Book Description

PHP and MySQL Web Development teaches you to develop dynamic, secure, commerical Web sites. Using the same accessible, popular teaching style of the three previous editions, this book has been thoroughly updated to reflect the rapidly changing landscape of MySQL and PHP. This fourth edition incorporates changes in the 5.1 specs of PHP and MySQL, as well as reflecting new trends in Web development in general. Some new highlights include coverage of Ajax, social networking sites, security concerns, and the PEAR repository of PHP extensions and applications.

Laura Thomson是Mozilla公司的高级软件工程师。之前，她是OmniTI公司和Tangled Web Design公司的合伙人。此外，Laura曾经在RMIT大学和波士顿顾问集团工作过。她获得了应用科学（计算机科学）的学士学位和工程学（计算机系统工程）学士学位。在她的空闲时间，她非常喜欢骑马，讨论免费软件和开源软件以及睡觉。.

Luke Welling是OmniTI公司的一位Web架构师，他经常在一些国际会议（例如，OSCON， ZendCon， MySQLUC，HPCon，OSDC以及LinuxTag）中就开源和Web开发的话题发表演讲。在加入OmniTI公司..