Chapter 1

In this chapter, I'll learn:

• Embedding PHP in HTML


• Adding dynamic content


• Accessing form variables


• Understanding Identifiers


• Creating user-declared variables


• Examining variable types


• Assigning values to variables


• Declaring and using constants


• Understanding variable scope


• Understanding operators and precedence


• Evaluating expressions


• Using variable functions


• Making decisions with if, else, and switch and ? : (the ternary operator)


• Taking advantage of iteration using while, do, and for loops

User Authentication and Personalization

Is among one of the things I'll be able to learn in this book. Other items are:

• Shopping carts


• Content management systems


• Web-based email


• Mailing list managers


• Web forums


• PDF document generation


• Web services with XML and SOAP

I'll be letting you know when I feel like I've learned them.

3:00 am and I've finished the introduction. It explains why one should learn php and mysql how these products are positioned in the market as free / open source items. Now onto the PHP Crash Course

I bought a 2-inch thick PHP book

Buying a 2-inch thick PHP and MySQL book is an accomplishment in itself. However, I'm not officially comitting to mastering it.

This blog is about my 90 day venture through 864 pages - from Introduction to Appendix A.

I may use this space to identify what I've learned and point you to my practice. Either way, it's the start of a public commitment.

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