PHP, MySQL & JavaScript All in One, Sams Teach Yourself

ebook Sams Teach Yourself

By Julie C. Meloni

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In just a short time, you can learn how to use PHP, MySQL, and JavaScript together to create dynamic, interactive websites and applications using three leading web development technologies.

No previous programming experience is required. Using a straightforward, step-by-step approach, each lesson in this book builds on the previous ones, enabling you to learn the essentials of full-stack web application development – from HTML, CSS, and JavaScript on the front end, to PHP scripting and MySQL databases on the server.

Regardless of whether you run Linux, Windows, or MacOS, the book includes complete instructions to install all the software you need to set up a stable environment for learning, testing, and production.

Step-by-step instructions carefully walk you through the most common web application development tasks.

Practical, hands-on examples show you how to apply what you learn.

Quizzes and exercises help you test your knowledge and stretch your skills.

Learn how to:

  • Build web pages with HTML5 and CSS

  • Use JavaScript to build dynamic, interactive web pages

  • Get PHP, MySQL, and JavaScript to work together to create modern, standards-compliant web applications

  • Enhance interactivity with AJAX

  • Leverage JavaScript libraries such as jQuery

  • Work with cookies and user sessions

  • Get user input with web-based forms

  • Use basic SQL commands

  • Interact with the MySQL database using PHP

  • Write maintainable code and get started with version control

  • Decide when frameworks such as Bootstrap, Foundation, React, Angular,

    and Laravel can be useful

  • Create a web-based discussion forum or calendar

  • Add a storefront and shopping cart to your site

    Contents at a Glance

    PART I Web Application Basics

    1 Understanding How the Web Works

    2 Structuring HTML and Using Cascading Style Sheets

    3 Understanding the CSS Box Model and Positioning

    4 Introducing JavaScript

    5 Introducing PHP

    PART II Getting Started with Dynamic Web Sites

    6 Understanding Dynamic Web Sites and HTML5 Applications

    7 JavaScript Fundamentals: Variables, Strings, and Arrays

    8 JavaScript Fundamentals: Functions, Objects, and Flow Control

    9 Understanding JavaScript Event Handling

    10 The Basics of Using jQuery

    PART III Taking Your Web Applications to the Next Level

    11 AJAX: Getting Started with Remote Scripting

    12 PHP Fundamentals: Variables, Strings, and Arrays

    13 PHP Fundamentals: Functions, Objects, and Flow Control

    14 Working with Cookies and User Sessions

    15 Working with...

  • PHP, MySQL & JavaScript All in One, Sams Teach Yourself