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Sams Teach Yourself PHP, MySQL and Apache All in One (4th Edition) (Sams Teach Yourself)

By Julie C. Meloni

Media: Book (Paperback, 648 pages)
ISBN: 067232976X
Publisher: Sams
Release Date: Jun 28, 2008

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Product Description

Sams Teach Yourself PHP, MySQLÂ® and Apache All in One

Fourth Edition

Julie C. Meloni

Starter Kit

CD-ROM includes a complete starter kit for WindowsÂ®, LinuxÂ®, and MacÂ® OS X

In just a short time, you can learn how to use PHP, MySQL, and Apache together to create dynamic, interactive websites and applications using the three leading open-source web development technologies.

Using a straightforward, step-by-step approach, each lesson in this book builds on the previous ones, enabling you to learn the essentials of PHP scripting, MySQL databases, and the Apache web server from the ground up.

Regardless of whether you run Linux, Windows, or Mac OS X, the enclosed CD includes a complete starter kit that lets you install all the software you need to set up a stable environment for learning, testing, and production.

Learn how toâ€¦

Install, configure, and set up the PHP scripting language, the MySQL database system, and the Apache Web server
Get these technologies to work together to create a dynamic, database-backed website
Interact with MySQL using PHP
Work with forms and files
Create a web-based discussion forum or mailing list
Add a storefront and shopping cart to your site
Optimize your MySQL databases
Fine-tune the Apache serverâ€™s performance
Restrict access to your applications
Set up a secure web server

Julie C. Meloni is the technical director for i2i Interactive, a multimedia company located in Los Altos, California. She has been developing web-based applications since the early days of the web, and is the author of several books and articles on web-based programming languages and database topics, including Sams Teach Yourself MySQL in 24 Hours.

CD-ROM Includes

A complete PHP, MySQL, and Apache starter kit for WindowsÂ®, LinuxÂ®, or MacÂ® OS X.

Category:Â Web Development

Covers:Â PHP 5.2, MySQL 5, Apache 2.2

User Level:Â Beginning

Problem with mysqli

I like this book overall but with one major caveat. The versions of PHP and Mysql included on the cd-rom do not work together. Specifically, the version of PHP included on the CD-ROM does not include support for the mysqli family of commands. The book gives short shrift to any problems the user might have in this area. If you can't get mysqli to work, you can't run any of the code in the second half of the book. I figured out how to create an ODBC to a mysql database in php using the ODBC commands instead, but I would like to be able to use mysqli.

Submitted 3 Nov 2008

A starter kit perfect for learning, testing, and producing results

Learn how to use PHP, MySQL and Apache together to create fine interactive web sites using a step-by-step lesson plan perfect for supplementing classroom studies, or for individual learning with Julie C. Meloni's SAMS Teach Yourself PHP, MySQL and Apache All in One. From installing the PHP scripting language and the MySQL database system to creating dynamic interactions between these programs, a cd for Mac, Linux or Windows offers up a starter kit perfect for learning, testing, and producing results.

Submitted 10 Oct 2008

good buy for beginners

this a good book for people with very little PHP, MySQL and Apache knowledge. some of the things about apache configuration file is not very clear. other than that it is excellent.

Submitted 9 Oct 2008

Solid addition to my book collection

This is a solid book if your looking for information on the relationship between Apache, MySQL, and PHP. This is not a beginner's book, nor is it advanced. Rather its purpose is to explain how these three components work together, the combination of which is if not the most popular then close to the most popular basic framework used on the web. For example, all Wordpress blogs are based on the PHP, MySQL, and Apache setup. Plus, all three are free and can be easily setup on your own computer for development purposes.

If you're looking for a singular focus on one or two of the three, then you'll be disappointed. If you do not have any or very little experience with the web, then go buy a "for dummies" or an explicitly labeled "Beginners" book.

If you want to gain a solid knowledge on the Apache, MySQL, PHP framework, this book provides an excellent explanation with sufficient in-depth focus on each and how they relate to one another.

Submitted 6 Jul 2008

Simple, Detailed, Illustrative

"PHP, MySQL and Apache All in One" is a good way to begin learning those technologies. It is simple enough and has lots of visual examples, code examples, tables, figures, etc to break down bigger concepts into manageable ones. Also, its an easy read. I normally don't rate anything perfectly, but I couldn't think of any reason why I wouldn't give it 5 stars. I must add though that I may be biased since I wasn't a beginner to PHP or MySQL and used this textbook for a grad course.

Submitted 6 Oct 2007