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Because you’re looking at a book called PHP & MySQL Everyday Apps For Dummies, I assume you want to build a Web application with the PHP scripting language and a MySQL backend database. If you need to build a dynamic Web application for a specific purpose, you’re in the right place. You will find six popular applications in this book and one additional application chapter on the CD. If the exact application you need isn’t here, you can probably adapt one of the applications to suit your needs. This book is a practical introduction to dynamic Web applications. It provides the code and information needed to build several of the most popular applications on the Web. The applications in this book allow you to:
- Restrict your Web site or part of your Web site to authorized users
- Sell products on your Web site
- Provide a place where users can communicate with each other online
- Allow users to publish and edit their documents on a Web site
- Manage mailing lists
You can use these applications as is, modify them for use on your Web site, or build your own application by using techniques that I show you in these applications.
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Our purpose in Introducing Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 is to point out both the new and the improved in the latest version of SQL Server. Because this version is Release 2 (R2) of SQL Server 2008, you might think the changes are relatively minor—more than a service pack, but not enough to justify an entirely new version. However, as you read this book, we think you will find that there are a lot of exciting enhancements and new capabilities engineered into SQL Server 2008 R2 that will have a positive impact on your applications, ranging from improvements in operation to those in management. It is definitely not a minor release! This book is for anyone who has an interest in SQL Server 2008 R2 and wants to understand its capabilities. In a book of this size, we cannot cover every feature that distinguishes SQL Server from other databases, and consequently we assume that you have some familiarity with SQL Server already. You might be a database administrator (DBA), an application developer, a power user, or a technical decision maker. Regardless of your role, we hope that you can use this book to discover the features in SQL Server 2008 R2 that are most beneficial to you.
Beginning SQL Server 2008 for Developers is for those who see themselves as becoming developers, database administrators, or a mixture of both but have yet to tread that path with SQL Server 2008. Whether you have no knowledge of databases, have knowledge of desktop databases such as Microsoft Access, or even come from a server-based background such as Oracle, this book will provide you with the insight to get up and running with SQL Server 2008. Right from the start, this book will expand your basic knowledge, and you will soon find yourself moving from a beginner toward a competent and professional developer. This book aims to cater to a wide range of developers, from those who prefer to use a graphical interface for as much work as possible, to those who want to become more adept at using SQL Server 2008’s programming language, Transact SQL (T-SQL). Where practical, this book demonstrates, explains, and expands upon each method of using SQL Server 2008 so that you can evaluate which works best in your situation. This book contains plenty of examples that let you see how areas of SQL Server work and how you can apply the technology in your own work. You will learn the best way to complete a task, and you’ll even learn how to make the correct decision when presented with two or more choices. Once you reach the end of this book, you will be able to design and create solid and reliable database solutions competently and proficiently.
The term “best of both worlds” has a nice ring to it, doesn’t it? All the sugary taste without the carbs. A roomy SUV that gets great gas mileage. An all-in-one-kitchen-knife-bought-from-an-infomercial-for-just-three-easypayments that actually works. When you think about creating a Web site for yourself or your business, you undoubtedly want the “best of both worlds” principle to apply here as well. You want to be able to create a really cool Web site by yourself without being forced to get a graduate degree in Web programming or computer human interface design. Yahoo! SiteBuilder is a highly popular software tool for people who want to do just that. Using SiteBuilder, you can create a Web site that looks far more sophisticated than many low-end, design-in-a-browser alternatives but without diving deep into the nitty-gritty details of something called HyperText Markup Language (HTML). Yahoo! SiteBuilder For Dummies serves as your friendly tour guide to help you create, design, and manage your SiteBuilder Web site. It gives you just the information you need to know to create “wicked cool” sites without resorting to that geeky stuff. Using the dynamic duo of Yahoo! SiteBuilder and Yahoo! SiteBuilder For Dummies, you can make the “best of both words” goal a reality. But why stop there? I have so many more euphemisms and trite sayings to conquer with this combo. You’ll have your cake and eat it too. Your rolling stone will start to gather moss. Your watched pot will actually boil. Your road-crossing chicken will . . . well, you get the idea.
The main goal of this book is simple: To cover everything you really need to know about Visual Web Developer to create data-driven Web sites. And I do mean “need.” You won’t catch me wandering off into irrelevant product comparisons or advanced topics that few people need. Another key ingredient of this book is its coverage of things that most other resources assume you already know — in fact, it’s okay if you don’t already know them. Everybody has to start somewhere, and Web-site development is tricky enough without having to fight a feeling of being left out. You won’t get, “Sorry, you didn’t learn our secret language umpteen years ago when we did, so you can’t play.” Here, just about everyone gets to play. It’s important, especially for newbies, to understand that there’s a big difference between “everything you need to know (just to get in the game),” and everything there is to know. This book makes no attempt to cover everything there is to know about Visual Web Developer (as you’ll notice right away because one person can actually carry the book). The reason is simple: Ten books the size of this one couldn’t cover everything there is to know about Visual Web Developer. So you may need to rely on other resources from time to time. And that’s okay too. Finally, though I’d like to be able to write this book in such a way that even a fresh-minted PC newbie could follow along, such a goal is unrealistic. Covering everything from your first mouse click to publishing your dynamic data-driven Web site would take too much space — so I have to make some assumptions about who is going to read this book. Which brings us to . . .
Get up to speed in Visual C++ in a flash with these instant answers to your programming questions. Visual C++ 6 For Dummies Quick Reference is the fast and friendly way to get the most from your C++ programming for the Windows 95 and Windows 98 environments without having to spend hours on end poring through dense reference books. Besides, you’ve got better things to do, like creating cool Windows applications! Visual C++ 6 For Dummies Quick Reference is divided by sections into subject areas and then alphabetized for easy reference. The book’s lay-flat design keeps the book open to the page you’re reading. From a quick review of C++ basics to creating new applications, building and debugging projects, implementing user controls, and performing error handling to scripting help files, you’ll find everything you absolutely need to know at a glance. Confused by syntax issues on constants, arrays, or variables? Looking for fast solutions to writing reusable object-oriented code? Need a quick refresher on C++ operators and the Microsoft Foundation Class that comes with C++? With this book, the information you need is all right at your fingertips!
No matter who you are or what your background is, you are not a dummy if you’re reading this book. You might, however, be a dummy about what Visual Basic is, how to use it, or why it can help you do your job better. This book is expressly designed to make you a good Visual Basic programmer. As such, I don’t spend every page talking about the features of the language, or how to use Visual Studio, or how to connect to a database. I spend a fair amount of time talking about how to make good decisions, build the right software for the problem you need to solve, and not make common mistakes. Visual Basic — despite all appearances — is really very easy to use. Much of the complexity of the language is hidden in tools provided to you by Microsoft. Many of these tools are not expressly for Visual Basic, but they will become very important to your success as a programmer. This book is also about those tools, because they make writing good, working programs faster and easier. This book is also about you, the programmer. I’m a programmer like you. I have been writing in BASIC since 1981, and I’ve lived through all the ups and downs. For about 15 years, Visual Basic was a program, not a language, and I lived through that. Now the tables have turned — Visual Basic is again a language (Visual Studio is the program). In this book, I help you become a good Visual Basic programmer.
My main job in this book is to show you the best way to master the various techniques that, collectively, put you on the path to VB Express programming expertise. If a task requires hands-on programming, I show you, step-by-step, how to write that programming. In other cases, I tell you about a simpler, better way to accomplish a job. Otherwise, you could spend days handprogramming something that’s already been built — something you can create by clicking a simple menu option, adding a prebuilt component, firing up a wizard, or using a template. Because VB Express is so huge, you can easily overlook the many shortcuts it contains. I’ve been on the betas for VB for about 14 years now, and I was on the VB Express technical beta from its start. I’ve also written many books on Visual Basic. All modesty aside, I do know Visual Basic well. I’ve been exploring VB .NET several hours a day for five years — since its debut in July 2000. I’ve written five books on the topic. You’d think I would have pretty much mapped out the .NET world by now, but no. As you will discover yourself, .NET is a gigantic collection of interrelated technologies, and even at this late date you can find yourself boldly going where no one has gone before. I hope that all my work these past years will benefit you — showing you the many useful shortcuts and guiding you over the rough spots. I won’t pull any punches: I confess it took me several hours of wrestling with VB Express to figure out how to get data successfully displayed in a grid. Now I can show you how to do it in just a few minutes. Also, unlike some other books about Visual Basic programming (which must remain nameless) as well as the VB Express Help system, this book is written in plain, clear English. You will find sophisticated tasks made easy: The book is filled with step-by-step examples that you can follow, even if you’ve never written a line of programming or designed a single computer application before. Visual Basic Express does require some brains and practice to master, but you can handle it. To make this book as valuable for you as possible without writing a six-volume life’s work on all of Visual Basic’s features and functions, I geared this book toward familiarizing you with the most useful tools. You can use most of them to create both Windows and Web applications. (The approach to both platforms is quite wonderfully similar, thanks to the WebForms and “code-behind” features you explore in Part IV.) VB Express gives you dozens of ways to get a job done, but one way nearly always proves to be the best, most sturdy, most effective, and, often, most efficiently programmed. I show you those best ways throughout the book.
After I had maintained my own Web site for several years, I had the opportunity to teach several courses on creating Web sites. Being a writer, I naturally emphasized the importance of content and organization. Then I started an e-mail newsletter and saw firsthand some of the problems that entails. When I first heard about RSS, I was immediately excited about the possibilities and thought it was a great idea. (My publisher took longer to come around!) And I was impressed with how quickly it seemed to be catching on. Having written books on several other computer topics, I decided that I wanted to write a book on RSS. The only book available on the subject was directed toward programmers. I thought that people who weren’t programmers also needed a tool to help them get started with RSS. After all, most people who have Web sites are not programmers; they are people who want to sell a product or service, or communicate news and ideas. These people need RSS, too. Because RSS is fairly new, many people who want to create RSS feeds have never even subscribed to one. So I cover the topic from the beginning, assuming that you aren’t already subscribed to dozens of feeds. The rest of the book provides you with the tools you need to create your own RSS feeds. I also ruminate on best practices and ways to promote your feed — and your Web site. RSS is a rapidly expanding field, and it seems as if each day brings a new twist. I explain some of the more interesting uses for RSS, such as podcasting and republishing RSS feeds on your site.
Relational database management systems are vital to many organizations. People often think that creating and maintaining these systems are extremely complex activities — the domain of database gurus who possess enlightenment beyond that of ordinary mortals. This book sweeps away the database mystique. In this book, you:
