Preface

PHP is considered as one of the most popular web based languages. At its core, PHP was designed to help enhance web pages and make their content dynamic, but over the years PHP has evolved in something much more useful than this. With PHP, developers are easily able to build complex applications, such as forums, picture galleries and a whole lot more.

In this book, Jump Start PHP, we will teach you the basics to writing and developing in PHP and will guide from building basic PHP web pages with dynamic content, to building interactive web based applications. We'll address issues such as security, database interaction and setting up developer environments for building your PHP applications.

Throughout Jump Start PHP, we will work on an ...

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