PHP & MySQL: Server-side Web Development

by Jon Duckett

Learn PHP, the programming language used to build sites like Facebook, Wikipedia and WordPress, then discover how these sites store information in a database (MySQL) and use the database to create the web pages.

This full-color book is packed with inspiring code examples, infographics and photography that not only teach you the PHP language and how to work with databases, but also show you how to build new applications from scratch. It demonstrates practical techniques that you will recognize from popular sites where visitors can:

Register as a member and log in Create articles, posts and profiles that are saved in a database Upload their own images and files Automatically receive email notifications Like and comment on posts. To show you how to apply the skills you learn, you will build a complete content management system, enhanced with features that are commonly seen on social networks.

Written by best-selling HTML & CSS and JavaScript & jQuery author Jon Duckett, this book uses a unique visual approach, with step-by-step instructions, practical code examples and pro tips that will teach you how to build modern database-driven websites using PHP.

Genres: Programming, Nonfiction, Computer Science, Technology, Coding, Design

672 pages, Paperback

Published February 23, 2022

About the author

Jon Duckett has been designing and building web sites for over a decade, working with global brands, and has authored and co-authored over a dozen books on web design, programming, usability and accessibility. He has curated conferences about web programming and has been a web strategy consultant, often coding front ends for projects and designing architectures for back end programming. He is the author of the best-selling, HTML & CSS: Design and Build Websites and JavaScript & jQuery: Interactive Front-End Web Development.

Reviews

[Cyrus Charles]

From the start, its step-by-step directions are crystal clear, complete with attention-grabbing pictures and practical examples. It's an extremely well-structured and thorough book, but the finest component by far is how PHP capabilities are introduced gradually and in context of the state of the practical examples being constructed at the moment.

As each practical example's capabilities are expanded, more extensive explanations of previously discussed PHP topics are delved into. This implies that you will not learn everything there is to know about each PHP feature all at once, but rather when it is appropriate, which I believe is an excellent approach to learning.

After examining a variety of different PHP learning tools, I would conclude that this book is a must-have reference for PHP programming, and the overall learning experience is rather enjoyable.

This is an excellent PHP learning resource, which I wholeheartedly recommend!

[atom_box Evan G]

This is not released yet, BTW.
Amazon allows pre-ordering it for January 2021.
This might just be to allow him to order beautiful furniture and plants for all of the end-of-chapter theme backgrounds, LOL. (If you know his prior books they are like a little IKEA/Starbucks decorating guide.)

[Preston B]

Also, a terrific read.

PHP was my main language for a long time. Sadly, it's been on the decline for many years now. I don't use it all that much anymore.

This would still be a terrific read for anyone trying to understand it. When first starting with back-end development, it's a rough understanding process coming from the front-end.

[Shoaib]

this is a a good book

[Rinki Dalal]

Goood book

[Collins]

can i read for free

[John Nuch]

hytu

[Kaiser Ahmed]

this is a great book for learning wordpress

[AkashDeep]

its a very good book to enhace our php skills.

[Quaid]

very best

[Jeyem Viceral]

paid

[Pelumi]

Am seriously hungry for this book. Can anyone help me to have this book read ? even if is electronic format.

[Karachi-Unique Stickers]

Hello sir i want to read it.. how can i read..

[Karl]

This book is great. One of the best programming books I've ever read. It covers basic PHP and easy to read. I esp. appreciated the sections about regex and datetime objects.

[Abayomi]

Goodread is a wonderful platform to read at your convenient time..

[Ali]

A

[Lime Street Labrador]

reads like a magazine, easy to follow

[Desire Frk]

best book

[Abrar Khan]

Very interesting

[Josh]

Best book i have ever new before

[Reader]

Thorough and well-organized.