Sams Teach Yourself PHP, MySQL and Apache All in One - Softcover

Meloni, Julie C.

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9780672327254: Sams Teach Yourself PHP, MySQL and Apache All in One

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ISBN 10: 0672327252 ISBN 13: 9780672327254

Publisher: Sams, 2004

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You own your own business. You have also created a website for your business that details the products or services that you offer, but it doesn't allow potential customers to purchase anything online. Don't risk losing business-learn to create a dynamic online environment using only three programs. PHP, MySQL and Apache are three popular open-source tools that can work together to help you create a dynamic website, such as an online shopping experience. Sams Teach Yourself PHP, MySQL and Apache All in One is a complete reference manual for all three development tools. Learn how they work individually and more importantly, how they work together to create your dynamic website. Use the book and the included CD to create a simple website, as well as a mailing list, online address book, shopping cart and storefront. Open your website to limitless possibilities with Sams Teach Yourself PHP, MySQL and Apache All in One.

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Sams Teach Yourself PHP, MySQL� and Apache All in One

Fourth Edition

Julie C. Meloni

Starter Kit

CD-ROM includes a complete starter kit for Windows�, Linux�, and Mac� OS X

In just a short time, you can learn how to use PHP, MySQL, and Apache together to create dynamic, interactive websites and applications using the three leading open-source web development technologies.

Using a straightforward, step-by-step approach, each lesson in this book builds on the previous ones, enabling you to learn the essentials of PHP scripting, MySQL databases, and the Apache web server from the ground up.

Regardless of whether you run Linux, Windows, or Mac OS X, the enclosed CD includes a complete starter kit that lets you install all the software you need to set up a stable environment for learning, testing, and production.

Learn how to…

Install, configure, and set up the PHP scripting language, the MySQL database system, and the Apache Web server
Get these technologies to work together to create a dynamic, database-backed website
Interact with MySQL using PHP
Work with forms and files
Create a web-based discussion forum or mailing list
Add a storefront and shopping cart to your site
Optimize your MySQL databases
Fine-tune the Apache server’s performance
Restrict access to your applications
Set up a secure web server

Julie C. Meloni is the technical director for i2i Interactive, a multimedia company located in Los Altos, California. She has been developing web-based applications since the early days of the web, and is the author of several books and articles on web-based programming languages and database topics, including Sams Teach Yourself MySQL in 24 Hours.

CD-ROM Includes

A complete PHP, MySQL, and Apache starter kit for Windows�, Linux�, or Mac� OS X.

Category: Web Development

Covers: PHP 5.2, MySQL 5, Apache 2.2

User Level: Beginning

Synopsis:

Fully updated to reflect the advances in the new releases of PHP and MySQL, Sams Teach Yourself PHP, MySQL and Apache All in One, Second Edition combines these most popular open source Web development tools into a complete book, packaged with one easy-to-use Starter Kit CD. This book teaches the reader to install, configure and set up the PHP scripting language, the MySQL database system, and the Apache Web server. By the end of this book the reader will understand how these technologies work, and more importantly, how they work together to create a dynamic Web site. After creating a simple Web site using these tools, the reader will be able to manage a simple mailing list, and to create an online address book, shopping cart, and storefront. Sams Teach Yourself PHP, MySQL and Apache All in One, Second Edition also teaches the reader how to fine-tune Apache and MySQL, and covers simple Web server security.

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