PHP solutions : dynamic web design made easy / David Powers.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Powers, David.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

PHP (Computer program language).

Web site development.

Web sites--Design.

Web sites.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (517 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

[S.l.] : Friends of ED ; New York : Distributed to the book trade in the United States by Springer-Verlag, 2010.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

This is the second edition of David Powers' highly-respected PHP Solutions: Dynamic Web Design Made Easy. This new edition has been updated by David to incorporate changes to PHP since the first edition and to offer the latest techniques—a classic guide modernized for 21st century PHP techniques, innovations, and best practices. You want to make your websites more dynamic by adding a feedback form, creating a private area where members can upload images that are automatically resized, or perhaps storing all your content in a database. The problem is, you're not a programmer and the thought of writing code sends a chill up your spine. Or maybe you've dabbled a bit in PHP and MySQL, but you can't get past baby steps. If this describes you, then you've just found the right book. PHP and the MySQL database are deservedly the most popular combination for creating dynamic websites. They're free, easy to use, and provided by many web hosting companies in their standard packages. Unfortunately, most PHP books either expect you to be an expert already or force you to go through endless exercises of little practical value. In contrast, this book gives you real value right away through a series of practical examples that you can incorporate directly into your sites, optimizing performance and adding functionality such as file uploading, email feedback forms, image galleries, content management systems, and much more. Each solution is created with not only functionality in mind, but also visual design. But this book doesn't just provide a collection of ready-made scripts: each PHP Solution builds on what's gone before, teaching you the basics of PHP and database design quickly and painlessly. By the end of the book, you'll have the confidence to start writing your own scripts or—if you prefer to leave that task to others—to adapt existing scripts to your own requirements. Right from the start, you're shown how easy it is to protect your sites by adopting secure coding practices.

Contents:

What Is PHP— And Why Should I Care?

Getting Ready to Work with PHP

How to Write PHP Scripts

Lightening Your Workload with Includes

Bringing Forms to Life

Uploading Files

Using PHP to Manage Files

Generating Thumbnail Images

Pages That Remember: Simple Login and Multipage Forms

Getting Started with MySQL

Connecting to MySQL with PHP and SQL

Creating a Dynamic Online Gallery

Managing Content

Formatting Text and Dates

Pulling Data from Multiple Tables

Managing Multiple Database Tables

Authenticating Users with a Database.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9786613251626

9781283251624

1283251620

9781430232506

1430232501

OCLC:

729863669