PHP/MySQL Programming for the Absolute Beginner

This book offers a gentle introduction into the world of programming.. Through adaptive learning, readers will be able to take the skills learned in this book and apply them to their own real-world solutions.. The author teaches sound programming and data design principles that will avoid problems before the reader ever writes a line of code.. Learning to program is never easy, but the book follows a carefully thought out progression. The reader will be able to write something fun after every single chapter. .

Andy Harris began teaching computing at the university level in the late 1980s as a part-time job. Since 1995, he has been a full-time lecturer at the Computer Science Department of Indiana University - Purdue University at Indianapolis (IUPUI). He now manages the IUPUI Streaming Media Lab and teaches classes in several programming languages. Andy resides in Noblesville, Indiana.