Editorial Review:
In this book you'll learn how to: - Create dynamic websites with design and usability in mind, as well as functionality
- Understand how PHP scripts work, giving you confidence to adapt them to your own needs
- Bring online forms to life, check required fields, and ensure user input is safe to process
- Upload files and automatically create thumbnails from larger images
- Manage website content with a searchable database
You want to make your websites more dynamic by adding a feedback form, creating a private area where members can upload images that are automatically resized, or perhaps storing all your content in a database. The problem is, you're not a programmer and the thought of writing code sends a chill up your spine. Or maybe you've dabbled a bit in PHP and MySQL, but you can't get past baby steps. If this describes you, then you've just found the right book. PHP and the MySQL database are deservedly the most popular combination for creating dynamic websites. They're free, easy to use, and provided by many web hosting companies in their standard packages. Unfortunately, most PHP books either expect you to be an expert already or force you to go through endless exercises of little practical value. In contrast, this book gives you real value right away through a series of practical examples that you can incorporate directly into your sites, optimizing performance and adding functionality such as file uploading, email feedback forms, image galleries, content management systems, and much more. Each solution is created with not only functionality in mind, but also visual design. But this book doesn't just provide a collection of ready-made scripts: each PHP Solution builds on what's gone before, teaching you the basics of PHP and database design quickly and painlessly. By the end of the book, you'll have the confidence to start writing your own scripts or—if you prefer to leave that task to othersto adapt existing scripts to your own requirements. Right from the start, you're shown how easy it is to protect your sites by adopting secure coding practices. The book has been written with an eye on forward and backward compatibilityrecommending the latest PHP 5 techniques, but providing alternative solutions for servers still running PHP 4.3. All database examples demonstrate how to use the original MySQL extension, MySQL Improved, or the PHP Data Objects (PDO) introduced in PHP 5.1, letting you choose the most suitable option for your setup. Summary of Contents: - Chapter 1: What Is PHPAnd Why Should I Care?
- Chapter 2: Getting Ready to Work with PHP
- Chapter 3: How to Write PHP Scripts
- Chapter 4: Lightening Your Workload with Includes
- Chapter 5: Bringing Forms to Life
- Chapter 6: Uploading Files
- Chapter 7: Using PHP to Manage Files
- Chapter 8: Generating Thumbnail Images
- Chapter 9: Pages That Remember: Simple Login and Multipage Forms
- Chapter 10: Setting Up MySQL and phpMyAdmin
- Chapter 11: Getting Started with a Database
- Chapter 12: Creating a Dynamic Online Gallery
- Chapter 13: Managing Content
- Chapter 14: Solutions to Common PHP/MySQL Problems
- Chapter 15: Keeping Intruders at Bay
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Customer Reviews
Average Customer Rating: 
Begining Coder  2008-10-28
Good F$#@!ing book. just go buy it! If your interested in learning what everything means when you read code that you\'ve cut and pasted. You will know it by the end of chapter 3. No $h!t. I'm just like dang! I give a shout out for Dave, Make more books like this one!
Not enough guidance in setting up test servers  2008-10-26
Too little explanation between centralized server and virtual server. The author tells you to use Dreamweaver, but then does not provide enough information to use it. I went through the first three chapters without a problem, and then tried to start using the downloaded code examples. Immediately I ran into problems with Dreamweaver asking for information about the local host and test server that I did not know. The php pages are unable to open in the browser, and the includes file cannot be located.. I'm giving up and buying a different book that provides more guidance on the front end.
Hands down one of the best PHP books for newbies 2008-08-11
This is easily the best book I've found on PHP for beginners. It's not the only book I'm using, but boy am I glad I started here. I have several years of experience with HTML, CSS, and ASP, and have recently decided to learn PHP/MySQL. If you have some background in web design, and want to learn PHP, David Powers is your man. Keep writing David!
PHP Solutions  2008-08-07
This book is easy to read and easy to follow. The only downside is there are now review questions or tests at the end of the chapter to test yourself on what you've read.
php Solutions 2008-07-18
I purchesed this book hoping it would give good examples. NOT!!! Just another book for people who already know what they are doing. Now this is my opinion and this book did nothing to help explain the INCLUDE function or how to handle directories in php which is the help I was looking for.
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