The Joy of PHP: A Beginner's Guide to Programming Interactive Web Applications with PHP and mySQL

A Beginner's Guide to Programming Interactive Web Applications with PHP and mySQL Have you ever wanted to design your own website or browser application but thought it would be too difficult or just didn't know where to start? Have you found the amount of information on the Internet either too daunting or not geared for your skill set or worse-- just plain boring? Are you interested in learning to program PHP and have some fun along the way? If so, then The Joy of PHP by Alan Forbes is the book for you!! Alan starts with some basic HTML so the absolute beginner can catch up quickly and then goes step by step on how PHP works. You start with the easy stuff--like how to create and run simple PHP scripts that modify web pages-- and then build on what you've learned through a series of cohesive (and fun) exercises that carry over from lesson to lesson. As the chapters progress you begin to build a web site for a growing used car dealership business. This approach keeps the material fun and challenging-- and gives what you've learned a context to be relevant. A car dealership needs a constantly changing web site because the inventory of cars is always changing. HTML is not the answer for this kind of web site-- but PHP and mySQL are! Throughout the book you will be working with the web site for the car dealership and adding features and modifying it as the needs of the business (and your knowledge) grow. This writing style reinforces the previous lessons and keeps you engaged in a "real" project -- giving you both a sense of accomplishment and an opportunity to apply what you've learned to a realistic scenario. You are far more likely to retain what you've learned using this approach than just reading dry syntax documentation. The author has an easy and fun style of writing that teaches you PHP in a simple, matter of fact manner while showing you the most common uses of the commands you need to get the job done. This keeps your learning pace quick and uncluttered. If you need it, he also points you to several resources where you can learn more about the other options a PHP function can offer and-- even better--how to read and understand those resources. If you want to learn the PHP language in an easy, enjoyable, well laid out manner and to learn why PHP and mySQL are so powerful and fun to use then buy this book!! Do not buy this book if you are looking for a comprehensive reference of boring PHP syntax. This book does not attempt to cover everything about PHP. What it does do-- and does well-- is take you from being a beginner who isn't even sure what PHP is to someone who knows the sheer joy that only programming dynamic sites can provide. You will become someone who can read, write, and modify PHP scripts and you will be able make your website come alive. Bonus Code All the source code referenced in the book is available for easy download and well organized. You don't have to cut and paste out of Kindle or retype code, unless you want to. There is even a video tutorial showing how to get started. Topics Covered... - Installing and configuring PHP - Introduction to HTML - Basic PHP Syntax - Some Fun Right Away - Editors and Staying Organized - Variables, Numbers, Dates and Strings - Control Structures - How to use a database, such as mySQL - Using PHP and mySQL Together - How to create forms to Display, Add, Edit, and Delete data - Session Variables - Working with Images - PHP File Uploads - PHP Quirks and Tips - Security Considerations This book is NOT the only book you'll ever need to read to master PHP. The book is a gentle introduction to a very rich topic. The hope of the author is to show you that PHP isn't really that scary after all, it is something YOU can do, and it can even bring you joy once you get it.

《PHP和mySQL互動式網頁應用程式初學者指南》 你是否曾經想過設計自己的網站或瀏覽器應用程式，但覺得太難或不知道從何開始？你是否發現網路上的資訊量要麼太過龐大，要麼不適合你的技能水平，甚至更糟──只是單調乏味？你有興趣學習程式設計PHP並在過程中玩得開心嗎？如果是的話，那麼Alan Forbes的《PHP的樂趣》就是適合你的書籍！ Alan從一些基本的HTML開始，讓完全初學者能夠快速跟上，然後逐步介紹PHP的工作原理。你將從簡單的事情開始，比如如何創建和運行修改網頁的簡單PHP腳本，然後通過一系列連貫（且有趣）的練習逐步擴展你所學到的知識，這些練習會在每一課中延續下去。 隨著章節的進展，你將開始為一家不斷發展的二手車經銷商建立一個網站。這種方法使材料變得有趣且具有挑戰性，並使你所學到的內容具有相關性。二手車經銷商需要一個不斷變化的網站，因為汽車庫存總是在變化。HTML並不適用於這種類型的網站，但PHP和mySQL適用！ 在整本書中，你將與二手車經銷商的網站一起工作，根據業務需求（和你的知識）的增長添加功能並對其進行修改。這種寫作風格強化了之前的課程，讓你參與到一個“真實”的項目中──讓你既有成就感，又有機會將所學應用於實際情境中。使用這種方法，你更有可能保留所學的知識，而不僅僅是閱讀乾燥的語法文檔。 作者以輕鬆有趣的寫作風格教授你PHP，以簡單而直接的方式展示你需要完成工作的常見命令的最常見用法。這使你的學習進度快速而不混亂。如果需要，他還會指引你到幾個資源，讓你了解PHP函數的其他選項，甚至更好的是──如何閱讀和理解這些資源。 如果你想以一種簡單、愉快、井然有序的方式學習PHP語言，並了解為什麼PHP和mySQL如此強大且有趣，那麼請購買這本書！如果你正在尋找一本全面又枯燥的PHP語法參考書，請不要購買這本書。這本書並不試圖涵蓋PHP的所有內容。它所做的──並且做得很好──是將你從一個甚至不確定PHP是什麼的初學者帶到一個知道只有動態網站才能提供的純粹喜悅的人。你將成為一個能夠閱讀、編寫和修改PHP腳本的人，並能夠讓你的網站活躍起來。 附加代碼 本書中提到的所有源代碼都可以輕鬆下載並且組織良好。你不需要從Kindle中剪切和粘貼，也不需要重新輸入代碼，除非你想這樣做。甚至還有一個視頻教程展示如何入門。 話題涵蓋... - 安裝和配置PHP - HTML介紹 - 基本PHP語法 - 馬上開始一些有趣的事情 - 編輯器和保持組織 - 變量、數字、日期和字符串 - 控制結構 - 如何使用數據庫，比如mySQL - 使用PHP和mySQL - 如何創建顯示、添加、編輯和刪除數據的表單 - 會話變量 - 處理圖片 - PHP文件上傳 - PHP怪癖和技巧 - 安全考慮 這本書並不是你學習PHP所需閱讀的唯一一本書。這本書是對一個非常豐富的主題的初步介紹。作者的希望是向你展示，PHP其實並不可怕，它是你可以做到的事情，一旦你掌握它，它甚至可以帶給你喜悅。