Introduction 1

Book I: Getting Started with PHP & MySQL 5

Chapter 1: Understanding the Languages of the Web 7

Chapter 2: Installing a Web Server 21

Chapter 3: Installing PHP 35

Chapter 4: Setting Up MySQL 55

Chapter 5: Setting Up Your Web Development Environment with theXAMPP Package 75

Book II: HTML and CSS 87

Chapter 1: Creating a Basic Page with HTML 89

Chapter 2: Adding Style with CSS 121

Chapter 3: Creating and Styling Web Forms 169

Book III: JavaScript 185

Chapter 1: Understanding JavaScript Basics 187

Chapter 2: Building a JavaScript Program 191

Chapter 3: Adding jQuery 219

Chapter 4: Reacting to Events with JavaScript and jQuery 241

Chapter 5: Troubleshooting JavaScript Programs 261

Book IV: PHP 269

Chapter 1: Understanding PHP Basics 271

Chapter 2: Building PHP Scripts 319

Chapter 3: PHP and Your Operating System 365

Chapter 4: Object-Oriented Programming 397

Chapter 5: Considering PHP Security 425

Chapter 6: Tracking Visitors with Sessions 437

Book V: MySQL 447

Chapter 1: Introducing MySQL 449

Chapter 2: Administering MySQL 457

Chapter 3: Designing and Building a Database 475

Chapter 4: Using the Database 497

Chapter 5: Communicating with the Database from PHP Scripts515

Book VI: Web Applications 529

Chapter 1: Improving Your PHP Programs 531

Chapter 2: Creating and Using a Web Service 541

Chapter 3: Validating Web Forms with JavaScript and PHP 555

Chapter 4: Building a Members-Only Website 587

Book VII: PHP and Templates 633

Chapter 1: Confi guring PHP 635

Chapter 2: Building a Templating System 641

Index 655

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PHP, JavaScript, and HTML5 are essential programming languagesfor creating dynamic websites that work with the MySQL database.PHP and MySQL provide a robust, easy-to-learn, open-source solutionfor creating superb e-commerce sites and content management.JavaScript and HTML5 add support for the most current multimediaeffects. This one-stop guide gives you what you need to know aboutall four! Seven self-contained minibooks cover web technologies,HTML5 and CSS3, PHP programming, MySQL databases, JavaScript, PHPwith templates, and web applications.
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Steven Suehring is a technology architect and the author or editor of several popular technology books. Janet Valade is a technical writer, web designer, programmer, and systems analyst. She has conducted various tech seminars and written several books, including PHP & MySQL For Dummies, 4th Edition.