9. Using PHP with MySQL

Now that you have a sufficient amount of PHP, SQL, and MySQL experience under your belt, it’s time to put all the technologies together. PHP’s strong integration with MySQL is just one reason so many programmers have embraced it; it’s impressive how easily you can use the two together.

This chapter will use the existing sitename database—created in Chapter 5, “Introduction to SQL”—to build a PHP interface for interacting with the users table. The knowledge taught and the examples used here will be the basis for all your PHP-MySQL ...

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