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PHP and MySQL are quickly becoming the de facto standard for rapid development of dynamic, database-driven web sites. This book is perfect for newcomers to programming as well as hobbyists who are intimidated by harder-to-follow books. With concepts explained in plain English, the new edition starts with the basics of the PHP language, and explains how to work with MySQL, the popular open source database. You then learn how to put the two together to generate dynamic content. If you come from a web design or graphics design background and know your way around HTML, Learning PHP & MySQL is the book you’ve been looking for.
This is the second edition of “Learning” level of PHP & MySQL. The book introduces XHTML and its importantance as well as basics of PHP, MySQL, security and HTML forms.
Great for beginners like me. When I start to learn web programming and designing, most of the resource didn’t encourage use of frames and other depricated features in HTML. Even now I feel the need to learn web designing only with HTML 3 and Adobe GoLive.
XHTML is not the future, but the present.
O’reilly titles that start with “Learning” have “入門”(nyumon) in titles for Japanese-translated counterparts. Use the information to look for translated books. The second edition is not available in Japanese, though.