PHP Web Development with MySQL: A Hands On Approach to Application Programming

Build Web Applications from Scratch with PHP and MySQLLearn how to build dynamic and secure websites using modern PHP with MySQL databases.PHP today is a mature, robust language focused on programming web applications and sites. This book gives you an introduction to its syntax, built-in data structures, and scalar data types. You'll also see how to work with cookies, sessions, and web requests using native PHP functions and features. This approach gives you a solid grounding for working in any other PHP application from WordPress, to modern frameworks, to legacy applications. Each chapter includes plenty of code examples to reinforce the concepts introduced as well as suggested exercises for the reader.

The book also walks you through building a typical Create-Read-Update-Delete (CRUD) application, starting with setting up a development environment through building the pages and forms required. Along the way, you'll get solid, practical advice on how to add authentication, handle file uploads, safely store passwords, application security, and more.

Topics CoveredPHP Script ExecutionSetting up a Development EnvironmentUsing Variables, Strings, and Basic OperatorsWorking with ArraysComparing Variables, Logical Operators, and Flow ControlWriting Counting and Sentinel LoopsReusing code with custom functionsWorking with HTML FormsValidating User InputSaving, Updating, and Deleting Data in a DatabaseQuerying and Displaying Database Result SetsSafely Working with File UploadsAdding Basic and Session-based User Log InsPersisting User data with Cookies and SessionsSecuring against Common Web Attacks and VulnerabilitiesBuilding a shopping-cart-like feature.An Introduction to Object-Oriented Code in PHPWritten by PHP professional Kenneth E. Marks, this book provides a quick-start introduction to familiarize you with the PHP language. At the same time, it offers real-world advice on how to use PHP today. Whether you're coming from another language, taking over a legacy application, or looking to build one from scratch, he'll guide you towards making one you can be proud of.