This book teaches the reader to install, configure and set up the PHP scripting language, the MySQL database system, and the Apache Web server. By the end of this book the reader will understand how these technologies work, and more importantly, how they work together to create a dynamic web site. After creating a simple web site using these tools, the reader will be able to manage a simple mailing list, and to create an online address book.

Part 1 Getting up and Running
Part 2 PHP Language Structure
Part 3 Getting Involved with the Code
Part 4 PHP and MySQL Integration
Part 5 Basic Prejects
Part 6 Administration and Fine-Tunung

Julie C. Meloni is the technical director for i2i Interactive (http://www.i2ii.com), a multimedia company located in Los Altos, California. She has been developing web-based applications since the Web first saw the light of day and remembers the excitement surrounding the first GUI web browser.