This is the fully updated new edition of the popular work that shows readers how to create e-commerce websites using two of the world's most popular technologies: the PHP scripting language and MySQL database. In addition to guiding readers through the creation of a working website using sound enterprise development techniques, the authors take care to provide readers with a variety of alternative implementation solutions. The book has also been updated to reflect the latest development trends, showing readers how to upgrade their shopping cart using Ajax, integrate with Amazon's Web services, and encourage customer feedback through cutting-edge interactive features.

This update to a Wrox bestseller dives in and guides the reader through the entire process of creating dynamic, data-driven sites using the open source "AMP" model: Apache Web server, the MySQL database system, and the PHP scripting language. The team of expert authors covers PHP scripting, database management, security, integration, and e-commerce functions and comes complete with a useful syntax reference. Showcases three fully functional Web site examples, with implementations for both Windows and Linux, that readers can incorporate into their own projects Updates include a new chapter on PHP5 features and functions, a new example Web site application, and updates to PHP5 throughout the text

* This best-selling title has comprehensive discussions about PHP 5, MySQL 5, and how these two popular open source technologies work together to create powerful websites. * Updated to reflect the new features found in MySQL’s most significant release to date. Readers are introduced to advanced database features like triggers, stored procedures, and views. They learn how to integrate these new capabilities into their PHP-driven web applications. The book also discusses PHP’s new MySQL extension, mysqli, which is required for MySQL versions 4.1 and higher. * Packed with hundreds of practical examples covering all aspects of web development, including forms management, templating, database integration, Web services, security, and session handling.

MySQL remains one of the hottest open source database technologies. As the database has evolved into a product competitive with proprietary counterparts like Oracle and IBM DB2, MySQL has found favor with large scale corporate users who require high-powered features and performance. Expert MySQL is the first book to delve deep into the MySQL architecture, showing users how to make the most of the database through creation of custom storage handlers, optimization of MySQL's query execution, and use of the embedded server product. This book will interest users deploying MySQL in high-traffic environments and in situations requiring minimal resource allocation.

Beginning PHP and MySQL E-Commerce: From Novice to Professional, Second Edition covers every step of the design and building process involved in creating powerful, extendable e–commerce web sites. Based around a real–world example involving a web site selling t–shirts, you’ll learn how to create and manage a product catalog, build and integrate a shopping cart, and process customer accounts and PayPal/credit card transactions. With the e–commerce framework in place, authors Emilian Balanescu and Cristian Darie show you how to integrate advanced features sure to set your web site apart from the competition. You’ll learn how to expand your catalog using Amazon Web Services, optimize the web site for the search engines, and take advantage of Ajax to build an even more user–friendly shopping cart. Other highlights: The authors show you how to build a complex, extendable e–commerce web site using sound development practices This second edition has been updated to take advantage of a more flexible templating system, and new chapters cover Ajax integration and search engine optimization The text goes beyond basic product and customer management, showing you how to integrate product reviews, process payments using both credit cards and PayPal, and expand your web site catalog using third–party services such as Amazons affiliate program What you’ll learn Build an extensible e–commerce web site using sound development techniques Increase sales through proven techniques such as cross–selling, upselling, and enhancing customer service offerings Expand your product and service offerings by integrating with reseller programs such as Amazon Affiliates via XML web services Take advantage of search engine optimization techniques to make your web site more easy to find Who this book is for This book was written for individuals seeking to build e–commerce web sites using the PHP language and MySQL database.

This title describes all major aspects of PHP in considerable detail, guiding the reader from beginning to advanced topics. It introduces the new features of the World's most popular Open Source database, MySQL and demonstrates how PHP and MySQL are usedin conjunction to create dynamic, database-driven Web sites.

This is the third edition of the highly practical work that offers a comprehensive introduction to two of the most prominent open source technologies on the planet: the PHP scripting language and the MySQL database server. In this incarnation, W. Jason Gilmore’s book has been updated to cover the new features in PHP as that language makes the very significant jump from version 5 to version 6. Essentially three books in one, readers not only profit from extensive introductions to the core features of each technology, but also learn how to effectively integrate the two in order to build robust data-driven applications. The book is packed with practical examples and insight into the real-world challenges faced by developers.

This comprehensive tutorial and reference covers all the basics of PHP 5, a popular open source Web scripting language, and MySQL 4.012, the most popular open source database engine Explores why users need PHP and MySQL, how to get started, how to add PHP to HTML, and how to connect HTML Web pages to MySQL Offers an extensive tutorial for developing applications with PHP and MySQL Includes coverage of how to install, administer, and design MySQL databases independently of PHP; exception and error handling; debugging techniques; PostgreSQL database system; and PEAR database functions The authors provide unique case studies of how and where to use PHP drawn from their own extensive Web experience

This book guides you through all of the key configuration and administration tasks you’ll need to know to quickly deploy and manage the Ubuntu Server distribution. Whether you’re interested in adopting Ubuntu within a Fortune 500 environment or just want to use Ubuntu to manage your home network, this book is your go-to guide to using the distribution securely for a wide variety of network services. Topics include file, print, web, and FTP management, command-line tips and tricks, automated installation, configuration and deployment processes, and kernel management.

What is this book about? Beginning PHP5 is a complete tutorial in PHP5'slanguage features and functionality, beginning with the basics andbuilding up to the design and construction of complex data-drivenWeb sites. Fully functioning applications are developed through thecourse of the book. Other features of the book include installationguide and troubleshooting tips, introduction to relationaldatabases, practical working examples and applications, and adetailed language reference. Here are the new topics in this edition: OOP PEAR GTK MSI CLI SQLite Error handling with try/catch