In this chapter, you learned some new PHP functions that allow
you to interface with a MySQL database server. Using these
functions, you built your first database-driven Web site which
published the Jokes database online, and allowed
visitors to add jokes of their own to it.
The next 9 chapters and the complete code archive for all
examples demonstrated are available in my book
Build your own Database Driven Website Using PHP & MySQL.
The book explores several applications of your database in more
depth. In Chapter 5, we'll go back to the MySQL command line.
We'll learn how to use relational database principles and
advanced SQL queries to represent more complex types of
information, and give our visitors credit for the jokes they add.
Later chapters go on to build a complete content management
system based on the humble beginnings we've just discussed.
You'll learn how to build an ecommerce shopping cart, build a
Web-based file repository, utilize sessions and cookies to track
visitors, maintain database security and plenty more! And as I
mentioned above, to make the job of applying the applications to
your Website extra-easy, I've also included a complete,
downloadable code archive, which contains all the sample PHP
& MySQL code that you'll use with the book.
If you're serious about taking PHP & MySQL to the next level,
I'd encourage you to grab yourself a copy of
Build your own
Database Driven Website Using PHP & MySQL.
It's reasonably priced at only $34.95 (plus $6.95 shipping to
anywhere in the World) and if you're not 100% satisfied with your
purchase, simply return it to SitePoint, who will be more than
happy to refund the purchase price of the book.
Okay I've seen enough, show me the book NOW please...
The book contains not only the four chapters you just read, but
also eight more chapters that cover advanced database concepts,
the design of a complete content management system, MySQL server
administration, and much, much more! The book also includes a
complete set of appendices to make it the ideal desk reference
for PHP and MySQL Web development. For more information,
see the book
page.
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