Books by Lynn Beighley

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jQuery For Dummies

jQuery is free, open source software that allows you to extend and customize Joomla!, Drupal, AJAX, and WordPress via plug-ins. Assuming no previous programming experience, Lynn Beighley takes you through the basics of jQuery from the very start.

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Head First SQL

Head First SQL by Lynn Beighley is a great book for a beginner learning MYSQL syntax. It provides a fabulous, intuitive introduction to SQL. Lynn Beighley is the author of this book. Using the latest research in neurobiology, cognitive science, and learning theory to craft a multi-sensory SQL learning experience, Head First SQL has a visually rich format designed for the way your brain works, not a text-heavy approach that puts you to sleep. The book elegantly mixes the core concepts of writing SQL with solid principles of database design (with more than a dash of good humor).

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Head First PHP & MySQL

“Head First PHP & MySQL: A Brain-Friendly Guide 1st Edition” is the ultimate learning guide for building dynamic, database-driven websites using PHP and MySQL. Lynn Beighley and Michael Morrison are the guys behind this book. Both of these are good Web Programmer with great experience in the development. Their book offers the same visually rich format that’s turned every title in the Head First series into a bestseller, with plenty of exercises, quizzes, puzzles, and other interactive features to help you retain what you’ve learned. The book covers the most advanced web development topics such as how to use PHP to transform static HTML pages into dynamic websites, how create and populate your own MySQL database tables, and work with data stored in files, perform sophisticated MySQL queries with joins, and refine your results with LIMIT and ORDER BY, how to use cookies and sessions to track visitors’ login information and personalize the site for users and how to protect your data from SQL injection attacks. Beside this, there is a lot of good information in this book about the other popular web development topics. Throughout the book, you will build sophisticated examples including a mailing list, a job board, and an online dating site to help you learn how to harness the power of PHP and MySQL in a variety of contexts. If you’re ready to build a truly dynamic website, Head First PHP & MySQL is the ideal way to get going.