{"id":233,"date":"2026-06-18T22:44:36","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T05:44:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/choice.work\/?p=233"},"modified":"2026-06-18T22:49:46","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T05:49:46","slug":"contents-introduction-xv-section-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/choice.work\/?p=233","title":{"rendered":"Contents Introduction XV Section 1&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>\n.aright {\n    text-align: right;\n    }\n.aleft {\n    text-align: left;\n}\n.acenter {\n    text-align: center;\n}\n.bbottom { \n    border-bottom: 3px solid #ccc; \n    }\n<\/style>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/choice.work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PHPMySQL4ED.jpg?w=776&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Murach\u2019s_PHP_and_MySQL_4thEd\" class=\"size-full wp-image aligncenter\" id=\"i-235\"><\/p>\n<table border=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td class=\"aleft\" colspan=\"4\">\n<h1>Contents<\/h1>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"aleft\" colspan=\"3\">Introduction<\/td>\n<td class=\"aright\">XV<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"aleft bbottom\" colspan=\"4\">Section 1 Get started fast with PHP and MySQL<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"aleft\">Done<\/th>\n<th class=\"aleft\">Chapter<\/th>\n<th class=\"aleft\">Description<\/th>\n<th class=\"aright\">Page<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"acenter\"><input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"done\" value=\"no\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"aleft\">Chapter 1<\/td>\n<td class=\"aleft\">Introduction to web development with PHP<\/td>\n<td class=\"aright\">3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"acenter\"><input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"done\" value=\"no\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"aleft\">Chapter 2<\/td>\n<td class=\"aleft\">How to code a PHP application<\/td>\n<td class=\"aright\">45<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"acenter\"><input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"done\" value=\"no\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"aleft\">Chapter 3<\/td>\n<td class=\"aleft\">Introduction to relational databases and MySQL<\/td>\n<td class=\"aright\">95<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"acenter\"><input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"done\" value=\"no\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"aleft\">Chapter 4<\/td>\n<td class=\"aleft\">How to use PHP with a MySQL database<\/td>\n<td class=\"aright\">125<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"acenter\"><input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"done\" value=\"no\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"aleft\">Chapter 5<\/td>\n<td class=\"aleft\">How to use the MVC pattern to organize your code<\/td>\n<td class=\"aright\">159<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"acenter\"><input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"done\" value=\"no\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"aleft\">Chapter 6<\/td>\n<td class=\"aleft\">How to test and debug a PHP applicaton<\/td>\n<td class=\"aright\">193<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"aleft bbottom\" colspan=\"4\">Section 2 Master PHP programming<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"aleft\">Done<\/th>\n<th class=\"aleft\">Chapter<\/th>\n<th class=\"aleft\">Description<\/th>\n<th class=\"aright\">Page<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"acenter\"><input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"done\" value=\"no\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"aleft\">Chapter 7<\/td>\n<td class=\"aleft\">How to work with form data<\/td>\n<td class=\"aright\">211<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"acenter\"><input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"done\" value=\"no\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"aleft\">Chapter 8<\/td>\n<td class=\"aleft\">How to code control statements<\/td>\n<td class=\"aright\">235<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"acenter\"><input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"done\" value=\"no\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"aleft\">Chapter 9<\/td>\n<td class=\"aleft\">How to work with strings and numbers<\/td>\n<td class=\"aright\">267<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"acenter\"><input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"done\" value=\"no\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"aleft\">Chapter 10<\/td>\n<td class=\"aleft\">How to work with dates<\/td>\n<td class=\"aright\">299<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"acenter\"><input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"done\" value=\"no\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"aleft\">Chapter 11<\/td>\n<td class=\"aleft\">How to create and use arrays<\/td>\n<td class=\"aright\">317<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"acenter\"><input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"done\" value=\"no\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"aleft\">Chapter 12<\/td>\n<td class=\"aleft\">How to work with cookies and sessions<\/td>\n<td class=\"aright\">355<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"acenter\"><input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"done\" value=\"no\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"aleft\">Chapter 13<\/td>\n<td class=\"aleft\">How to create and use functions<\/td>\n<td class=\"aright\">387<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"acenter\"><input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"done\" value=\"no\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"aleft\">Chapter 14<\/td>\n<td class=\"aleft\">How to create and use objects<\/td>\n<td class=\"aright\">427<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"acenter\"><input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"done\" value=\"no\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"aleft\">Chapter 15<\/td>\n<td class=\"aleft\">How to use regular expressions, handle exceptions, and validate data<\/td>\n<td class=\"aright\">481<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"aleft bbottom\" colspan=\"4\">Section 3 Master MySQL programming<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"aleft\">Done<\/th>\n<th class=\"aleft\">Chapter<\/th>\n<th class=\"aleft\">Description<\/th>\n<th class=\"aright\">Page<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"acenter\"><input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"done\" value=\"no\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"aleft\">Chapter 16<\/td>\n<td class=\"aleft\">How to design a database<\/td>\n<td class=\"aright\">523<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"acenter\"><input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"done\" value=\"no\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"aleft\">Chapter 17<\/td>\n<td class=\"aleft\">How to use SQL to create a database<\/td>\n<td class=\"aright\">553<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"acenter\"><input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"done\" value=\"no\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"aleft\">Chapter 18<\/td>\n<td class=\"aleft\">How to use SQL to work with a database<\/td>\n<td class=\"aright\">591<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"acenter\"><input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"done\" value=\"no\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"aleft\">Chapter 19<\/td>\n<td class=\"aleft\">Professional PHP for working with MySQL<\/td>\n<td class=\"aright\">629<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"acenter\"><input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"done\" value=\"no\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"aleft\">Chapter 20<\/td>\n<td class=\"aleft\">A database-driven website<\/td>\n<td class=\"aright\">669<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"aleft bbottom\" colspan=\"4\">Section 4 Master the advanced skills for building websites<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"aleft\">Done<\/th>\n<th class=\"aleft\">Chapter<\/th>\n<th class=\"aleft\">Description<\/th>\n<th class=\"aright\">Page<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"acenter\"><input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"done\" value=\"no\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"aleft\">Chapter 21<\/td>\n<td class=\"aleft\">How to create secure websites<\/td>\n<td class=\"aright\">699<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"acenter\"><input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"done\" value=\"no\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"aleft\">Chapter 22<\/td>\n<td class=\"aleft\">How to work with files, uploads, and images<\/td>\n<td class=\"aright\">725<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"acenter\"><input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"done\" value=\"no\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"aleft\">Chapter 23<\/td>\n<td class=\"aleft\">An eCommerce website<\/td>\n<td class=\"aright\">759<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"aleft bbottom\" colspan=\"4\">Appendixes<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"aleft\">Done<\/th>\n<th class=\"aleft\">Chapter<\/th>\n<th class=\"aleft\">Description<\/th>\n<th class=\"aright\">Page<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"acenter\"><input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"done\" value=\"no\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"aleft\">Appendix A<\/td>\n<td class=\"aleft\">How to set up Windows for this book<\/td>\n<td class=\"aright\">781<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"acenter\"><input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"done\" value=\"no\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"aleft\">Appendix B<\/td>\n<td 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