PHP Programming with MySQL, International Edition

1. Getting Started with PHP.
2. Using Functions and Control Structures.
3. Manipulating Strings.
4. Handling User Input.
5. Working with Files and Directories.
6. Manipulating Arrays.
7. Working with Databases and MySQL.
8. Manipulating MySQL Databases with PHP.
9. Managing State Information.
10. Developing Object-Oriented PHP.
Appendix A: Working with XHTML.
Appendix B: Building a Web Development Environment.
Appendix C: Formatting Strings.Appendix D: Secure Coding with PHP.
Appendix E: Advanced Debugging Techniques.
Appendix F: Connecting to SQL Server and Oracle Databases.
Appendix D: Secure Coding with PHP.

Gosselin, Don
Don Gosselin is a technical communications expert with more than 20 years of experience, including application development, technical writing, training, and curriculum development. In addition to JavaScript, he has written or contributed to textbooks on Java programming, Microsoft Visual C++, Web design technologies, Web programming languages, XHTML, PHP programming with MySQL, and ASP.NET programming with C# and SQL Server.

Easterbrooks, Robert
Robert Easterbrooks has been a software developer for nearly 20 years, with experience in C/C++, Java, PHP and more. He is currently employed as an applications and database developer for the Maine Office of Information Technology, primarily supporting the Department of Environmental Protection. He has a BS in Computer Science from Westfield State College in Westfield, MA and a BS in Computer Information Systems from the University of Maine at Augusta. Bob lives with his wife and two children on a small farm outside of Augusta, Maine.

Kokoska, Diana
Diana Kokoska, a member of the Computer Information Systems program at the University of Maine at Augusta, has taught computer education at the postsecondary level for more than 20 years. She holds an MS in Business Administration from Husson College and a BS in Business Education from the University of Maine. She has taught a full range of Web design and development courses, from client-side scripting languages to server-side applications, at Washington County Community College, Eastern Maine Community College, and Husson College. She has received multiple teaching recognitions, including the national Teacher of Excellence (NISOD) award. She has been married to her husband, John, for more than 30 years, and resides in Bangor, Maine.