Open Source Database Driven Web Development
A Guide for Information Professionals

Isaac Dunlap (Author)

9781843341611, Elsevier Science

Paperback / softback, published 30 September 2006

256 pages
23.4 x 15.6 x 1.7 cm, 0.45 kg

"…will provide just the kind of combined strategy, technological advice and practical coding examples to help get such projects under way and completed, even by non-specialists." --Program

"…a very useful book, covering many different Open Source issues. I would definitely recommend this book." --Ruth Rikowski, London Southbank Univerity, UK

"The book is approachable, and so can be useful to both novice and the more experienced." --Ruth Rikowski, London Southbank Univerity, UK

Almost every organization seeks a simple means of managing, publishing and/or providing searchable web access to information. Written by a knowledgeable web developer, this book demonstrates the simplicity, cost-effectiveness, and versatility of designing database driven web applications with Open Source resources. Case studies of ‘real world’ implementations address both theoretical aspects and practical considerations of developing applications with the easy-to-use PHP scripting language and powerful MySQL relational database. Project organization and design issues are considered along with basic coding examples, accessibility standards and implementation advice.

Weighty worlds of wonder: what's, why's and wherefore's of the Web
The open source movement
Six reasons to consider open source
The database driven web
Building block I: cascading style sheets
Building block II: PHP
Building block III: relational databases
Building block IV: database design and normalisation
Building block V: MySQL
Standards and accessibility
In pursuit of accessibility
Web development planning
The dynamic duo
The indispensable function
Database driven web applications
Case studies.

Subject Areas: Databases & the Web [UNN], Database programming [UMT], Internet: general works [UBW], Library, archive & information management [GLC]