Lynn Beighley & Michael Morrison 
Head First PHP & MySQL [PDF ebook] 
A Brain-Friendly Guide

If you’re ready to create web pages more complex than those you can build with HTML and CSS, Head First PHP & My SQL is the ultimate learning guide to building dynamic, database-driven websites using PHP and My SQL. Packed with real-world examples, this book teaches you all the essentials of server-side programming, from the fundamentals of PHP and My SQL coding to advanced topics such as form validation, session IDs, cookies, database queries and joins, file I/O operations, content management, and more.Head First PHP & My SQL offers the same visually rich format that’s turned every title in the Head First series into a bestseller, with plenty of exercises, quizzes, puzzles, and other interactive features to help you retain what you’ve learned.Use PHP to transform static HTML pages into dynamic web sites Create and populate your own My SQL database tables, and work with data stored in files Perform sophisticated My SQL queries with joins, and refine your results with LIMIT and ORDER BYUse cookies and sessions to track visitors’ login information and personalize the site for users Protect your data from SQL injection attacks Use regular expressions to validate information on forms Dynamically display text based on session info and create images on the fly Pull syndicated data from other sites using PHP and XMLThroughout the book, you’ll build sophisticated examples — including a mailing list, a job board, and an online dating site — to help you learn how to harness the power of PHP and My SQL in a variety of contexts. If you’re ready to build a truly dynamic website, Head First PHP & My SQL is the ideal way to get going.