Foundation Macromedia Dreamweaver MX 2004

Chapter 12. Pages That Think for Themselves

What we'll cover in this chapter

• Making decisions

• Formatting currencies with printf() and sprintf()

• Hiding unwanted output

• Controlling program flow

  • if statements

  • switch statements

  • loops

• Using loops to alternate table row colors

• Storing related information in arrays

• Using built-in PHP and user-defined functions

• Saving PHP code for reuse

• Sending form output by e-mail

If you're straining at the leash to get a database-driven site up and running, bear with us. We show you how Dreamweaver MX 2004, PHP, and MySQL all fit together in Chapter 13, but to make database-driven sites work really well, you need to know a little bit about the mechanics behind them. This knowledge will also enable you to build pages that respond ...