Table of Contents

1. Exploring the PHP Environment 2. Using Variables and Input 3. Controlling your Code with Conditions and Functions 4. Loops and Arrays 5. Better Arrays and String Handling 6. Working with Files 7. Writing Programs with Objects 8. XML and Content Management Systems 9. Using MySQL to Create Databases 10. Connecting to Databases within PHP 11. Data Normalization 12. Building a Three-Tiered Data Application Appendix A: Reviewing HTML and Cascading Style Sheets Appendix B: Using SQLite as an Alternative Data Source Glossary

About the Author

Andy Harris began teaching computing at the university level in the late 1980s as a part-time job. Since 1995, he has been a full-time lecturer at the Computer Science Department of Indiana University - Purdue University at Indianapolis (IUPUI). He now manages the IUPUI Streaming Media Lab and teaches classes in several programming languages. Andy resides in Noblesville, Indiana.

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1. Exploring the PHP Environment 2. Using Variables and Input 3. Controlling your Code with Conditions and Functions 4. Loops and Arrays 5. Better Arrays and String Handling 6. Working with Files 7. Writing Programs with Objects 8. XML and Content Management Systems 9. Using MySQL to Create Databases 10. Connecting to Databases within PHP 11. Data Normalization 12. Building a Three-Tiered Data Application Appendix A: Reviewing HTML and Cascading Style Sheets Appendix B: Using SQLite as an Alternative Data Source Glossary