<DIV><B>PHP & MySQL in easy steps</B> demonstrates by example how to produce data-driven web pages using the powerful PHP scripting language and the popular free MySQL database server.The book examples provide clear syntax-highlighted<br>code showing how to selectively insert and extract data from databases for presentation on your web browser.<BR><BR><B>PHP & MySQL in easy steps</B> begins by explaining how to install a free web server, the PHP interpreter, and MySQL database server, to create an environment in which you can produce your very own data-driven server-side web pages. You will learn how to write PHP server-side scripts and how to make MySQL database queries. Examples illustrate how to store and retrieve Session Data, how to provide a Message Board, and how to create an E-Commerce Shopping Cart.<BR><BR>This book assumes you have no previous experience of any programming or scripting language so is ideal for the newcomer to PHP and MySQL technologies.<BR></DIV>