Learning PHP, MySQL, and JavaScript Robin Nixon Beijing • Cambridge • Farnham • Köln • Sebastopol • Taipei • Tokyo Learning PHP, MySQL, and JavaScript by Robin Nixon Copyright © 2009 Robin Nixon. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. Published by O’Reilly Media, Inc., 1005 Gravenstein Highway North, Sebastopol, CA 95472. O’Reilly books may be purchased for educational, business, or sales promotional use. Online editions are also available for most titles (). For more information, contact our corporate/institutional sales department: (800) 998-9938 or corporate@. Editor: Andy Oram Production Editor: Sumita Mukherji Copyeditor: Nancy Kotary Proofreader: Kiel Van Horn Printing History: July 2009: First. | A Step-by-Step Guide to Creating Dynamic Websites O REILLY Robin Nixon Web Programming PHP Learning PHP MySQL and JavaScript IF you know HTML this book will teach you how to create responsive data-driven websites with PHP. MySQL and JavaScript even if you have limited programming experience. Learning PHP. MySQL and JavaScript explains each technology separately shows you how to combine them and introduces valuable web programming concepts including objects XHTML cookies and session management. The book demonstrates how the combination of PHP and MySQL provides an easy way to build websites complete with dynamic data and user interaction. You ll learn how to add JavaScript to create rich Internet applications. There is also a sample social networking platform built with the elements discussed in the book and every chapter provides review questions so you can practice what you learn. THIS BOOK WILL HELP YOU Understand PHP essentials and the basics of object-oriented programming Master MySQL from database structure to complex queries Create web pages with PHP and MySQL by integrating forms and other HTML features Learn about JavaScript from functions and event handling to accessing the Document Object Model Use libraries and packages including the Smarty web template system PEAR program repository and the Yahoo User Interface Library Make Ajax calls and turn your website into a highly dynamic environment Upload and manipulate files and images validate user input and secure your applications INTRODUCTORY INTERMEDIATE ADVANCED No previous programming experience is required. us CAN ISBN 978-0-596-15713-5 . II IIIII I I IIIII Illi IIIII millIIIĨIIỈI 9 780596 1 5 71 35 III 111 II III 111 II A great introduction to the technologies at the basis of the Web and Web . Easy and reader-friendly you will both enjoy this book and learn from it. Pascal Borghino Database architect for Yahoo Inc. This book provides more than just an introduction to key web application
