This book is written for computer programmers who want to get into PHP web development,
which requires a basic understanding of databases (particularly MySQL), client/server
applications, HTML, and how the Internet works.
The book is structured in chapters and sections, starting with an introduction. The second
chapter explains how PHP should be deployed in a Windows environment, and how the
deployment can be tested to make us sure the process has been performed correctly.
The third chapter covers some PHP basics, and each one of the subsequent chapters, up to
fifth, cover key PHP programming themes such as variables, decision making, arrays, functions,
and databases, in order to give the reader all necessary elements to build a simple, PHPfunctional webpage. The sixth chapter is dedicated to creating this functional webpage, in the
form of a contacts information website, which connects to a database to store information.
Every chapter ends with a summary, which emphasizes the knowledge acquired within it, and
the book is summarized entirely in the seventh chapter.
PHP version 7.0.13 will be used for the exercises explained in this book. Also, IIS (Internet
Information Services) version 10.0 running on a Windows 10 computer will be employed as a
web server. The Microsoft Edge web browser will be used to run code samples.