PHP, MySQL, JavaScript & Html5 All-In-One for Dummies (Paperback)

Introduction 1

Book I: Getting Started with PHP & MySQL 5

Chapter 1: Understanding the Languages of the Web 7

Chapter 2: Installing a Web Server 21

Chapter 3: Installing PHP 35

Chapter 4: Setting Up MySQL 55

Chapter 5: Setting Up Your Web Development Environment with the XAMPP Package 75

Book II: HTML and CSS 87

Chapter 1: Creating a Basic Page with HTML 89

Chapter 2: Adding Style with CSS 121

Chapter 3: Creating and Styling Web Forms 169

Book III: JavaScript 185

Chapter 1: Understanding JavaScript Basics 187

Chapter 2: Building a JavaScript Program 191

Chapter 3: Adding jQuery 219

Chapter 4: Reacting to Events with JavaScript and jQuery 241

Chapter 5: Troubleshooting JavaScript Programs 261

Book IV: PHP 269

Chapter 1: Understanding PHP Basics 271

Chapter 2: Building PHP Scripts 319

Chapter 3: PHP and Your Operating System 365

Chapter 4: Object-Oriented Programming 397

Chapter 5: Considering PHP Security 425

Chapter 6: Tracking Visitors with Sessions 437

Book V: MySQL 447

Chapter 1: Introducing MySQL 449

Chapter 2: Administering MySQL 457

Chapter 3: Designing and Building a Database 475

Chapter 4: Using the Database 497

Chapter 5: Communicating with the Database from PHP Scripts 515

Book VI: Web Applications 529

Chapter 1: Improving Your PHP Programs 531

Chapter 2: Creating and Using a Web Service 541

Chapter 3: Validating Web Forms with JavaScript and PHP 555

Chapter 4: Building a Members-Only Website 587

Book VII: PHP and Templates 633

Chapter 1: Confi guring PHP 635

Chapter 2: Building a Templating System 641

Index 655