PHP Essentials, Second Edition

Annotation Write dynamically generated pages with ease using PHP! Dive into the new edition of this popular guide to PHP. With a true focus on the essentials, this book gives you the solid foundation in PHP programming you're looking for. And you don't have to be a computer scientist or programmer to learn from it! The simple, learn-by-example format of "PHP Essentials" will allow you to quickly use the power of PHP to develop successful, dynamic Web sites Getting started with PHP Basic PHP techniques Working with databases Creating and populating database tables User authentication User tracking and session management Advanced PHP techniques: Web-based database administration Advanced PHP techniques: working with images Advanced PHP techniques: working with XML Essential PHP language reference. Covers PHP basics and explains how to use language to build an e-commerce product catalog, use graphics techniques, install a Web server, establish database connections, and learn session management skills. This chapter will walk you through the basics of getting PHP and a Web server up and running on your system, and will show you how to add database support as well.