A complete tutorial for beginners covering the language, features, and functionality of PHP 5, the server-side scripting language that runs on both Linux and Windows servers and is ideal for connecting HTML Web pages to back-end servers Begins with PHP basics, and then progressively shows programmers how to design and construct complex data-driven Web sites Throughout the book, the authors create a number of fully functioning example applications Offers installation and troubleshooting tips, an introduction to relational databases, practical working examples and applications, and a detailed language reference New to this edition is coverage of OOP, PEAR, GTK, MSI, CLI, SQLite, and error handling