Beginning PHP and PostgreSQL 8


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By: W. Jason Gilmore, Robert H. Treat
ISBN: 1590595475
February 2006 | 896 pages

Overview

Beginning PHP and PostgreSQL 8 delves into some of the most popular open source web development technologies, the PostgreSQL 8 database server and PHP 5 scripting language. Youll learn to reap the benefits of these core technologies by using them in unison to create dynamic, data-driven web applications. This is an ideal read if you are a web designer, programmer, hobbyist, or novice who wants to create applications with PHP 5 and PostgreSQL 8.

About the Author

W. Jason Gilmore is a Columbus, Ohio–based developer, consultant, writer, and editor. He’s a cofounder of the CodeMash conference and is a member of the 2008 MySQL Conference speaker selection board. In his previous capacity as Apress’s open source editor, he fostered the publication of more than 60 books, along the way helping to transform the open source line into one of the industry’s most respected publishing programs.

Through W.J. Gilmore, LLC, (http://www.wjgilmore.com/) Jason provides an array of consulting and web development services to small businesses around the country. Contact Jason at wjATwjgilmore.com if you’re looking for competent, timely, and cost–effective services.

Robert Treat is a longtime open source user, developer, and advocate. He is helping to maintain the postgresql.org websites, working on phpPgAdmin, and contributing to the PostgreSQL core. He has contributed several articles to the PostgreSQL “techdocs” site, was a two-time presenter at O’Reilly’s Open Source Convention, worked as the PHP Foundry Admin on SourceForge.net, and has been recognized as a “Major Developer” for his work within the PostgreSQL community.