PHP MySQL Website Programming: Problem - Design - Solution

PHP MySQL Website Programming: Problem - Design - Solution shows the development process for a web site using a specific set of technologies: the Apache web server, the MySQL database system, and the PHP scripting language. It gives you a completely hands-on experience and guides you through the construction of a complete application-driven site from design to deployment.

Each chapter in the book is broken into three parts:

• Problem: The authors analyze each task and identify areas that may be particularly hard to implement.
• Design: Once the problems have been identified, a proposal is sketched out for solving them.
• Solution: The code is developed and deployed to accomplish the task at hand.

Throughout the book, good object-oriented PHP coding methods are used where appropriate. The site you construct features a modular design, so the individual chapters are generally focused on designing and building a specific piece of the site's functionality. A working model of the site can be found online at http://apress.mediatemple.net.

On the whole, this book provides a lot of insight into the ways you can implement web applications with PHP and MySQL in real-world situations.

Contents

• Building a PHP MySQL Web Site
• Planning the Web Site
• Designing the User Interface
• Managing Users and Sessions
• Visitor Accounts
• Dynamic News Content
• Syndication
• Advertising
• Online Polls
• User Discussion Forums
• Newsletters and Mailing Lists
• Shopping Carts
• Checking Out
• The Road Ahead