Sams Teach Yourself PHP, MySQL & JavaScript All in One, 6th Edition

In just a short time, you can learn how to use PHP, MySQL, and JavaScript together to create dynamic, interactive websites and applications using three leading web development technologies.

No previous programming experience is required. Using a straightforward, step-by-step approach, each lesson in this book builds on the previous ones, enabling you to learn the essentials of full-stack web application development – from HTML, CSS, and JavaScript on the front end, to PHP scripting and MySQL databases on the server.

Regardless of whether you run Linux, Windows, or MacOS, the book includes complete instructions to install all the software you need to set up a stable environment for learning, testing, and production.

Step-by-step instructions carefully walk you through the most common web application development tasks.

Practical, hands-on examples show you how to apply what you learn.

Quizzes and exercises help you test your knowledge and?stretch your skills.

Learn how to

• Build web pages with HTML5 and CSS
• Use JavaScript to build dynamic, interactive web pages
• Get PHP, MySQL, and JavaScript to work together to create modern, standards-compliant web applications
• Enhance interactivity with AJAX
• Leverage JavaScript libraries such as jQuery
• Work with cookies and user sessions
• Get user input with web-based forms
• Use basic SQL commands
• Interact with the MySQL database using PHP
• Write maintainable code and get started with version control
• Decide when frameworks such as Bootstrap, Foundation, React, Angular, and Laravel can be useful
• Create a web-based discussion forum or calendar
• Add a storefront and shopping cart to your site

Table of Contents

Part I: Web Application Basics
Chapter 1 Understanding How The Web Works
Chapter 2 Structuring Html And Using Cascading Style Sheets
Chapter 3 Understanding The Css Box Model And Positioning
Chapter 4 Introducing Javascript
Chapter 5 Introducing Php

Part II: Getting Started with Dynamic Websites
Chapter 6 Understanding Dynamic Websites And Html5 Applications
Chapter 7 Javascript Fundamentals: Variables, Strings, And Arrays
Chapter 8 Javascript Fundamentals: Functions, Objects, And Flow Control
Chapter 9 Understanding Javascript Event Handling
Chapter 10 The Basics Of Using Jquery

Part III: Taking Your Web Applications to the Next Level
Chapter 11 Ajax: Remote Scripting
Chapter 12 Php Fundamentals: Variables, Strings, And Arrays
Chapter 13 Php Fundamentals: Functions, Objects, And Flow Control
Chapter 14 Working With Cookies And User Sessions
Chapter 15 Working With Web-Based Forms

Part IV: Integrating a Database into Your Applications
Chapter 16 Understanding The Database Design Process
Chapter 17 Learning Basic Sql Commands
Chapter 18 Interacting With Mysql Using Php

Part V: Getting Started with Application Development
Chapter 19 Creating A Simple Discussion Forum
Chapter 20 Creating An Online Storefront
Chapter 21 Creating A Simple Calendar
Chapter 22 Managing Web Applications

Appendix A Installation Quickstart Guide With Xampp
Appendix B Installing And Configuring Mysql
Appendix C Installing And Configuring Apache
Appendix D Installing And Configuring PHP