PHP & MySQL

Learn PHP, the programming language used to create sites like Facebook, Wikipedia, and WordPress. Discover how these sites store information in a database (MySQL) and utilize the database to build web pages. This colorful book is packed with inspiring code examples, infographics, and photographs that not only teach you the PHP language and how to work with databases but also show you how to create new applications from scratch. It demonstrates practical techniques that you recognize from popular sites where visitors can:

• Register and log in as members
• Create articles, posts, and profiles that are stored in a database
• Upload their own images and files
• Receive automatic email notifications
• Like and comment on posts.

To show you how to apply the skills you've learned, you will build a complete content management system equipped with features commonly seen in social networks. Written by bestselling author Jon Duckett, who has also authored HTML & CSS and JavaScript & jQuery, this book employs a unique visual approach with step-by-step instructions, practical code examples, and professional tips that teach you how to create modern database-driven websites with PHP.