This update to a Wrox bestseller dives in and guides the reader through the entire process of creating dynamic, data-driven sites using the open source "AMP" model: Apache Web server, the MySQL database system, and the PHP scripting language. The team of expert authors covers PHP scripting, database management, security, integration, and e-commerce functions and comes complete with a useful syntax reference.

- Showcases three fully functional Web site examples, with implementations for both Windows and Linux, that readers can incorporate into their own projects

- Updates include a new chapter on PHP5 features and functions, a new example Web site application, and updates to PHP5 throughout the text