Build Your Own Database Driven Website Using PHP & MySQL' is a practical hands-on guide to learning all the tools, principles and techniques needed to build a fully functional database driven Website using PHP & MySQL. This book covers everything from installing PHP & MySQL under Windows, Linux, and Mac through to building a live Web-based content management system. While this is essentially a beginners book, it also covers more advanced topics such as the storage of binary data in MySQL, and cookies and sessions in PHP. It comes complete with a set of handy reference guides for PHP & MySQL. Includes download access to all the code samples used throughout the book so you can adapt them to your own custom Web solutions.

"IS professionals - from individuals and small businesses to IS teams in large corporations - will find this book to be an invaluable step-by-step guide to what can be done with online databases and how to do it." "Database-driven Web sites are the future of the Internet, making Web sites more than just advertisements and information; online databases make the Web useful as a means of conducting business. Feiler compiles an overview of this fast-growing phenomenon that teaches you to rapidly build Web sites for organizations large and small. Here, database experts will find a detailed introduction to Web technologies and the deployment of databases on the Web, while Webmasters will benefit from a thorough explanation of databases and their technology."--Jacket.

A reference you?ll turn to whenever you need a practical solution to your online content delivery problems! Don?t depend on static HTML to meet your clients? demand for information?use Database-Driven Web Sites to help you find the dynamic program that will get the job done with ease. This book contains profiles of successful content delivery solutions in a variety of library situations, from academic to governmental, and covers many associated elements, such as web site redesign, digitization, and electronic access to archival information. Plentiful illustrations and straightforward language will make this book a valuable addition to your collections. Among the topics Database-Driven Web Sites examines are: staff skill development issues building a frequently asked questions (FAQ) database managing bibliographic citation software online reference collections in collegiate libraries developing portal web sites for state governments This book aims to empower librarians to create new services that would be impossible with strictly HTML-based web sites, so along with advice from professionals, Database-Driven Web Sites offers you practical tips for managing complex projects and includes numerous links to online resources and software.

The purpose of this book is to provide an introduction to this set of technologies to teach a new programmer how to get started creating data-driven websites and to provide a jumping-off point for the reader to expand his or her skills. Today’s modern world is heavily dependent on the World Wide Web. It affects the way we communicate, how we shop, and how we learn about the world. Every website, every page, consists of four fundamental elements: the structure, the style, the programming, and the data. These correspond to four different “languages,” respectively: HTML, CSS, PHP, and MySQL. After learning the necessary components, users will have the understanding required to use the above technologies to create a working website. This book is aimed at the programmer or student who understands the basic building blocks of programming such as statements and control structures but lacks knowledge of the syntax and application of the above-mentioned technologies.

Learn to build and deploy dynamic Web applications that interact with a powerful database. Readers with two prior programming courses will learn to get the most out of Visual Studio .NET, Oracle9i and Microsoft Access 2002.

Almost every organization seeks a simple means of managing, publishing and/or providing searchable web access to information. Written by a knowledgeable web developer, this book demonstrates the simplicity, cost-effectiveness, and versatility of designing database driven web applications with Open Source resources. Case studies of 'real world' implementations address both theoretical aspects and practical considerations of developing applications with the easy-to-use PHP scripting language and powerful MySQL relational database. Project organization and design issues are considered along with basic coding examples, accessibility standards and implementation advice. - Introduces popular Open Source database tools (MySQL/PHP) and basic development skills, bringing database driven technology within the reach of any web developer - Explores strategies for improving content management, web publishing and information access - Uses non-technical language and presents seven university library web database case studies

Completely rewritten and redesigned for the new version of FrontPage, this edition contains detailed scenarios that guide readers through the process of creating sites that range from personal to corporate.