Product Description

Build an online catalog and a members–only site

Everything you need to know to create a dynamic PHP and MySQL Web site!

Been thinking of creating a high–quality interactive Web site? This book is just what you need to get started! Here′s the fun and easy way(r) to develop a Web application in PHP 4, 5, or 6 and MySQL 5, test your software, enable your Web pages to display, change, and move database information, and much more.

Discover how to
∗ Plan and implement a Web database application
∗ Design and build a MySQL 5 database
∗ Build dynamic HTML forms
∗ Create scripts that store, retrieve, and update database information
∗ Display database information in a Web page

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #55547 in Books
• Published on: 2006-11-24
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 456 pages

From the Back Cover
Build an online catalog and a members–only site

Everything you need to know to create a dynamic PHP and MySQL Web site!

Been thinking of creating a high–quality interactive Web site? This book is just what you need to get started! Here′s the fun and easy way® to develop a Web application in PHP 4, 5, or 6 and MySQL 5, test your software, enable your Web pages to display, change, and move database information, and much more.

Discover how to

• Plan and implement a Web database application
• Design and build a MySQL 5 database
• Build dynamic HTML forms
• Create scripts that store, retrieve, and update database information
• Display database information in a Web page

About the Author
Janet Valade is the author of PHP 5 For Dummies, PHP & MySQL Everyday Apps For Dummies, and PHP & MySQL: Your visual blueprint for creating dynamic, database–driven Web sites, as well as the author of first and second editions of this book. In addition, Janet is the author of Spring into Linux and a coauthor of Mastering Visually Dreamweaver 8 and Flash 8.
Janet has twenty years of experience in the computing field. Most recently, she worked as a Web designer and programmer in an engineering firm for four years. Before that, Janet worked for thirteen years in a university environment, where she was a systems analyst. During her tenure, she supervised the installation and operation of computing resources, designed and developed a data archive, supported faculty and students in their computer usage, wrote numerous technical papers, and developed and presented seminars on a variety of technology topics.
To keep in touch, see janet.valade.com.

Customer Reviews

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I am new to PHP and have learned other things before using for dummies books and found them very good, however i was extremely disappointed. I found this book boring and irritating. After about 6 hours of reading i was thinking 'when am i going to be set a task to practice what i have just learned' well that time never come. If you think you can learn a just by constant reading with no task to follow and nothing practice then this book would be ideal for you.

When my friend ( who has been using php for nearly 7 years) looked at this book he said he couldn't believe how poor the script was inside the book and told me to ignore some of it altogether.

I would never recommend anyone ever buying this book, and i am going to find another book that will teach me PHP preferably not written by Janet Valade

Not Enough Practice
I am usually a fan of the for dummies series but this book disappointed me. I couldn't beleive how bored and annoyed I was when trying to learn something from it. Trying to remember some of the stuff was so hard because there was no practice to reinforce it into my brain. Very disappointed.

Very basic information in this book
I have used other 'Dummies' books in the past but this one is not as good as some of these other titles. It is slow to get going and if you already have much knowledge of sql usage the mysql part is nothing new. Look elsewhere is my opinion.