Open Source Database Driven Web Development. A Guide for Information Professionals

✍ Scribed by Isaac Dunlap (Auth.)

• Publisher: Chandos Publishing
• Year: 2006
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 233
• Series: Chandos Information Professional Series
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Almost every organization seeks a simple means of managing, publishing and/or providing searchable web access to information. Written by a knowledgeable web developer, this book demonstrates the simplicity, cost-effectiveness, and versatility of designing database driven web applications with Open Source resources. Case studies of 'real world' implementations address both theoretical aspects and practical considerations of developing applications with the easy-to-use PHP scripting language and powerful MySQL relational database. Project organization and design issues are considered along with basic coding examples, accessibility standards and implementation advice.

• Introduces popular Open Source database tools (MySQL/PHP) and basic development skills, bringing database driven technology within the reach of any web developer
• Explores strategies for improving content management, web publishing and information access
• Uses non-technical language and presents seven university library web database case studies

✦ Table of Contents

Content:
Front matter, Pages i-iii
Copyright, Page iv
Acknowledgements, Page ix
List of figures and tables, Pages xi-xiii
About the author, Page xv
Preface, Pages xvii-xix
1 - Weighty worlds of wonder: whats, whys and wherefores of the Web, Pages 1-10
2 - The open source movement, Pages 11-28
3 - Six reasons to consider open source, Pages 29-43
4 - The database driven web, Pages 45-59
5 - Building block I: cascading style sheets, Pages 61-69
6 - Building block II: PHP, Pages 71-83
7 - Building block III: relational databases, Pages 85-94
8 - Building block IV: database design and normalisation, Pages 95-103
9 - Building block V: MySQL, Pages 105-124
10 - Standards and accessibility, Pages 125-141
11 - In pursuit of accessibility, Pages 143-154
12 - Web development planning, Pages 155-174
13 - The dynamic duo, Pages 175-180
14 - The indispensable function, Pages 181-188
15 - Database driven web applications, Pages 189-199
16 - Case studies, Pages 201-221
Further reading, Pages 223-225
Index, Pages 227-230