Chapter 5
Connecting PHP to a MySQL Database
In This Chapter
Building the connection string
Sending queries to a database
Retrieving data results
Formatting data output
Allowing user queries
Cleaning user-submitted data requests
Data has become the prominent feature of the web. As you build more sophisticated sites using HTML and CSS, you will eventually feel the need to incorporate data into your websites. You can do a certain amount of data work with the basic data structures built into PHP, but more sophisticated data problems require more sophisticated tools. Likewise, MySQL is great at data, but is not perfect for getting input from users or preparing HTML output. PHP and MySQL are perfect partners, with very compatible strengths and weaknesses.
This chapter assumes you have a ...
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