specializing in digital media technologies

Welcome to the companion Web site for the first edition of the book PHP & MySQL for Dynamic Web Sites: Visual QuickPro Guide, written by Larry Ullman and published by Peachpit Press. This site supports the first edition of the book, published in May 2003. The book is currently in its second edition, published in June 2005. If you are using the second edition of the book, you should go to that Web site.

The third edition, titled PHP 6 and MySQL 5 for Dynamic Web Sites: Visual QuickPro Guide, will be published by Peachpit Press in December 2007. For more information on it, see its pages.

This site is intended to augment the information presented in the book, as well as to correct any errors that may be present. As with all Web sites, the content here will be constantly changing so please continue to check back time and again for more useful information.

I thank you for your interest and hope that the book and this site help you with your PHP and MySQL Web development!

Sincerely,
Larry

Currently the site consists of:

Table of Contents
The book's table of contents.

Downloads
Download every script and SQL command from the book.

Errata
A listing of errors contained in the text as well as the opportunity to point out errors you have found.

Forum
A support forum for PHP & MySQL users, moderated by Larry Ullman.

Full Book List
This is your link to other books written by Larry Ullman.

About Pages
About the author, the book, DMC Insights, Inc., PHP, MySQL, etc.

Contact the Author
Contact the author with general questions, comments, information and requests.

Extras
Extra materials I've put together related to my books.

FAQ
Frequently asked questions, with answers.

Links
Useful Web links that augment the information in the books.

News
Larry Ullman's latest publishing news (may include updates and extras for this site).

Newsletter Signup
Signup for Larry Ullman's newsletter.

Newsletter Archives
View current and past issues of Larry Ullman's Newsletter.

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Temporary Site Outage

After performing some routine maintenance, the DMC Insights, Inc. server will need to be rebooted on Friday, July 11, 2008, between 4:00am and 7:00am EST. The Web site should be unavailable for no more than 15 minutes. I apologize for any inconvenience.
(July 9, 2008)

Newsletter #14 Released

I just sent out the latest version of the newsletter. It covers a bunch of different things, with some early thoughts on the Ruby programming language. You can read it online at www.DMCInsights.com/newsletter.php.
(July 9, 2008)

Adobe AIR: VQS Chapter Available Online

Peachpit Press, has posted part of Chapter 2, "Creating an Application," from the book "Adobe AIR (Adobe Integrated Runtime) with Ajax: Visual QuickStart Guide" on their Web site. The pages discuss some of the basic technologies and how they can be used together in an AIR application. The direct URL is http://www.peachpit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=1211888.
(July 2, 2008)

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