false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255922381m/3264934.jpg 3264934 1 If you're ready to create web pages more complex than those you can build with HTML and CSS, <em>Head First PHP & MySQL</em> is the ultimate learning guide to building dynamic, database-driven websites using PHP and MySQL. Packed with real-world examples, this book teaches you all the essentials of server-side programming, from the fundamentals of PHP and MySQL coding to advanced topics such as form validation, session IDs, cookies, database queries and joins, file I/O operations, content management, and more.<br /> <br /> <em>Head First PHP & MySQL</em> offers the same visually rich format that's turned every title in the Head First series into a bestseller, with plenty of exercises, quizzes, puzzles, and other interactive features to help you retain what you've learned. <ul> <li>Use PHP to transform static HTML pages into dynamic web sites</li> <li>Create and populate your own MySQL database tables, and work with data stored in files</li> <li>Perform sophisticated MySQL queries with joins, and refine your results with LIMIT and ORDER BY</li> <li>Use cookies and sessions to track visitors' login information and personalize the site for users</li> <li>Protect your data from SQL injection attacks</li> <li>Use regular expressions to validate information on forms</li> <li>Dynamically display text based on session info and create images on the fly</li> <li>Pull syndicated data from other sites using PHP and XML</li> </ul> Throughout the book, you'll build sophisticated examples -- including a mailing list, a job board, and an online dating site -- to help you learn how to harness the power of PHP and MySQL in a variety of contexts. If you're ready to build a truly dynamic website, <em>Head First PHP & MySQL</em> is the ideal way to get going. 3300248 15 9 2008 Head First PHP & MySQL total:2|5:1|4:1| 2 9 27 0 0 0 false false Tue Nov 24 22:33:13 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 24 22:33:13 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Thu Nov 19 08:37:45 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 19 08:37:48 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Mon Sep 28 16:15:40 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 28 16:15:40 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Sep 28 10:14:09 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 28 10:14:12 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Aug 14 19:34:23 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 14 19:34:23 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Mon Jul 20 17:07:13 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 20 17:07:13 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Jun 22 21:22:12 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 22 21:22:12 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Jun 06 17:34:22 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 06 17:34:37 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Jun 02 06:27:48 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 02 06:28:10 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat May 30 13:17:28 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 13 07:57:26 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun May 24 17:07:14 -0700 2009 Sun May 24 17:28:42 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat May 23 22:22:37 -0700 2009 Sat May 23 22:22:50 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri May 22 21:12:54 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 03 18:12:21 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Apr 22 07:50:21 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 22 07:50:21 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Apr 15 13:11:51 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 16 08:47:17 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Apr 07 14:19:37 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 24 11:06:35 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Mar 23 08:37:20 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 23 08:37:20 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Mar 06 10:23:00 -0800 2009 Fri Mar 06 10:23:33 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Thu Feb 19 14:23:57 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 19 14:23:57 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Wed Feb 11 13:20:12 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 11 13:20:12 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=3264934