Creating Data-Driven Web Sites: An Introduction to HTML, CSS, PHP, and MySQL

Length: 140 pages
Edition: 1
Language: English
Publisher: Momentum Press
Publication Date: 2019-03-05
ISBN-10: 1946646040
ISBN-13: 9781946646040
Sales Rank: #0 (See Top 100 Books)

The purpose of this book is to provide an introduction to this set of technologies to teach a new programmer how to get started creating data-driven websites and to provide a jumping-off point for the reader to expand his or her skills.

Today’s modern world is heavily dependent on the World Wide Web. It affects the way we communicate, how we shop, and how we learn about the world. Every website, every page, consists of four fundamental elements: the structure, the style, the programming, and the data. These correspond to four different “languages,” respectively: HTML, CSS, PHP, and MySQL.

After learning the necessary components, users will have the understanding required to use the above technologies to create a working website. This book is aimed at the programmer or student who understands the basic building blocks of programming such as statements and control structures but lacks knowledge of the syntax and application of the above-mentioned technologies.

Cover Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Abstract
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1 HTML
    Fundamentals
    Tags and Elements
    Attributes and Properties
    Block Elements
    Inline Elements
    Form Elements
    Entities
    Comments
    Project
    Further Reading
Chapter 2 Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
    CSS Syntax
    Selectors
    The Cascade
        Importance
        Specificity
        Code Order
    Properties
        Colors
        Length Units
        Property List
    The Box Model
    Comments
    Working with Difficult Browsers
    Project
    Further Reading
Chapter 3 MySQL4
    Why MySQL?
    phpMyAdmin
    The Structure of MySQL
    Data (Field) Types
        Numeric Data Types
        String Data Types
        Date Data Types
    The Special Value NULL
    MySQL Statements
    Indexes
    Operators and Functions
    Project
    Further Reading
Chapter 4 PHP
    Why PHP?
    Getting into PHP: Basic Syntax
    Variables in PHP
    A Note about Strings
    Operators
    Language Constructs
    Functions
    Add Your Own Functions
    MySQLi
        mysqli
        mysqli_result
    SQL Injection and mysqli_stmt
    The Final Piece: $_POST and $_GET
    And One More Thing: $_SESSION
    Project
    Further Reading
Extending the Style Guide
About the Author
Index