Build interactive, data-driven websites with the potent combination of open-source technologies and web standards, even if you only have basic HTML knowledge. With this popular hands-on guide, you’ll tackle dynamic web programming with the help of today’s core technologies: PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, CSS, and HTML5. Explore each technology separately, learn how to use them together, and pick up valuable web programming practices along the way. At the end of the book, you’ll put everything together to build a fully functional social networking site. Learn PHP in-depth, along with the basics of object-oriented programming Explore MySQL, from database structure to complex queries Create dynamic PHP web pages that tailor themselves to the user Manage cookies and sessions, and maintain a high level of security Master the JavaScript language and use it to create interactive web pages Use Ajax calls for background browser/server communication Acquire CSS2 & CSS3 skills for professionally styling your web pages Implement all the new HTML5 features, including geolocation, audio, video, and the canvas

Provides information on creating interactive Web sites using a combination of PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, and CSS.

A guide to PHP essentials and the basics of object-oriented programming. Learn how to master MySQL, from database structure to complex queries; create web pages with PHP and MySQL by integrating forms and other HTML features; learn about JavaScript, from functions and event handling to accessing the Document Object Model; use libraries and packages, including the Smarty web template system, PEAR program repository, and the Yahoo User Interface Library; make Ajax calls and turn your website into a highly dynamic environment; and upload and manipulate files and images, validate user input, and secure your applications.

Build interactive, data-driven websites with the potent combination of open-source technologies and web standards, even if you have only basic HTML knowledge. With this popular hands-on guide, you’ll tackle dynamic web programming with the help of today’s core technologies: PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, jQuery, CSS, and HTML5. Explore each technology separately, learn how to use them together, and pick up valuable web programming practices along the way. At the end of the book, you’ll put everything together to build a fully functional social networking site, using XAMPP or any development stack you choose. Learn PHP in-depth, along with the basics of object-oriented programming Explore MySQL, from database structure to complex queries Use the MySQLi Extension, PHP’s improved MySQL interface Create dynamic PHP web pages that tailor themselves to the user Manage cookies and sessions, and maintain a high level of security Master the JavaScript language—and enhance it with jQuery Use Ajax calls for background browser/server communication Acquire CSS2 and CSS3 skills for professionally styling your web pages Implement all of the new HTML5 features, including geolocation, audio, video, and the canvas

Build interactive, data-driven websites with the potent combination of open source technologies and web standards, even if you have only basic HTML knowledge. With the latest edition of this popular hands-on guide, you'll tackle dynamic web programming using the most recent versions of today's core technologies: PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, CSS, HTML5, jQuery, and the powerful React library. Web designers will learn how to use these technologies together while picking up valuable web programming practices along the way--including how to optimize websites for mobile devices. You'll put everything together to build a fully functional social networking site suitable for both desktop and mobile browsers. Explore MySQL from database structure to complex queries Use the MySQL PDO extension, PHP's improved MySQL interface Create dynamic PHP web pages that tailor themselves to the user Manage cookies and sessions and maintain a high level of security Enhance JavaScript with the React library Use Ajax calls for background browser-server communication Style your web pages by acquiring CSS skills Implement HTML5 features, including geolocation, audio, video, and the canvas element Reformat your websites into mobile web apps

If you know HTML, this guide will have you building interactive websites quickly. You'll learn how to create responsive, data-driven websites with PHP, MySQL, and JavaScript, regardless of whether you already know how to program. Discover how the powerful combination of PHP and MySQL provides an easy way to build modern websites complete with dynamic data and user interaction. You'll also learn how to add JavaScript to create rich Internet applications and websites. Learning PHP, MySQL, and JavaScript explains each technology separately, shows you how to combine them, and introduces valuable web programming concepts, including objects, XHTML, cookies, and session management. You'll practice what you've learned with review questions in each chapter, and find a sample social networking platform built with the elements introduced in this book. This book will help you: Understand PHP essentials and the basics of object-oriented programming Master MySQL, from database structure to complex queries Create web pages with PHP and MySQL by integrating forms and other HTML features Learn about JavaScript, from functions and event handling to accessing the Document Object Model Use libraries and packages, including the Smarty web template system, PEAR program repository, and the Yahoo! User Interface Library Make Ajax calls and turn your website into a highly dynamic environment Upload and manipulate files and images, validate user input, and secure your applications

Build interactive, data-driven websites with the potent combination of open source technologies and web standards, even if you have only basic HTML knowledge. With the latest edition of this popular hands-on guide, you'll tackle dynamic web programming using the most recent versions of today's core technologies: PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, CSS, HTML5, jQuery, Node.js, and the powerful React library. Web designers will learn how to use these technologies together while picking up valuable web programming practices along the way, including how to optimize websites for mobile devices. You'll put everything together to build a fully functional social networking site suitable for both desktop and mobile browsers. Explore MySQL from database structure to complex queries Use the MySQL PDO extension, PHP's improved MySQL interface Create dynamic PHP web pages that tailor themselves to the user Manage cookies and sessions and maintain a high level of security Enhance JavaScript with the React library Use Ajax calls for background browser-server communication Style your web pages by acquiring CSS skills Implement HTML5 features including geolocation, audio, video, and the canvas element Reformat your websites into mobile web apps

100 CSS power solutions in one handy guide This practical resource contains 100 ready-to-run CSS plug-ins you can use to create dynamic Web content. All of the plug-ins include HTML examples and screen shots showing specific end results you can achieve right away. Methods for using CSS with JavaScript and HTML5 to make Web pages even more interactive and dynamic are also included. Using these plug-ins, you'll be able to build CSS projects more quickly and easily than ever, as many complex tasks are reduced to a single class. Get ready-made CSS plug-ins for: Manipulating objects Text and typography Menus and navigation Page layout Visual effects Dynamic objects Dynamic text and typography Dynamic interaction Incorporating JavaScript Clickable and RSS buttons Borders Rollover effects Horizontal and vertical animated tabs And much more Download all of the plug-ins at the book's companion website.

Provides information on creating interactive Web sites using a combination of PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, CSS, and HTML5.