Sams Teach Yourself PHP and MySQL: Video Learning Starter Kit

Video

Sample Video—Lesson 5: Working with Numbers

You need to upgrade your Flash Player. You need version 9 or above to view this video. You may download it here. You may also see this message if you have JavaScript turned off. If this is the case, please enable JavaScript and reload the page.

Sams Teach Yourself PHP and MySQL® Video Learning Starter Kit

• Four Hours of Interactive Video Training
• PHP & MySQL Software Starter Pack for Windows and Mac OS X

Sams Teach Yourself Video Learning is the easiest way to learn a new technology.

Self-Paced–Learn on your own time, at your own pace

Visual–Video lessons clearly explain key concepts and show you exactly what to do

Learn By Doing–Interactive, hands-on learning labs so you can apply what you learn right away

Quick and Efficient–Each individual lesson is no longer than 10 minutes

Modular–Bite-sized lessons let you jump in anywhere

In just ten minutes or less, each short video lesson clearly explains key concepts, terms, and techniques.

You can stop, start, pause, or replay any part of the video you want, as often as you want, until you really understand everything in the lesson.

And then you get to try it yourself in a unique interactive learning lab that helps you develop real live programs.

After you’re done, take a quick, fun quiz to test what you’ve learned before going on to the next lesson.

Learn how to…

• Install and configure PHP and MySQL on your computer
• Create PHP scripts for your website
• Work with forms and files
• Access information in databases
• Authenticate and track users with cookies and sessions
• Set up a secure web server

On the DVD…

• Four hours of video lessons with interactive labs and quizzes
• PHP, MySQL, and Apache for Windows and Mac OS X–an easy-to-install package to set up a safe learning environment
• Work files for all the learning labs
• Sams Teach Yourself PHP tutorial in searchable PDF format
• The jEdit programming editor for Windows and Mac OS X

All the contents of the PHP and MySQL Video Learning Starter Kit are accessible on any DVD-equipped Windows or Mac OS X computer:

     1)   Insert DVD into your computer’s DVD drive

     2)   Navigate to the DVD folder and double-click on the Start icon or file

$39.99 USA / $47.99 CAN / £25.99 Net UK¿

Table of Contents

PHP: Foundations - 60 Minutes
Lesson 1: Getting to Know PHP - 10 Minutes
Lesson 2: PHP Applications - 10 Minutes
Lesson 3: Variables - 10 Minutes
Lesson 4: Flow Control - 10 Minutes
Lesson 5: Functions - 10 Minutes
Lesson 6: An Online Catalog - 10 Minutes

PHP: Working With Data - 60 Minutes
Lesson 1: Working with Numbers - 10 Minutes
Lesson 2: Working with Strings - 10 Minutes
Lesson 3: Working with Arrays - 10 Minutes
Lesson 4: Using Regular Expressions - 10 Minutes
Lesson 5: Using Classes - 10 Minutes
Lesson 6: A Customer Database - 10 Minutes

PHP and MySQL: The Web Environment - 60 Minutes
Lesson 1: Processing HTML Forms - 10 Minutes
Lesson 2: Generating Dynamic HTML - 10 Minutes
Lesson 3: Form Validation - 10 Minutes
Lesson 5: User Authentication - 10 Minutes
Lesson 6: An Online Order Form - 10 Minutes

PHP and MySQL : Using Others Services - 60 Minutes
Lesson 1: Filesystem Access - 10 Minutes
Lesson 2: Host Program Execution - 10 Minutes
Lesson 3: Using a MySQL Database - 10 Minutes
Lesson 4: Database Abstraction - 10 Minutes
Lesson 5: Error Handling and Debugging - 10 Minutes
Lesson 6: An Order Processing System - 10 Minutes