文档介绍：Create dynamic sites with PHP &
MySQL
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Table of Contents
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1. About this tutorial 2
2. Introduction and installation 3
3. Start coding 7
4. Add new records 11
5. Get a better view 14
6. Delete, edit, and search data 16
7. Next steps: tips and resources 20
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Section 1. About this tutorial
Should I take this tutorial?
This tutorial shows you how to use two open source, cross-platform tools for creating a
dynamic Web site: PHP and MySQL. When we are finished, you will know how dynamic sites
work and how they serve the content, and you will be ready to serve your own dynamic content
from your site.
About the author
For technical questions about the content of this tutorial, contact the author, Md. Ashraful
Anam, at russell@ .
Md. Ashraful Anam works as an independent Web developer. Having conquered the Windows
platform, he recently changed his interest to Linux and immediately fell in love with it.
In his spare time he can be seen wandering the virtual avenues of , testing open source
software, and trying to promote his country, Bangladesh, in the international IT market. He can
be reached at russell@ .
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Section 2. Introduction and installation
The need for dynamic content
The Web is no longer static; it's dynamic. As the information content of the Web grows,
so does the need to make Web sites more dynamic. Think of an e-shop that has 1,000
products. The owner has to create 1,000 Web pages (one for each product), and
whenever anything changes, the owner has to change all those pages. Ouch!!!
Wouldn't it be easie