Introduction

Welcome to Sams Teach Yourself PHP, MySQL, and Apache in 24 Hours! This book combines the hours found in Sams Teach Yourself PHP in 24 Hours, Sams Teach Yourself MySQL in 24 Hours, and Sams Teach Yourself Apache in 24 Hours, to provide you with a solid and painless introduction to the world of developing Web-based applications using these three technologies.

Through a series of 24 easy hours, you'll learn the basics of programming in PHP, the methods for using and administering the MySQL relational database system, and the concepts necessary for configuring and managing Apache. The overall goal of the book is to provide you with the foundation you need to understand how seamlessly these technologies integrate with one another, and to give you practical knowledge of how to integrate them.