This accessible guide covers three popular open-source tools in one complete starter kit - PHP, MySQL and Apache.

Fully updated to reflect the advances in the new releases of PHP and MySQL, Sams Teach Yourself PHP, MySQL and Apache All in One, Second Edition combines these most popular open source Web development tools into a complete book, packaged with one easy-to-use Starter Kit CD. This book teaches the reader to install, configure and set up the PHP scripting language, the MySQL database system, and the Apache Web server. By the end of this book the reader will understand how these technologies work, and more importantly, how they work together to create a dynamic Web site. After creating a simple Web site using these tools, the reader will be able to manage a simple mailing list, and to create an online address book, shopping cart, and storefront. Sams Teach Yourself PHP, MySQL and Apache All in One, Second Edition also teaches the reader how to fine-tune Apache and MySQL, and covers simple Web server security.