This handbook for intermediate-level programmers who are developing web applications demonstrates how to use PHP and MySQL, including coding, upfront application, user interface and database design, security, and testing. Wandschneider, a software developer, describes how to get started, PHP language, object-oriented programming, arrays, strings and characters, interacting with the server, designing and using databases, planning and implementing web applications, and provides sample projects of an appointment system, web log system, and e-commerce store. The text comes with a CD-ROM that contains source codes used in the book. Annotation ฉ2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Part I. THE BASICS OF PHP.
Part II. DATABASE BASICS.
Part III. PLANNING WEB APPLICATIONS.
Part IV. IMPLEMENTING YOUR WEB APPLICATION.
Part V. SAMPLE PROJECTS AND FURTHER IDEAS.
Part VI. APPENDICES.
Appendix A. Installation / Configuration.
Appendix B. Database Function Equivalents.
Appendix C. Recommended Reading.

Index.