This book covers everything from installing PHP & MySQL under Windows, Linux, and Mac through to building a live Web-based content management system.
Introduction
Chapter 1 - Installation
Chapter 2 - Getting Started with MySQL
Chapter 3 - Getting Started with PHP
Chapter 4 - Publishing MySQL Data on the Web
Chapter 5 - Relational Database Design
Chapter 6 - A Content Management System
Chapter 7 - Content Formatting and Submission
Chapter 8 - MySQL Administration
Chapter 9 - Advanced SQL
Chapter 10 - Advanced PHP
Chapter 11 - Storing Binary Data in MySQL
Chapter 12 - Cookies and Sessions in PHP
Appendix A - MySQL Syntax
Appendix B - MySQL Functions
Appendix C - MySQL Column Types
Appendix D - PHP Functions for Working with MySQL
While this is essentially a beginners book, it also covers more advanced topics such as the storage of binary data in MySQL, and cookies and sessions in PHP. It comes complete with a set of handy reference guides for PHP & MySQL which include:
Build Your Own Database Driven Website Using PHP & MySQL also includes download access to all the code samples used throughout the book so you can adapt them to your own custom Web solutions.