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Beginning PHP and MySQL, Third Edition is the definitive guide to two of the world's most prominent open source technologies: the PHP scripting language and the MySQL database server. Packed with over 500 downloadable examples, this is just a taste of what you'll learn:

Install and configure Apache, PHP and MySQL on the Linux and Windows operating systems
Take advantage of PHP's PEAR repository to reuse community code rather than recreate commonplace features
Create your own RSS aggregator and integrate RSS feeds into your website
Restrict access to private data by authenticating users against a variety of data sources, including text files and a MySQL database
Configure session-handling to dynamically track user preferences and other information
Process file uploads through your website
Use the mysql command-line client to efficiently manage your server and data
Integrate advanced MySQL features such as stored routines, triggers, views and transactions into your PHP scripts to build powerful data-intensive web applications
Optimize your data schemas using indexing and MySQL's full-text search features to quickly retrieve even large data sets
Rapidly import and export data into and out of your MySQL database

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Tip of the Week

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