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PHP and MySQL by Example. COMP268-800YL Professor Mattos. Chapter 1 - Introduction. From Static to Dynamic WebSite Process of creating dynamic Web sites “Old Way” – Common Gateway Interface Browser - (http) - Server – (CGI) – Perl Script – DataBase
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PHP and MySQL by Example COMP268-800YL Professor Mattos
Chapter 1 - Introduction • From Static to Dynamic WebSite • Process of creating dynamic Web sites “Old Way” – Common Gateway Interface Browser - (http) - Server – (CGI) – Perl Script – DataBase “New Way” – PHP embedded in Web Page Browser – (http) – Server/(PHP) – DataBase • Open source -> makes software source code freely available with limited restrictions.
PHP – Hypertext Preprocessor PHP – Personal Home Page • PHP -> simple, fast, portable scripting language well suited for database-enable Web sites • Official site: http://www.php.net Introductory Tutorial Online Manual Current Version 5.5.3 (supplied with book -> 5.1.6)
MySQL • MySQL -> Open source Relational DataBase Management System • Fast, reliable and easy to use • Official site: http://www.mysql.com • Current version 5.6.13 (supplied with the book -> 5.0.24a)
Advantages of MySQL and PHP • High Performance • Built-in Libraries • Extensibility • Relatively Low Cost • Portability • Developer Community • Ease of Learning