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Sams Teach Yourself PHP, MySQL and Apache All in One

Table of Contents

Copyright

About the Authors

Lead author

Contributing authors

Acknowledgments

We Want to Hear from You!

Reader Services

Introduction

Who Should Read This Book?

How This Book Is Organized

Conventions Used in This Book

Part I: Laying the Groundwork

Chapter 1. Installing and Configuring MySQL

Current and Future Versions of MySQL

How to Get MySQL

Installing MySQL on Linux/Unix

Installing MySQL on Windows

Troubleshooting Your Installation

Basic Security Guidelines

Introducing the MySQL Privilege System

Working with User Privileges

Summary

Q&A

Workshop

Chapter 2. Installing and Configuring Apache

Current and Future Versions of Apache

Choosing an Installation Method

Installing Apache on Linux/Unix

Installing Apache on Windows

Apache Configuration File Structure

Apache Log Files

Apache-Related Commands

Starting Apache for the First Time

Troubleshooting

Summary

Q&A

Workshop

Chapter 3. Installing and Configuring PHP

Current and Future Versions of PHP

Building PHP on Linux/Unix with Apache

Installing PHP Files on Windows

php.ini Basics

Testing Your Installation

Getting Installation Help

The Basics of PHP Scripts

Summary

Q&A

Workshop

Part II: PHP Language Structure

Chapter 4. The Building Blocks of PHP

Variables

Data Types

Operators and Expressions

Constants

Summary

Q&A

Workshop

Chapter 5. Flow Control Functions in PHP

Switching Flow

Loops

Code Blocks and Browser Output

Summary

Q&A

Workshop

Chapter 6. Working with Functions

What Is a Function?

Calling Functions

Defining a Function

Returning Values from User-Defined Functions

Variable Scope

Saving State Between Function Calls with the static Statement

More About Arguments

Testing for the Existence of a Function

Summary

Q&A

Workshop

Chapter 7. Working with Arrays and Objects

What Is an Array?

Creating Arrays

Some Array-Related Functions

Creating an Object

Object Inheritance

Summary

Q&A

Workshop

Part III: Getting Involved with the Code

Chapter 8. Working with Strings, Dates, and Times

Formatting Strings with PHP

Investigating Strings in PHP

Manipulating Strings with PHP

Using Date and Time Functions in PHP

Summary

Workshop

Chapter 9. Working with Forms

Creating a Simple Input Form

Accessing Form Input with User-Defined Arrays

Combining HTML and PHP Code on a Single Page

Using Hidden Fields to Save State

Redirecting the User

Sending Mail on Form Submission

Working with File Uploads

Summary

Workshop

Chapter 10. Working with User Sessions

Session Function Overview

Starting a Session

Working with Session Variables

Passing Session IDs in the Query String

Destroying Sessions and Unsetting Variables

Summary

Q&A

Workshop

Chapter 11. Working with Files and Directories

Including Files with include()

Testing Files

Creating and Deleting Files

Opening a File for Writing, Reading, or Appending

Reading from Files

Writing or Appending to a File

Working with Directories

Summary

Q&A

Workshop

Chapter 12. Working with the Server Environment

Opening Pipes to and from Processes Using popen()

Running Commands with exec()

Running Commands with system() or passthru()

Summary

Q&A

Workshop

Chapter 13. Working with Images

Understanding the Image-Creation Process

Necessary Modifications to PHP

Drawing a New Image

Getting Fancy with Pie Charts

Modifying Existing Images

Summary

Q&A

Workshop

Part IV: PHP and MySQL Integration

Chapter 14. Learning the Database Design Process

The Importance of Good Database Design

Types of Table Relationships

Understanding Normalization

Following the Design Process

Summary

Q&A

Workshop

Chapter 15. Learning Basic SQL Commands

Learning the MySQL Data Types

Learning the Table Creation Syntax

Using the INSERT Command

Using the SELECT Command

Using WHERE in Your Queries

Selecting from Multiple Tables

Using the UPDATE Command to Modify Records

Using the REPLACE Command

Using the DELETE Command

Frequently Used String Functions in MySQL

Using Date and Time Functions in MySQL

Summary

Q&A

Workshop

Chapter 16. Interacting with MySQL Using PHP

Connecting to MySQL with PHP

Working with MySQL Data

Summary

Workshop

Part V: Basic Projects

Chapter 17. Managing a Simple Mailing List

Developing the Subscription Mechanism

Developing the Mailing Mechanism

Summary

Q&A

Workshop

Chapter 18. Creating an Online Address Book

Planning and Creating the Database Tables

Creating a Menu

Creating the Record Addition Mechanism

Viewing Records

Creating the Record Deletion Mechanism

Adding Subentries to a Record

Summary

Workshop

Chapter 19. Creating a Simple Discussion Forum

Designing the Database Tables

Creating the Input Forms and Scripts

Displaying the Topic List

Displaying the Posts in a Topic

Adding Posts to a Topic

Summary

Chapter 20. Creating an Online Storefront

Planning and Creating the Database Tables

Displaying Categories of Items

Displaying Items

Summary

Workshop

Chapter 21. Creating a Shopping Cart Mechanism

Planning and Creating the Database Tables

Integrating the Cart with Your Storefront

Payment Methods and the Checkout Sequence

Summary

Workshop

Chapter 22. Creating a Simple Calendar

Building a Simple Display Calendar

Creating a Calendar Library

Summary

Q&A

Workshop

Chapter 23. Restricting Access to Your Applications

Authentication Overview

Apache Authentication Module Functionality

Using Apache for Access Control

Combining Apache Access Methods

Limiting Access Based on HTTP Methods

Introducing Cookies

Setting a Cookie with PHP

Restricting Access Based on Cookie Values

Summary

Q&A

Workshop

Chapter 24. Logging and Monitoring Web Server Activity

Standard Apache Access Logging

Standard Apache Error Logging

Managing Apache Logs

Logging Custom Information to a Database

Summary

Q&A

Workshop

Chapter 25. Application Localization

About Internationalization and Localization

About Character Sets

Environment Modifications

Creating a Localized Page Structure

Summary

Q&A

Workshop

Part VI: Administration and Fine Tuning

Chapter 26. Apache Performance Tuning and Virtual Hosting

Scalability Issues

Load Testing with ApacheBench

Proactive Performance Tuning

Preventing Abuse

Implementing Virtual Hosting

Summary

Q&A

Chapter 27. Setting Up a Secure Web Server

The Need for Security

The SSL Protocol

Obtaining and Installing SSL Tools

Managing Certificates

SSL Configuration

Summary

Q&A

Chapter 28. Optimizing and Tuning MySQL

Building an Optimized Platform

MySQL Startup Options

Optimizing Your Table Structure

Optimizing Your Queries

Using the FLUSH Command

Using the SHOW Command

Summary

Q&A

Workshop

Chapter 29. Software Upgrades

Staying in the Loop

Upgrading MySQL

Upgrading Apache

Upgrading PHP

Summary

Workshop

Part VII: Looking Toward the Future

Chapter 30. Features and Backward Compatibility of PHP 5.0

What's Wrong With PHP 4?

The New Object Model

Additional New Features

So, When Should I Upgrade to PHP 5?

Summary

Q&A

Chapter 31. Features and Backward Compatibility of MySQL 4.1

Using Subqueries

Internationalization Enhancements

Additional New Functionality

Looking Further Ahead to MySQL 5.0

Summary

Q&A

Workshop

Part VIII: Appendix

Appendix A. Installing MySQL, Apache, and PHP from the CD-ROM

Linux/Unix Installation

Windows Installation

Troubleshooting

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