database you need Microsoft Access. The files must be run on a computer that has a Web server such as IIS. Appendix A shows you how to set up IIS, MySQL, and PHP on a Windows XP Professional system. The files have been tested in the following 3 environments: a remote server running Windows NT, Apache, MySQL, and PHP; a local computer running Windows 98, Personal Web Server, MySQL, and PHP; and a local computer running Windows XP Professional, IIS, MySQL, and PHP.

Take your PHP programming skills to the next level, with this hands-on, example-rich tutorial! In Advanced PHP for Web Professionals, best-selling PHP author Christopher Cosentino brings together dozens of powerful new techniques for building serious Web applications. Learn how to manage sessions more effectively, create better forms, develop custom error handlers, build database-independent Web applications with PEAR::DB, parse XML files, authenticate users via database query, build cross-platform client apps with PHP-GTK, and much more!

The turnkey solution for Oracle’s new FREE database--only from Oracle Press

This book and CD-ROM package contains everything you need to get started programming on Oracle Database 10g Express Edition. Learn, hands-on, how to develop enterprise applications in PHP which run on Oracle Database 10g Express Edition. The CD-ROM includes a full version of Oracle Database 10g Express Edition with all of the code and solutions from the book.

(20061113)

The definitive, comprehensive guide to Zend Studio for Eclipse Zend Studio for Eclipse gives millions of PHP/LAMP developers world-class tools for building state-of-the-art web applications. Now, here's a definitive guide to making the most of this breakthrough development environment. Zend Certified Engineer Peter MacIntyre and expert PHP developer Ian Morse show how to use Zend Studio for Eclipse to improve productivity, effectiveness, and code quality throughout your entire project lifecycle. You'll start with a product tour that introduces the core techniques and terminology you'll use in all your projects--including views, perspectives, outlines, and much more. You'll discover how to quickly use preferences to customize Zend Studio for Eclipse to your unique needs. Next, MacIntyre and Morse offer detailed, practical insights into every key aspect of working with Zend Studio: the code editor, PHP perspective views, Code Gallery, Code Analyzer, refactoring, SQL integration, unit testing with PHPUnit, debugging, version control, WYSIWYG design, and much more.You'll learn how to use the powerful integrated tools Zend provides, as well as those offered by the thriving worldwide Eclipse ecosystem. This book is an indispensable resource for every developer who wants to master Zend Studio for Eclipse: programmers already familiar with PHP and LAMP and users of other Eclipse-based IDEs who want to leverage their skills to create powerful PHP-based web applications. Peter MacIntyre is a Zend Certified Engineer with more than 18 years of experience in software development. He is a past contributing editor and author of php|architect (www.phparch.com), a regular speaker at North American and international computer conferences, and coauthor of Programming PHP. Ian Morse has participated in software projects of all sizes in various industries. His recent assignments include working on the new national website for the leading Canadianpizza restaurant, Pizza Delight. ON THE WEB: Download all examples and source code presented in this book from informit.com/title/9780672329401 Category: Web Development/PHP Covers: Zend Studio for Eclipse User Level: Intermediate--Advanced $39.99 USA / $43.99 CAN / GBP28.99 Net UK

Create practical mashups in PHP grabbing and mixing data from Google Maps, Flickr, Amazon, YouTube, MSN Search, Yahoo!, Last.fm, and 411Sync.com

• Expand your website and applications using mashups
• Gain a thorough understanding of mashup fundamentals
• Clear, detailed walk-through of the key PHP mashup building technologies
• Five fully implemented example mashups with full code

In Detail

A mashup is a web page or application that combines data from two or more external online sources into an integrated experience. This book is your entryway to the world of mashups and Web 2.0. You will create PHP projects that grab data from one place on the Web, mix it up with relevant information from another place on the Web and present it in a single application.

This book is made up of five real-world PHP projects. Each project begins with an overview of the technologies and protocols needed for the project, and then dives straight into the tools used and details of creating the project:

• Look up products on Amazon.Com from their code in the Internet UPC database
• A fully customized search engine with MSN Search and Yahoo!
• A personal video jukebox with YouTube and Last.FM
• Deliver real-time traffic incident data via SMS and the California Highway Patrol!
• Display pictures sourced from Flickr in Google maps

All the mashup applications used in the book are built upon free tools and are thoroughly explained. You will find all the source code used to build the mashups used in this book in the code download section for this book.

What you will learn from this book?

You will learn how to write PHP code to remotely consume services like Google Maps, Flickr, Amazon, YouTube, MSN Search, Yahoo!, Last.fm, and the Internet UPC Database, not to mention the California Highway Patrol Traffic data! You will also learn about the technologies, data formats, and protocols needed to use these web services and APIs, and some of the freely-available PHP tools for working with them.
You will understand how these technologies work with each other and see how to use this information, in combination with your imagination, to build your own cutting-edge websites.

Approach

This book is a practical tutorial with five detailed and carefully explained case studies to build new and effective mashup applications.

Who this book is written for?

If you feel confident with your PHP programming, familiar with the basics of HTML and CSS, unafraid of XML, and interested in mashing things up, this is the book for you!

There are a lot of formats and protocols, web services and web APIs encountered in this book -- you do not need to know anything about them or about AJAX; you will find all you need in the book.

• This invaluable resource offers tutorials and real-world examples as well as thorough language references for Web markup languages (HTML/XHTML and CSS), and popular scripting languages (JavaScript, Perl, and PHP)
• Examines the role of JavaScript, CGI (with examples in Perl and Python), and PHP on the Web and shows how to best use them all
• Includes a valuable reference section on each technology that can be used for review and consultation

The PHP Black Book is a complete and indispensable reference to the PHP open source scripting language version 4. Embedded in HTML documents, PHP scripts create active server pages. This cross-platform book covers the language syntax, standard library, and integration with various databases including open source databases such as PostreSQL and MySQL. Explores issues such as internationalization, XML integration, and LDAP. The complete PHP scripting language is presented in a unique solutions-oriented format.

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