num_pages: 1080
description: Beginning PHP and From Novice to Professional, Third Edition offers a comprehensive introduction to two of the most prominent open-source technologies on the the PHP scripting language and the MySQL database server. Updated to introduce the features found in MySQL's most significant release to date, readers will learn how to take advantage of the features of both technologies to build powerful, manageable, and stable web applications. Essentially three books in one, readers will not only profit from extensive introductions to the core features of each technology, but also learn how to effectively integrate the two in order to build robust data-driven applications. Packed with practical examples and insight into the real-world challenges faced by developers based on author W. Jason Gilmore 's seven years of expertise working with these technologies, readers will repeatedly return to this book as both a valuable instructional tool and reference guide. This book is written for developers seeking to take advantage of the PHP language and MySQL database to create powerful web applications.
language: English
title: Beginning PHP and MySQL: From Novice to Professional
publisher: Apress