Sams teach yourself ASP.NET Ajax in 24 hours / Joydip Kanjilal and Sriram Putrevu.

PART I: Getting Up and Running -- Installation QuickStart Guide -- Installing and Configuring MySQL -- Installing and Configuring Apache -- Installing and Configuring PHP -- PART II: PHP Language Structure -- The Building Blocks of PHP -- Flow Control Functions in PHP -- Working with Functions -- Working with Arrays -- Working with Objects -- PART III: Getting Involved with the Code -- Working with Strings, Dates, and Time -- Working with Forms -- Working with Cookies and User Sessions -- Working with Files and Directories -- Working with Images -- PART IV: PHP and MySQL Integration -- Understanding the Database Design Process -- Learning Basic SQL Commands -- Using Transactions and Stored Procedures in MySQL -- Interacting with MySQL Using PHP -- PART V: Basic Projects -- Managing a Simple Mailing List -- Creating an Online Address Book -- Creating a Simple Discussion Forum -- Creating an Online Storefront -- Creating a Shopping Cart Mechanism -- Creating a Simple Calendar -- Restricting Access to Your Applications -- Logging and Monitoring Web Server Activity -- Application Localization -- Working with XML -- Administration & Fine-Tuning -- Apache Performance Tuning and Virtual Hosting -- Setting Up a Secure Web Server -- Optimizing and Tuning MySQL -- Software Upgrades -- Index.

This book/DVD bundle represents a $25 savings versus the cost of buying them separately. It consists of the book Sams Teach Yourself PHP, MySQL, and Apache All in One and the video course Sams Teach Yourself PHP and MySQL: Video Learning Starter Kit. The Video Learning Starter Kit provides four hours of video training and lessons, along with all the source files and software — PHP, MySQL and Apache — the beginner needs to create and run the examples. Each 10-minute video lesson uses the same step-by-step learning structure that has proven so effective in all Sams Teach Yourself books - as well as the same clear and concise style, practical hands-on examples, and self-paced learning approach. The book combines the most popular open source web development tools into a complete book, packaged with one easy-to-use Starter Kit CD. The book teaches the reader to install, configure and set up PHP scripting language, the MySQL database system, and the Apache Web server. By the time users have watched the video lessons and completed the book they will understand how these technologies work, and more importantly, how they work together to create a dynamic web sit

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Getting Up and Running

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