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Introduction 1Book I: Getting Started with PHP & MySQL 5Chapter 1: Understanding the Languages of the Web 7Chapter 2: Installing a Web Server 21Chapter 3: Installing PHP 35Chapter 4: Setting Up MySQL 55Chapter 5: Setting Up Your Web Development Environment with theXAMPP Package 75Book II: HTML and CSS 87Chapter 1: Creating a Basic Page with HTML 89Chapter 2: Adding Style with CSS 121Chapter 3: Creating and Styling Web Forms 169Book III: JavaScript 185Chapter 1: Understanding JavaScript Basics 187Chapter 2: Building a JavaScript Program 191Chapter 3: Adding jQuery 219Chapter 4: Reacting to Events with JavaScript and jQuery 241Chapter 5: Troubleshooting JavaScript Programs 261Book IV: PHP 269Chapter 1: Understanding PHP Basics 271Chapter 2: Building PHP Scripts 319Chapter 3: PHP and Your Operating System 365Chapter 4: Object-Oriented Programming 397Chapter 5: Considering PHP Security 425Chapter 6: Tracking Visitors with Sessions 437Book V: MySQL 447Chapter 1: Introducing MySQL 449Chapter 2: Administering MySQL 457Chapter 3: Designing and Building a Database 475Chapter 4: Using the Database 497Chapter 5: Communicating with the Database from PHP Scripts515Book VI: Web Applications 529Chapter 1: Improving Your PHP Programs 531Chapter 2: Creating and Using a Web Service 541Chapter 3: Validating Web Forms with JavaScript and PHP 555Chapter 4: Building a Members-Only Website 587Book VII: PHP and Templates 633Chapter 1: Confi guring PHP 635Chapter 2: Building a Templating System 641Index 655