Beginning PHP4 Databases

A large majority of PHP projects rely on a database back-end. As more and more aplications integrate large databases with web interfaces, we seek to provide the novice database programmer with a solid foundation in the art and science of developing advanced data-driven web applications with PHP. This book is a tutorial, a resource, and a reference for PHP programmers who now want to use databases in their applications. No knowledge of database management systems is assumed. After reading the book, developers will be fluent in database systems and how to take advantage of them in PHP applications. They will have gained extensive exposure (more than most current professional PHP coders) tp post-relational and Native XML databases. and be able to decide when to use which type of database system. PHP refresher with emphasis on Object Oriented Programming Fundamentals of database Systems Fundamentals of Relational Database Systems.