 database with PHP..?
This is a tutorial on how to create a web database application using PHP and MySQL on a Linux platform. The example we use is a database to manage web site links. The concepts in this tutorial apply to most web applications such as phone directories, personalization, survey polls, etc... All are based on inserting, displaying and managing data in a database.
This tutorial assumes that you already have your system running with the Apache web server, PHP scripting language, and MySQL database server. (See How To to Install Apache + PHP + MySQL for help with this.) You do not have to be running this setup. The web and database concepts are the same for most web applications. The syntax is just a little different.
You do not need to know SQL (Structured Query Language) for this tutorial. You will learn some simple SQL statements, but this is not a complete SQL tutorial. We cover the four things you ever really want to do with data: read, insert, edit, and delete. |