Practical PHP and MySQL Website Databases: A Simplified Approach

Acknowledgments

I thank my wife, Janice, for her love and support, for taking over my share of the chores so that I could concentrate on this book, for her encouragement, and for putting up with my absence as I hunched over the keyboard. I could never have managed without her meticulous proofreading, which she patiently repeated four times per chapter as each editorial stage was reached.

My thanks also go to the magnificent team at Apress: Ben Renow-Clarke for his encouragement and for his advice on the layout and content of the chapters; Kevin Shea, who coordinated everybody and ensured that I sent chapters and files on time; and Roger LeBlanc, the copy editor, who polished my chapters and helped me conform to the Apress house style. I thank ...