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PHP 5 Fast & Easy Web Development
Don't spend your time wading through manuals to learn PHP 5. Spend it doing what you do best - creating web pages With PHP 5 Fast & Easy Web Development you can get up and running with PHP 5, Apache, and MySQL with ease. By the time you're finished, you'll be able to display dynamic content, build your own contact management system, create custom
reports, work with XML, and much more. Less time, less effort, more results
Contents:
Introduction
Part 1: Getting Started
1. Installing and Configuring MySQL
2. Installing Apache
3. Installing PHP
Part 2: The Absolute Basics of Coding in PHP
4. Mixing PHP and HTML
5. Introducing Variables and Operators
6. Using PHP Variables
Part 3: Start with the Simple Stuff
7. Displaying Dynamic Content
8. Sending E-Mail
9. Using Your File System
10. Uploading Files to Your Website
Part 4: Getting to Know Your MySQL Database
11. Establishing a Connection and Poking Around
12. Creating a Database Table
13. Inserting Data into the Table
14. Selecting and Displaying Data
Part 5: User Authentication and Tracking
15. Database-Driven User Authentication
16. Using Cookies
17. Session Basics
Part 6: Creating Your Own Contact Management System
18. Planning Your System
19. Adding Contacts
20. Modifying Contacts
21. Deleting Contacts
22. Working with Contacts
Part 7: Additional Project Examples
23. Managing a Simple Mailing List
24. Creating Custom Logs and Reports
25. Working with XML
Appendices:
A: Additional Configuration Options
B: Basic PHP Function Reference
C: Writing Your Own Functions and Objects
D: Database Normalization and SQL Reference
E: Using SQLite
F: Getting Help
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