Web Database Applications with PHP and MySQL 2E
Author: Hugh E Williams
There are many reasons for serving up dynamic content from aweb site:to offer an online shopping site, create customized information pages for users, or just manage a large volume of content through a database. Anyone with a modest knowledge of HTML and web site management can learn to create dynamic content through the PHP programming language and the MySQL database. This book gives you the background and tools to do the job safely and reliably.
Web Database Applications with PHP and MySQL, Second Edition thoroughly reflects the needs of real-world applications. It goes into detail on such practical issues as validating input (do you know what a proper credit card number looks like?), logging in users, and using templates to give your dynamic web pages a standard look.
But this book goes even further. It shows how JavaScript and PHP can be used in tandem to make a user's experience faster and more pleasant. It shows the correct way to handle errors in user input so that a site looks professional. It introduces the vast collection of powerful tools available in the PEAR repository and shows how to use some of the most popular tools.
Even while it serves as an introduction to new programmers, the book does not omit critical tasks that web sites require. For instance, every site that allows updates must handle the possibility of multiple users accessing data at the same time. This book explains how to solve the problem in detail with locking.
Through a sophisticated sample application—Hugh and Dave's Wine Store—all the important techniques of dynamic content are introduced. Good design is emphasized, such as dividing logic from presentation. The book introduces PHP 5 and MySQL 4.1 features, while providing techniques that can be used on older versions of the software that are still in widespread use.
This new edition has been redesigned around the rich offerings of PEAR. Several of these, including the Template package and the database-independent query API, are fully integrated into examples and thorougly described in the text. Topics include: Installation and configuration of Apache, MySQL, and PHP on Unix®, Windows®, and Mac OS® X systems Introductions to PHP, SQL, and MySQL administration Session management, including the use of a custom database for improved efficiency User input validation, security, and authentication The PEAR repository, plus details on the use of PEAR DB and Template classes Production of PDF reports
Book review: My New MAC or How to Do Everything with Access 2003
Adobe Dreamweaver CS3 on Demand
Author: Steve Johnson
FOR THOSE WHO WOULD RATHER BE SHOWN HOW THAN TOLD HOW.
SEE HOW TO:
- Understand and use the latest Web technologies to create sites
- Choose the right site structure and layout for sites
- Create and use Web page templates to quick create pages
- Create and maintain Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
- Add Flash elements to Web pages
- Use JavaScript behaviors to implement page functionality
- Use coding tools to develop consistent and reusable code
- Manage collaboration with multiple developers
- Manage local, remote, and testing sites
- Transfer, synchronize, and validate sites
- Browse, organize, and process files using Adobe Bridge and Version Cue
- Test content on different target devices using Adobe Device Central
Includes ACE Courseware Objectives!
This book uses real world examples to give you a context in which to perform a task. This book also includes workshops to help you put together individual tasks into projects. The Dreamweaver example files that you need for project tasks are available at www.perspection.com.
Perspection has written and produced books on a variety of computer software, including Adobe Flash CS3 and 8, Adobe Photoshop CS3 and CS2, Microsoft Office 2007 and 2003, Microsoft Windows Vista and XP, Microsoft Expression Web, and Apple Mac OS X Panther. Perspection was founded in 1991, and is committed to providing information and training to help people use software more effectively. Perspection has written more than 80 computer books, and sold more than 5 million copies.
This courseware meets the objectives for the Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) Program. Upon completion of this courseware you may be prepared to take an exam for ACE qualification. To learn more about becoming an Adobe Certified Expert, visit www.adobe.com/support/certification/ace.htm
Table of Contents:
Introduction xvii
1. Preparing and Planning a Web Site 1
2. Getting Started with Dreamweaver CS3 13
3. Working Within the Dreamweaver Environment 41
4. Managing Web Site Files 69
5. Working with Web Page Text 93
6. Working with Web Page Images 131
7. Linking Web Pages 161
8. Creating Page Layouts Using Tables 185
9. Working with Cascading Style Sheets 215
10. Creating Page Layouts Using CSS_P 245
11. Creating Frames 265
12. Working with Flash and Other Multimedia 285
13. Creating Forms 313
14. Viewing the HTML Behind the Page 335
15. Working with Behaviors 357
16. Using Spry Widgets and Effects 385
17. Using Code Snippets and Libraries 405
18. Creating Templates 433
19. Testing a Web Site 455
20. Managing a Web Site 477
21. Moving Your Site to the Internet 495
22. Automating Dreamweaver 509
23. Working Together with Adobe Programs 527
Index 563
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