Learning PHP, MySQL & JavaScript: A Step-By-Step Guide to Creating Dynamic Websites

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Build interactive, data\-driven websites with the potent combination of open source technologies and web standards, even if you have only basic HTML knowledge. With the latest edition of this popular hands\-on guide, you\x27ll tackle dynamic web programming using the most recent versions of today\x27s core technologies: PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, CSS, HTML5, and the powerful React and React Native libraries. Web designers will learn how to use these technologies together while picking up valuable web programming practices along the way\-\-including how to optimize websites for mobile devices. Finally, you\x27ll put everything together to build a fully functional social networking site suitable for both desktop and mobile browsers. Explore MySQL from database structure to complex queriesUse the MySQL PDO extension, PHP\x27s improved MySQL interfaceCreate dynamic PHP web pages that tailor themselves to the userManage cookies and sessions and maintain a high level of securityEnhance JavaScript with the React and React Native librariesUse Ajax calls for background browser server communicationStyle your web pages by acquiring CSS skillsImplement HTML5 features, including geolocation, audio, video, and the canvasReformat your websites into mobile web apps