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If you know HTML, this guide will have you building interactive websites quickly. You'll learn how to create responsive, data-driven websites with PHP, MySQL, and JavaScript, regardless of whether you already know how to program. Discover how the powerful combination of PHP and MySQL provides an easy way to build modern websites complete with dynamic data and user interaction. You'll also learn how to add JavaScript to create rich Internet applications and websites.

Learning PHP, MySQL, and JavaScript explains each technology separately, shows you how to combine them, and introduces valuable web programming concepts, including objects, XHTML, cookies, and session management. You'll practice what you've learned with review questions in each chapter, and find a sample social networking platform built with the elements introduced in this book.

This book will help you:

  • Understand PHP essentials and the basics of object-oriented programming
  • Master MySQL, from database structure to complex queries
  • Create web pages with PHP and MySQL by integrating forms and other HTML features
  • Learn about JavaScript, from functions and event handling to accessing the Document Object Model
  • Use libraries and packages, including the Smarty web template system, PEAR program repository, and the Yahoo! User Interface Library
  • Make Ajax calls and turn your website into a highly dynamic environment
  • Upload and manipulate files and images, validate user input, and secure your applications

About the Author

Robin Nixon has worked with and written about computers since the early 1980s (his first computer was a Tandy TRS 80 Model 1 with a massive 4KB of RAM!). One of the web sites he developed presented the world's first radio station licensed by the music copyright holders. In order to enable people to continue to surf while listening, Robin also developed the first known pop-up windows. He has also worked full time for one of Britain's main IT magazine publishers, where he held several roles including editorial, promotions, and cover disc editing.

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  • Paperback: 528 pages
  • Publisher: O'Reilly Media; 1 edition (July 14, 2009)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0596157134
  • ISBN-13: 978-0596157135
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44 of 45 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Wow - The Book to read to learn PHP, October 27, 2009
By farout (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Learning PHP, MySQL, and JavaScript: A Step-By-Step Guide to Creating Dynamic Websites (Animal Guide) (Paperback)
Here is my background:
Java, Cold Fusion, ASP.net, C#, Rails; sys admin for Windows and Unix boxes.

Picked up several books to learn PHP - yuck!

Picked up this book. Wow. In 2 days I was on my way!

1. all the code examples actually work. Yes, it's true. I know it's shocking.
2. the explanations are excellent. Wow can this person communicate. Again shocking.
3. Tons of examples. Talking is great but I learn through code examples. There are plenty here. That is why in 2 days you will be like: Wow I can code in PHP.
4. Here is the best part - Nixon helps you setup everything so it works. I mean in less than 30min I was running PHP via Apache on my Windows using Mysql. I have days with other books trying to make things work because the author did not care enough to actually help me do setup.

Then pick up the PHP Web Dev Wellin/Thompson book and bang with Nixon's - you are a PHP intermediate level programmer.

Really - that easy.

I wasted so many hours with other books - crap. Live and learn.

Thank you Robin Nixon. This book is a godsend. With the hours I saved, I am partying - yee ha!
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars HIGHLY RECOMMENDED, January 9, 2010
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It is rare that I am so inspired to write a review for something. This book made learning easy. I must say that without the experience of taking a Java programming class at my college (the only programming experience I have), I would have likely had to make use of additional sources to fully grasp the PHP - object oriented section of this book. But even so, I still highly recommend this book to anybody wanting to create a highly functional website.

After spending about 2 weeks with it, I am already building dynamic websites that are impressing even myself. It is written very well and has great examples for practice coding. FIVE STARS without question!
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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Need more like this...but more careful proofing next time!, December 23, 2009
By Running Bill (Boston, MA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Learning PHP, MySQL, and JavaScript: A Step-By-Step Guide to Creating Dynamic Websites (Animal Guide) (Paperback)
I had to come back and re-review this book. I'm taking off two stars off my rating, one for the overload of typos I found as I got deeper into the book and for some of the examples NOT being "real world" enough. I know that sounds picky but many of the examples could have served better as real scripts but instead he made some questionable choices that will make you pretty much have to start from scratch to make your own. They just could've been more practical.

On the positive side, I do agree with what's already been said about the author communicating well. The reason I was really excited about this title and why I'm loving it so much as I go through it is that it focuses on combining all three and talks about real-world situations. You might read a PHP or javascript book that does the job teaching you those on their own but when it's time to close the book and use them on a real website, you'd be lost or Googling a LOT of things. Most "cool" sites do a good job of making their scripting languages work well together, and this book will show you how to do that, and it serves as a good jump-off for more advanced scripting later. It's like the author said "I know what you're trying to accomplish, here's how to do it."

Good job.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A very useful guide book
It's really hard to believe it covers php, mysql and javascript in such a small book. It describes and introduces these languages in a very clear way. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Angelo

1.0 out of 5 stars Another misleading title - this book is another joke.
First of all, I rarely write reviews. Bt I find this book troubling.


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Published 1 month ago by Marc Overmars

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Book Introducing PHP, MySQL and JavaScript
Perhaps your like me where learning to write code for myself to be very difficult. I never took a computer programming classes so I lack many fundamentals and concepts. Read more
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decent book. covers the basics of php, sql and javascript. goes into a great deal on security and logins, which is good. Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars Great Book
I own this book and found it an extremely interesting read. We conduct PHP trainings and have referred this book as a textbook to our students. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars excellent, useful, to the point
I had to buy the book for a graduate course in college. I'm quite experienced with both PHP and MySQL and thought it might not be too useful to me, because it assumes no prior... Read more
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1.0 out of 5 stars Sub par book.
I've read HeadFirst Php and Mysql and it was too simple and assume you know nothing at all about programming. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent work
5 Stars... what can I say to quantify that rating? Great examples, builds logically, was a great resource for an "advanced beginner". Well edited and most of all the nebulous... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Robin L. Sharpton

5.0 out of 5 stars Just Right (as in Goldilocks and the 3 Bears)
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5.0 out of 5 stars Very good start!
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