{"product_id":"2940014111379","title":"Easy PHP - A Beginners Guide to PHP \u0026 MySQL Programming in Easy Steps (with Active Table of Contents) [Illustrated]","description":"***This Book has been formatted and optimized for Nook.  It includes a hyper-linked Table of Contents for easy navigation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAre you looking to add dynamic content your flat HTML pages? Or maybe you're a web designer who needs to learn some new scripting skills to satisfy their customers. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhatever your reasons, this book aims to teach the basics of the PHP scripting language and how to access a MySQL database.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePHP is one the most successful and widely used scripting languages on the Internet today, combined with the powerful and free MySQL database management system it can provide a web developer with a rich environment in which to create dynamic database driven websites.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf you are dealing with flat HTML pages, you have probably wondered to yourself just how difficult can it be to add dynamic content? but of course you're not a programmer how would you know?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInside Easy PHP - A Beginners Guide to PHP \u0026amp; MySQL Programming in Easy Steps:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book will guide you step by step and will help you better understand how PHP works.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEasy PHP is a complete beginners guide to the PHP scripting language, once you complete the course detailed within you will have a fundamental knowledge of everything you need to know to get started in creating dynamic, database driven web pages.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStarting with the basics, this book will take it step by step, utilizing examples along the way, and by the end you will be proficient enough to start including dynamic content in your own websites.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlso included within this guide a list of further resources, more sources of free learning and links to many PHP related information sites, whether you want to learn enough PHP to extend your own website or start a new career as a web developer, this guide is a fantastic first step.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSome of the things you will learn in the guide:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• What is a variable?\u003cbr\u003e• How to display dynamic text in a webpage.\u003cbr\u003e• How to write code loops.\u003cbr\u003e• How to write IF statements.\u003cbr\u003e• How to query a MySQL database.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBONUS SCRIPTS\u003cbr\u003eGet your hands wet with over 20 scripts to get your dynamic website up-and-running today!\u003cbr\u003eJust copy and paste and you're good to go.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHere are some of the scripts:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• Current Month\/Day\/Date With HTML Colors \u0026amp; Formatting\u003cbr\u003e• Change Background Color Based On Day Of The Week\u003cbr\u003e• Add Date Time Stamp \"Page Last Updated On...\"\u003cbr\u003e• Setting And Retrieving A Cookie\u003cbr\u003e• Showing The Surfer Average Vote Statistics\u003cbr\u003e• PHP Simple Slot Machine\u003cbr\u003e• Random Text Link Advertising\u003cbr\u003e• Searching Through Meta Tags For A Search Engine\u003cbr\u003e• Searching Through A Directory And Picking Out Files\u003cbr\u003e• Shuffling And \"Cutting\" A Deck Of Playing Cards\u003cbr\u003e• Admin Interface For Adding And Deleting Users Using MySQL\u003cbr\u003e• Reader Rated Most Useful Entries\u003cbr\u003e• Creating A MySQL Table Using A PHP Script\u003cbr\u003e• MySQL Based Counter Script For Multiple Pages\u003cbr\u003e• Display A Different Image For Each Day Of The Week\u003cbr\u003e• Random Image\u003cbr\u003e• Password Protect A Page\u003cbr\u003e• Random Quotes\u003cbr\u003e• Directory List\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhy Wait? Get Your Copy Today!","brand":"Niche Edition","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46615421190385,"sku":"2940014111379","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/5433\/7265\/files\/2940014111379_p0.jpg?v=1765613910","url":"https:\/\/shop.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940014111379","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","version":"1.0","type":"link"}