Summary

That’s it. We are done. Nothing left to teach. Well, except for the rest of PHP. But this book gave you a great introduction into the topic. You can now design your own dynamic web site. You can have it interact with files, interact with strings—whatever you want it to do.

You started with a quick primer on HTML to help refresh your memory. You then learned how to make forms and how to use the variables within those forms. You then learned about constants, operators, and expressions, which you used throughout the book. You took a brief respite to learn about the style that is necessary to develop when programming. After that, in Part II you learned about control structures and loops. You even learned about dealing with strings, functions, and the hated arrays. In Part III you learned about really advanced forms, cookies, sessions, and how to work with files. After all this learning, you can now design your own dynamic site and make it do whatever you want!

PHP is the future of web sites. It interfaces with databases, which enables you to store data in easily accessible formats. A great next step is to learn how to use databases (mySQL is my favorite) and see how to interface them with PHP. Everyone loves a well-designed database.

Other than that, I’ve exhausted what this book can teach you. If you have any questions, you can always email me at [email protected]. You can visit my web site at www.maneeshsethi.com. You can visit my blog at www.lazymotivation.com. You can even visit my forums and talk to other people who have questions and answers about PHP at www.maneeshsethi.com/forum.

Please email me. I love to hear from readers, and I take all your comments to heart. If you are interested in reading my other works, check out my blog, and see Game Programming for Teens, Second Edition; Web Design for Teens; and my soon-to-be-published How to Succeed as a Lazy Student. You can find information about all these books at www.maneeshsethi.com.

Thank you so much for paying attention throughout this entire book. Good luck with your web sites! Send me updates of your web pages, and if they are really good, I might display them directly on www.maneeshsethi.com!

"The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist. And like that ... he’s gone." Maneesh, signing out.