If I ask you what is the most famous and widely used web development language, what will your answer be? If you answered PHP, then you're absolutely right. Now, if I ask you what is the most easiest server-side language to learn and pick up quickly, then the answer is again PHP. That's right! PHP along with MySQL allows you to develop complex database driven sites without having a degree in computer science :)
Learning PHP is not as hard you might think. There are tons of books on PHP and the one I'm going to talk about today is the only book you need to start building PHP and MySQL applications.
"Build Your Own Database Driven Website Using PHP & MySQL" is designed to take you through step-by-step coding process of building complex database driven websites and help you enhance your skills in PHP and MySQL development.
Here is what you will learn in this book...
Installing PHP and MySQL
"Build Your Own Database Driven Website Using PHP & MySQL" starts of by helping you install PHP and MySQL on Windows, Linux or MAC. There is one section devoted to installing PHP and MySQL on each platform with trouble-shooting tips.
Getting Started with MySQL
In the 2nd chapter you will take your first steps into creating MySQL databases, tables, and inserting, deleting and updating data from your database.
Getting Started with PHP
The 3rd chapter basically gives you a whole tour of PHP. You will learn common programming fundamentals like, strings, variables, conditional statements, looping and much more. Who said you need a college degree to lean how to code?
Publishing MySQL Data on the Web
In the fourth chapter you will learn how to retrieve data form your newly created database and display it onto a page. This is fun chapter where you will create a small script to insert, delete and publish data from database to your PHP page.
After having read many books on PHP, this is by far the best PHP book I would recommend. The book contains 12 chapters in total.
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