Author: Vikram Vaswani

Learn how to build dynamic, data-driven Web applications using PHP. Covering the latest release of this cross-platform, open-source scripting language, PHP: A Beginner's Guide teaches you how to write basic PHP programs and enhance them with more advanced features such as MySQL and SQLite database integration, XML input, and third-party extensions. This fast-paced tutorial provides one-stop coverage of software installation, language syntax and data structures, flow control routines, built-in functions, and best practices.

Author: Andrew B. Harris

If you are new to programming with PHP 6 and MySQL and are looking for a solid introduction, this is the book for you. Developed by computer science instructors, books in the for the absolute beginner™ series teach the principles of programming through simple game creation. You will acquire the skills that you need for more practical programming applications and will learn how these skills can be put to use in real-world scenarios. Everything you need to complete the tutorials is on the companion CD—there’s no software to buy and you can get started right away. By the time you finish thebook you will be able to apply the basic principles you’ve learned to the next programming language you tackle.

Author: Emilian Balanescu , Cristian Darie

Beginning PHP and MySQL E-Commerce: From Novice to Professional, Second Edition covers every step of the design and building process involved in creating powerful, extendable e–commerce web sites. Based around a real–world example involving a web site selling t–shirts, you’ll learn how to create and manage a product catalog, build and integrate a shopping cart, and process customer accounts and PayPal/credit card transactions.

With the e–commerce framework in place, authors Emilian Balanescu and Cristian Darie show you how to integrate advanced features sure to set your web site apart from the competition. You’ll learn how to expand your catalog using Amazon Web Services, optimize the web site for the search engines, and take advantage of Ajax to build an even more user–friendly shopping cart.

Other highlights:
* The authors show you how to build a complex, extendable e–commerce web site using sound development practices.
* This second edition has been updated to take advantage of a more flexible templating system, and new chapters cover Ajax integration and search engine optimization.
* The text goes beyond basic product and customer management, showing you how to integrate product reviews, process payments using both credit cards and PayPal, and expand your web site catalog using third–party services such as Amazons affiliate program.

You will learn from this book How To:
* Build an extensible e–commerce web site using sound development techniques.
* Increase sales through proven techniques such as cross–selling, upselling, and enhancing customer service offerings.
* Expand your product and service offerings by integrating with reseller programs such as Amazon Affiliates via XML web services.
* Take advantage of search engine optimization techniques to make your web site more easy to find.

Who is this book for?

This book was written for individuals seeking to build e–commerce web sites using the PHP language and MySQL database.

Author: Janet Valade

Open up a whole new world of Web database applications with PHP and MySQL, the perfect open source pair! This handy guidebook shows you how, with sample applications of an online catalog and a members-only Web site. Get the scoop on security issues, set up your Apache Web server, design the ideal database, and more.

What this book offers:
* Shows Web developers how to use two popular open source technologies, the PHP scripting language and MySQL database, to build Web database applications
* This updated edition covers changes in PHP 5 and the latest version of MySQL, including programming techniques for the new PHP default setting, methods for handling MySQL security problems, and extended information about Apache Web Server and Mac OS X versions of PHP and MySQL
* Explains how to install Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X versions of PHP and MySQL
* Includes two complete sample applications: an online catalog and a members-only Web site
* Features a companion Web site with code examples from the book and links to the author's successful site
* Kevin Beaver has more than fifteen years of experience in security and information technology, specializing in security assessments and incident response
* Features a companion Web site with links to various utilities discussed throughout the book and practical security checklists