PHP and MySQL Web development / Luke Welling, Laura Thomson.

Using PHP -- PHP crash course-- Storing and retrieving data-- Using arrays-- String manipulation and regular expressions-- Reusing code and writing functions-- Object-oriented PHP-- Exception handling-- Using MySQL -- Designing your Web database-- Creating your Web database-- Working with your MySQL database-- Accessing your MySQL database from the Web with PHP-- Advanced MySQL administration-- Advanced MySQL programming-- E-commerce and security -- Running an e-commerce site-- E-commerce security issues-- Implementing authentication with PHP and MySQL-- Implementing secure transactions with PHP and MySQL-- Advanced PHP techniques -- Interacting with the file system and the server-- Using network and protocol functions-- Managing the date and time-- Generating images-- Using session control in PHP-- Other useful features-- Building practical PHP and MySQL projects -- Using PHP and MySQL for large projects-- Debugging-- Building user authentication and personalization-- Building a shopping cart-- Building a content management system-- Building a Web-based email service-- Building a mailing list manager-- Building Web forums-- Generating personalized documents in portable document format (PDF)-- Connecting to Web services with XML and SOAP-- Appendixes-- Installing PHP and MySQL

Includes CD-ROM.