Thalia

Step-by-step lessons for using PHP and MySQL in a unique book-and-video combination

Assuming no previous experience with PHP or MySQL, this book-and-video package is ideal reading for anyone who wants to go beyond HTML/CSS in order to provide clients with the most dynamic web sites possible. The approachable tone breaks down the basics of programming and PHP and MySQL in individual lessons starting with the installation of the programs necessary to run PHP. You begin with a static web site and then watch and learn as PHP functionality is added as you work through the lessons.

When working with databases, the MySQL database is introduced with demonstrations that show how to interact with it. The accompanying video enhances your learning experience, as each lesson in the book is portrayed on the DVD through detailed exercises.
* Serves as the ideal learning tool: a book-and-video package that features coordinating lessons on both components to drive home each lesson
* Covers setting up your computer to use PHP, installing a code editor, adding PHP to a web page, learning PHP syntax, and debugging code
* Encompasses complex data types, repeating program steps, reusing code with functions, and using object oriented programming
* Explains creating MySQL databases and tables; entering and manipulating data; working with multiple tables and preventing database security issues

Presenting you with up-to-date programming styles and an unassuming tone, this book-and-DVD package is the ideal resource to dive in with using PHP and MySQL today.