Over the course of this book, you will develop two complete Web sites:
❑ Movie Review Web site. Developing this site introduces you to writing a PHP program,
making your pages look professional, working with variables and includes, and integrating
PHP with MySQL to make your site truly dynamic as pages are created on the fly for
your Web site visitor. You will also get experience in error handling and data validation
while working on this site.
❑ Comic Book Fan Web site. The creation of this Web site takes you through the steps of
building databases from scratch, manipulating images and sending out e-mails using PHP, authenticating users, managing content through CMS, creating a mailing list, setting up an e-commerce section, and developing and customizing a discussion forum.
Finally, this book covers how to learn about your visitors through the use of log files and how to troubleshoot common mistakes or problems. The appendixes in this book provide you with the necessary reference materials you’ll need to assist you in your Web site development journey and offer tools to make you more efficient.
