The ultimate guide for building web applications based on PHP and MySQL databases. PHP and MySQL are popular open-source technologies, ideal for fast development of web applications based on databases. PHP is a powerful scripting language designed to enable developers to easily and quickly create complete web applications, while MySQL is a fast and reliable database system that works seamlessly with PHP and is ideal for dynamic applications for the Internet.

"Web Application Development with PHP and MySQL" presents how these tools can be used together to create effective and interactive web applications. It clearly describes the basics of the PHP language, explains how to install and use a MySQL database, and analyzes how PHP interacts with the database and the server. This practical book focuses on real applications, even in the introductory chapters. 

The authors cover important aspects of security and authentication as they relate to the construction of real websites, and demonstrate how these aspects are implemented in PHP and MySQL. They also describe the process of integrating front-end and back-end technologies, applying JavaScript to application development.

The fifth edition of "Web Application Development with PHP and MySQL" has been fully updated and expanded to cover developments in PHP from version 5.6 to 7, as well as features introduced in recent stable releases of MySQL.
Luke Welling and Laura Thomson have been working with and writing about PHP and MySQL for over 15 years and frequently participate in leading open-source conferences worldwide. Luke is a software engineer and Laura is the Director of Technology at Mozilla Corporation.