Creating Interactive Websites with PHP and Web Services

Build Dynamic Websites with PHP and MySQL—and Extend Those Sites withWeb Services
PHP and MySQL are great tools for buildingdatabase–driven websites. There′s nothing new about that. What is new isthe environment in which your site operates—a world rich (and growingricher) in web services that can add value and functionality in many differentways. Creating Interactive Web Sites with PHP and Web Services walks youthrough every step of a major web project—a content–managementsystem—teaching you both the basic techniques and little–known tricks youneed to build successful web sites. And you can use those skills to developdynamic applications that will meet your special requirements. Here’s someof what you’ll find covered inside:
Adding,deleting, and displaying data with a custom content–managementsystemBuilding a template system with PHPInteracting with web servicesusing PHP and MySQLCreating and managing a user system and a shoppingcartProcessing credit card payments using merchant accounts and third–partypayment solutionsTracking site statistics using PHP and MySQLEnhancingyour site with third–party scripts
Tons of examples, complete withexplanations and supported by online source code, will speed your progress,whether you’re a true beginner or already have PHP experience. This book isplatform–agnostic, so it doesn’t matter if you’re deploying your siteon Linux or Windows. You also get PHP and MySQL references, so you can quicklyresolve questions about syntax and similar issues.


Spis treści:

Introduction.
Chapter 1: Introducing PHP.
Chapter 2: Planning Your Project.
Chapter 3: Building a Database Schema with MySQL.
Chapter 4: Building a Website Template with PHP.
Chapter 5: Creating a Website Membership System.
Chapter 6: Developing a Website News System.
Chapter 7: Enhancing Your Website with Web Services and APIs.
Chapter 8: Creating a Shopping Cart System.
Chapter 9: Processing Payments for Your Website.
Chapter 10: Tracking Website Statistics.
Chapter 11: Using Third–Party PHP Scripts.
Chapter 12: Closing Statements.
Appendix A: PHP Reference.
Appendix B: MySQL Syntax Reference.
Index.

Nota biograficzna:
Eric Rosebrock, owner of PHP Freaks (http://www.phpfreaks.com), a community of developers helping one another learn and troubleshoot PHP. Eric has developed web pages with HTML, JavaScript, and ASP for 7 years and has been a professional PHP developer for 2 years. He has extensive knowledge of PHP, MySQL, Apache Web Server, and the Linux. Eric was a Windows 2k Sys Admin for the U.S.A.F. for 5 years, and has maintained over 2,000 workstations, 50 Windows 2k and NT servers, and IIS web servers.

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Build Dynamic Websites with PHP and MySQL—and Extend Those Sites withWeb Services
PHP and MySQL are great tools for buildingdatabase–driven websites. There′s nothing new about that. What is new isthe environment in which your site operates—a world rich (and growingricher) in web services that can add value and functionality in many differentways. Creating Interactive Web Sites with PHP and Web Services walks youthrough every step of a major web project—a content–managementsystem—teaching you both the basic techniques and little–known tricks youneed to build successful web sites. And you can use those skills to developdynamic applications that will meet your special requirements. Here’s someof what you’ll find covered inside:
Adding,deleting, and displaying data with a custom content–managementsystemBuilding a template system with PHPInteracting with web servicesusing PHP and MySQLCreating and managing a user system and a shoppingcartProcessing credit card payments using merchant accounts and third–partypayment solutionsTracking site statistics using PHP and MySQLEnhancingyour site with third–party scripts
Tons of examples, complete withexplanations and supported by online source code, will speed your progress,whether you’re a true beginner or already have PHP experience. This book isplatform–agnostic, so it doesn’t matter if you’re deploying your siteon Linux or Windows. You also get PHP and MySQL references, so you can quicklyresolve questions about syntax and similar issues.