PHP and MySQL Web Development (Paperback)  | Released: 20-12-2016

Long acknowledged as the clearest and most practical guide to PHP/MySQL web development, the brand-new Fifth Edition of PHP and MySQL Web Development fully reflects the latest versions of PHP and MySQL to help your students master today's best practices for succeeding with PHP 7 and MySQL 5.7 web database development. New coverage of security, cloud and mobile development and using the PEAR repository's massive resources have been added to this edition. The authors teach all these things while maintaining the clarity and character that thousands of readers have found so appealing in the book's first four editions1. The definitive, best-selling book on combining these two open source tools to create dynamic Web sited -- updated for PHP 7 and MySQL 5.72. Clear, practical, down to earth and now extensively updated for today's best practices3. Includes a brand-new chapter on PHP cloud development, plus all-new mobile web app projects4. Now focuses on security issues throughout and contains an all-new chapter on Web security5. Adds new coverage of using the indispensable PEAR repository of PHP extensions and applicationsContentsPart I: Using PHP1 PHP Crash Course2 Storing and Retrieving Data3 Using Arrays4 String Manipulation and Regular Expressions5 Reusing Code and Writing Functions6 Object-Oriented PHP7 Error and Exception HandlingPart II: Using MySQL8 Designing Your Web Database9 Creating Your Web Database10 Working with Your MySQL Database11 Accessing Your MySQL Database from the Web with PHP12 Advanced MySQL Administration13 Advanced MySQL ProgrammingPart III: Web Application Security14 Web Application Security Risks15 Building a Secure Web Application16 Implementing Authentication Methods with PHPPart IV: Advanced PHP Techniques17 Interacting with the File System and the Server18 Using Network and Protocol Functions19 Managing the Date and Time20 Internationalization and Localization21 Generating Images22 Using Session Control in PHP23 Integrating JavaScript and PHP24 Other Useful FeaturesPart V: Building Practical PHP and MySQL Projects25 Using PHP and MySQL for Large Projects26 Debugging and Logging27 Building User Authentication and PersonalizationPart VI: AppendixA Installing Apache, PHP and MySQL