Sams Teach Yourself PHP and MySQL: Video Learning Starter Kit Bundle, 4th Edition

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This book/DVD bundle represents a $25 savings versus the cost of buying them separately. It consists of the book Sams Teach Yourself PHP, MySQL, and Apache All in One and the video course Sams Teach Yourself PHP and MySQL: Video Learning Starter Kit. The Video Learning Starter Kit provides four hours of video training and lessons, along with all the source files and software -- PHP, MySQL and Apache -- the beginner needs to create and run the examples. Each 10-minute video lesson uses the same step-by-step learning structure that has proven so effective in all Sams Teach Yourself books - as well as the same clear and concise style, practical hands-on examples, and self-paced learning approach. The book combines the most popular open source web development tools into a complete book, packaged with one easy-to-use Starter Kit CD. The book teaches the reader to install, configure and set up PHP scripting language, the MySQL database system, and the Apache Web server. By the time users have watched the video lessons and completed the book they will understand how these technologies work, and more importantly, how they work together to create a dynamic web site

Sample Content

Table of Contents

Book

Part I - Laying the Groundwork
1. Installation QuickStart Guide
2. Installing and Configuring MySQL
3. Installing and Configuring Apache
4. Installing and Configuring PHP

Part II - PHP Language Structure
5. The Building Blocks of PHP
6. Flow Control Functions in PHP
7. Working with Functions
8. Working with Arrays and Objects

Part III - Getting Involved with the Code
9. Working with Strings, Dates and Times
10. Working with Forms
11. Working with Cookies and User Sessions
12. Working with Files and Directories
13. Working with the Server Environment
14. Working with Images IV. PHP and MySQL Integration
15. Understanding the Database Design Process
16. Learning Basic SQL Commands
17. Interacting with MySQL Using PHP

Part V - Basic Projects
18. Managing a Simple Mailing List
19. Creating an Online Address Book
20. Creating a Simple Discussion Forum
21. Creating an Online Storefront
22. Creating a Shopping Cart Mechanism
23. Creating a Simple Calendar
24. Restricting Access to Your Applications
25. Logging and Monitoring Web Server Activity
26. Application Localization

Part VI - Administration and Fine-Tuning
27. Apache Performance Tuning and Virtual Hosting
28. Setting up a Secure Web Server
29. Optimizing and Tuning MySQL
30. Software Upgrades

Video

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 4: Cookies and Sessions  - 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 Minute

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