Build interactive, data-driven websites with the potent combination of open source technologies and web standards, even if you have only basic HTML knowledge. With the latest edition of this popular hands-on guide, you'll tackle dynamic web programming using the most recent versions of today's core technologies: PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, CSS, HTML5, and the powerful React and React Native libraries.\n\nWeb designers will learn how to use these technologies together while picking up valuable web programming practices along the way--including how to optimize websites for mobile devices. Finally, you'll put everything together to build a fully functional social networking site suitable for both desktop and mobile browsers.\n\nExplore MySQL from database structure to complex queries\nUse the MySQL PDO extension, PHP's improved MySQL interface\nCreate dynamic PHP web pages that tailor themselves to the user\nManage cookies and sessions and maintain a high level of security\nEnhance JavaScript with the React and React Native libraries\nUse Ajax calls for background browser server communication\nStyle your web pages by acquiring CSS skills\nImplement HTML5 features, including geolocation, audio, video, and the canvas\nReformat your websites into mobile web apps
