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Let us know by e-mailing wrox-partnerwithus@wrox.com Beginning PHP6, Apache, MySQL ® Web Development Introduction xxiii Part I: Movie Review Web Site Chapter 1: Configuring Your Installation 3 Chapter 2: Creating PHP Pages Using PHP6 19 Chapter 3: Using PHP with MySQL 77 Chapter 4: Using Tables to Display Data 105 Chapter 5: Form Elements: Letting the User Work with Data 131 Chapter 6: Letting the User Edit the Database 153 Chapter 7: Manipulating and Creating Images with PHP 175 Chapter 8: Validating User Input 217 Chapter 9: Handling and Avoiding Errors 241 Part II: Comic Book Fan Site Chapter 10: Building Databases 263 Chapter 11: Sending E-mail 315 Chapter 12: User Logins, Profiles, and Personalization 355 Chapter 13: Building a Content Management System 407 Chapter 14: Mailing Lists 469 Chapter 15: Online Stores 505 Chapter 16: Creating a Bulletin Board System 557 Chapter 17: Using Log Files to Improve Your Site 627 Chapter 18: Troubleshooting 641 Appendix A: Answers to Exercises 649 Appendix B: PHP Quick Reference 685 (continued) ffirs.indd iffirs.indd i 12/12/08 10:48:19 AM12/12/08 10:48:19 AM Appendix C: PHP6 Functions 695 Appendix D: MySQL Data Types 753 Appendix E: MySQL Quick Reference 757 Appendix F: Comparison of Text Editors 761 Appendix G: Choosing a Third-Party Host 765 Appendix H: An Introduction to PHP Data Objects 769 Appendix I: Installation and Configuration on Linux 777 Index 785 ffirs.indd iiffirs.indd ii 12/12/08 10:48:20 AM12/12/08 10:48:20 AM Beginning PHP6, Apache, MySQL ® Web Development ffirs.indd iiiffirs.indd iii 12/12/08 10:48:20 AM12/12/08 10:48:20 AM ffirs.indd ivffirs.indd iv 12/12/08 10:48:20 AM12/12/08 10:48:20 AM Beginning PHP6, Apache, MySQL ® Web Development Timothy Boronczyk Elizabeth Naramore Jason Gerner Yann Le Scouarnec Jeremy Stolz Michael K. 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In his spare time, he enjoys photography, hanging out with friends, and sleeping with his feet hanging off the end of his bed. He ’ s easily distracted by shiny objects. Elizabeth Naramore graduated from Miami University (Ohio) with a degree in organizational behavior and has been a web developer since 1997. Her main focus is in e - commerce, but she develops sites across numerous industries. She is currently a moderator at PHPBuilder.com, an online help center for PHP. She lives in Cincinnati, Ohio, with her husband and two children, and looks forward to someday returning to Miami U. to get her masters in computer science. Jason “ Goldbug ” Gerner currently spends his days working as a web developer in Cincinnati and burns free time complaining about lack of support for web standards and abusing XML. He can often be found lurking in the PHPBuilder.com discussion forums, waiting to chime in with nagging comments about CSS or code efficiency. Yann “ Bunkermaster ” Le Scouarnec is the senior developer for Jolt Online Gaming, a British gaming company. He is a moderator at PHPBuilder.com and a developer of open source PHP software for the gaming community. He has also worked for major software corporations as a software quality expert. Jeremy “ Stolzyboy ” Stolz is a web developer at J & M Companies, Inc. ( www.jmcompanies.com ), a print company in Fargo, North Dakota. Jeremy is primarily a PHP/MySQL developer, but he has also worked with many other languages. When not working, he frequents the Internet and tries to keep his programming skills sharp and up to date. He is a contributor to and moderator at PHPBuilder.com. Michael “ BuzzLY ” Glass has been a gladiator in the software/Web site development arena for more than eight years. He has more than ten years of commercial programming experience with a wide variety of technologies, including PHP, Java, Lotus Domino, and Vignette StoryServer. He divides his time between computer programming, playing pool in the APA, and running his web site at www.ultimatespin.com . You can usually find him slinking around on the PHPBuilder.com forums, where he is a moderator with the nickname BuzzLY. ffirs.indd viiffirs.indd vii 12/12/08 10:48:22 AM12/12/08 10:48:22 AM ffirs.indd viiiffirs.indd viii 12/12/08 10:48:22 AM12/12/08 10:48:22 AM [...]... 777 Index 785 xxii ftoc.indd xxii 12/12/08 10:49:43 AM Introduction Welcome to Beginning PHP6, Apache, MySQL Web Development, your new trusty resource for assistance in creating your own dynamic web sites There are a lot of technologies available that can be used to deliver great web sites, and we’re glad you chose the Apache /MySQL/ PHP (sometimes referred to simply as AMP) approach You may or may not... to to to the echo Command Logical Operators Double Quotes: Using heredoc Incrementing/Decrementing Values OOP Dreams Classes Properties and Methods Why Use OOP? Summary Exercises Chapter 3: Using PHP with MySQL Overview of MySQL Structure and Syntax MySQL Structure MySQL Syntax and Commands How PHP Fits with MySQL Connecting to the MySQL Server Looking at a Ready-Made Database Querying the Database... xxiii Part I: Movie Review Web Site Chapter 1: Configuring Your Installation Projects in This Book A Brief Introduction to Apache, MySQL, PHP, and Open Source A Brief History of Open Source Initiatives Why Open Source Rocks How the AMP Pieces Work Together Installing Apache, MySQL, and PHP on Windows Installing Apache Installing PHP Configuring PHP to Use MySQL Installing MySQL Where to Go for Help... www.ultimatespin.com: Spidon, Kaine, Garmy, Spidermanalf, Ping, Webhead, and FancyDan You guys rock! To Donna and Gerry, who have influenced my life more than they can ever know, and who have taught me the importance of finishing what you’ve started — Michael Glass ffirs.indd xi 12/12/08 10:48:23 AM ffirs.indd xii 12/12/08 10:48:23 AM Beginning PHP6, Apache, MySQL Web Development ffirs.indd xiii 12/12/08 10:48:23... latest and greatest versions of Apache, MySQL, and PHP at the time of publishing, chances are those versions won’t be around for long It is important for you to visit the source web sites for each component to get the most updated versions and recent release notes We recommend that you always use the most recent stable releases when developing web sites using Apache, MySQL, and PHP Using older software... “dark side” to join us as Apache, MySQL, and PHP enthusiasts! What ’s Covered in the Book A variety of topics are covered in this book: ❑ ❑ flast.indd xxiii Installation and configuration of Apache, MySQL, and PHP Basic introduction to each component and how they interact with one another 12/10/08 6:11:23 PM Introduction ❑ Gathering information from and interacting with your web site visitors ❑ How to... content management system ❑ Enhancing your web site by adding e-commerce capabilities ❑ Incorporating a discussion forum into your site ❑ Monitoring the health of your web site through the use of activity logs and error logs ❑ Selecting a third-party web hosting provider ❑ Finding the text editor that’s right for you ❑ Using multiple interfaces to connect to MySQL from PHP As you read through the chapters... book, you’ll have a thorough understanding of the core concepts you need to be an effective developer using Apache, MySQL, and PHP, and hopefully a burning desire to continue learning and growing as a developer Who ’s This Book For? We assume that anyone reading this book has some experience with web site development concepts and a basic working knowledge of HTML and CSS Knowledge of other programming... Test! Debug with Xdebug Where to Go for Help www.wrox.com PHPBuilder.com Source Web Sites Search and Rescue IRC Channels Summary 645 646 646 647 647 647 647 647 648 648 648 Appendix A: Answers to Exercises 649 Appendix B: PHP Quick Reference 685 Appendix C: PHP6 Functions 695 Appendix D: MySQL Data Types 753 Appendix E: MySQL Quick Reference 757 Appendix F: Comparison of Text Editors 761 Appendix G:... Incorporating Validation into the Movie Site Forgot Something? Checking for Format Errors Summary Exercises Chapter 9: Handling and Avoiding Errors How the Apache Web Server Deals with Errors Apache’s ErrorDocument Directive Apache’s ErrorDocument: Advanced Custom Error Page Error Handling and Creating Error-Handling Pages with PHP Error Types in PHP Generating PHP Errors Other Methods of Error Handling . Cataloging-in-Publication Data. Beginning PHP6, Apache, MySQL web development / Timothy Boronczyk . . . [et al.]. p. cm. Includes index. ISBN 978-0-470-39114-3 (paper/website) 1. Web sites—Design. 2 Gerner, Le Scouarnec, Stolz, Glass Beginning spine=1.68" Updates, source code, and Wrox technical support at www.wrox.com Beginning PHP6, Apache, MySQL ® Web Development Timothy Boronczyk,. Programmer TM Wrox Programmer to Programmer TM Beginning PHP6, Apache, MySQL ® Web Development Enhance Your Knowledge Advance Your Career Professional Web APIs with PHP 978-0-7645-8954-6 This book