Practical PHP and MySQL

Chapter 2

This chapter was an introduction to working with PHP and included several exercises.

Using HTML within PHP: Using PHP tags within HTML
Using Variables: Setting a variable and calling it multiple times
PHP as a Simple Calculator: Part 1 – addition
Part 2 – division
Part 3 – rounding up and down
The for Loop: Looping through and echoing numbers
The while Loop: Checking a condition and looping
The if Statement: Testing for a condition
The if…else Statement: Testing for a condition, with a fallback if the condition is false
The switch Statement: Testing multiple conditions at once
Using Functions: A simple function
Working with Forms: Taking information from a form
Iterating Through the Results: Taking information from a database and displaying it on a page
Using Session Variables: This doesn't really work on my site