Suddenly, it's easy to build commercial-quality Web applications using free and open source software. With this book, you'll learn from eight ready-to-run, real-world applications-all backed by clear diagrams and screenshots, well-documented code, and simple, practical explanations.

Leading open source author Jomo Bacon teaches the core skills you'll need to build virtually any application. You'll discover how to connect with databases, upload content, perform cacading deletes, edit records, validate registrations, specify user security, create reusable components, use Pear extensions, and even build Ajax applications.