MySQL is the leading open source database on the market and PHP continues to dominate the server side of the scripting market--together, they are the most popular and common team for creating dynamic, database-driven web sites. This comprehensive book covers the newest version of PHP and MySQL and is packed with extensive code examples, full working applications, and valuable troubleshooting advice. You'll explore installing, developing, and debugging the latest versions of PHP and MySQL and get insight on advanced topics such as error handling, debugging, PEAR, security, HTTP, cookies, and OOP.

The "PHP and MySQL Bible" is a comprehensive tutorial and reference that covers all the basics of the latest releases of PHP and MySQL. It covers why users need PHP and MySQL, how to get started, how to add PHP to HTML, and how to connect HTML web pages to MySQL. The book offers an extensive tutorial for developing applications with PHP and MySQL. The authors bring extensive web experience to provide case studies, along with advanced topics such as exceptions and error handling, debugging, PEAR, security, HTTP, cookies, and OOP. Not only does this comprehensive book cover PHP and MySQL but offers in depth coverage of topics related to web development.