PHP & MySQL For Dummies, 4th Edition

Here's what Web designers need to know to create dynamic, database-driven Web sites

To be on the cutting edge, Web sites need to serve up HTML, CSS, and products specific to the needs of different customers using different browsers. An effective e-commerce site gathers information about users and provides information they need to get the desired result.

PHP scripting language with a MySQL back-end database offers an effective way to design sites that meet these requirements. This full updated 4th Edition of PHP & MySQL For Dummies gets you quickly up to speed, even if your experience is limited.

• Explains the easy way to install and set up PHP and MySQL using XAMPP, so it works the same on Linux, Mac, and Windows
• Shows you how to secure files on a Web host and how to write secure code
• Packed with useful and understandable code examples for Web site creators who are not professional programmers
• Fully updated to ensure your code will be compliant based on PHP 5.3 and MySQL 5.1.31
• Provides clear, accurate code examples

PHP & MySQL For Dummies, 4th Edition provides what you need to know to create sites that get results.

Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.

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Windows 7 & Office 2010 For Dummies - Portable Edition + Windows 7 For Dummies DVD - Book + DVD Bundle

Get a closer look at Windows 7 and Office 2010 with this one-of-a-kind book and DVD bundle!

If you're looking for a quick overview of Windows 7 and Office 2010, this book and DVD bundle is for you. You'll cover the basics and get up and running - and fast - with the Windows 7 & Office 2010 For Dummies, Portable Edition, a small-trim guide packed with easy tips and helpful advice on using the latest versions of Windows and Office, plus the two-hour Windows 7 For Dummies DVD. Filled with step-by-step instruction for completing the most essential Windows 7 tasks, this special Dummies bundle willl introduce you to Windows 7 and help you manage your applications, get connected to the Internet, establish an e-mail account, prevent common security issues, and so much more.

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Mortgages For Dummies, 3rd Edition

Need a mortgage but worried about the market? In Mortgages For Dummies, 3^rd Edition, bestselling authors Eric Tyson and Ray Brown give you proven solutions for obtaining a mortgage, whether you want to buy your first home, refinance, or tap into your equity. You get the latest on sub-prime and adjustable-rate mortgages, finding the best lender, avoiding fiscal pitfalls and foreclosure, and much, much, more!

This easy-to-understand, objective, and jargon-free guide helps you fine-tune your finances, figure out what you can afford, and improve your credit score before you go mortgage shopping. You’ll get familiar with the advantages and disadvantages of fixed- and adjustable-rate mortgages, 15- and 30-year loans, and conforming and jumbo packages. You also get help finding and working with reputable professionals, comparing programs, and securing terms you can live with. Discover how to:

• Match your mortgage to your financial goals
• Qualify for a mortgage even when money is tight
• Find the right loan for you
• Choose the best lender/broker
• Negotiate the best terms
• Calculate your costs and payments
• Understand and complete all paperwork
• Refinance an existing mortgage
• Understand and consider special situation loans
• Explore reverse mortgages and other options
• Decipher amortization tables and comparison worksheets
• Use the Internet wisely when mortgage shopping

Now, more than ever, you need clear, reliable information that helps you get the mortgage you need at a price you can afford. You need Mortgages For Dummies, 3^rd Edition!

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Fit Pregnancy For Dummies, Mini Edition

Tips for safe and healthy exercise

Understand how a fit pregnancy helps with delivery and postpartum shape-up

From yoga and swimming to weight training and aerobics, you'll see how to get started with a fun, step-by-step fitness routine. Plus, you get expert advice on activities to avoid as well as staying motivated during and after your pregnancy.

Discover how to

• Manage pregnancy aches and pains
• Modify your routine for each trimester
• Stay fit after giving birth

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ASVAB For Dummies, Premier 3rd Edition

Sharpen your ASVAB test-taking skills with this updated and expanded premier guide with CD

ASVAB For Dummies, Premier Edition includes in-depth reviews of all nine test subjects with complete explanations for every question, proficiency exercises, and tips to help you pinpoint your weaknesses and hone your test-taking skills. This Premier Edition of our bestselling ASVAB test guide includes six full-length practice tests (two more than our standard edition) PLUS interactive vocabulary builder flashcards on the CD. This companion CD (exclusive to the Premier Edition)

• Offers a database of military jobs and their required ASVAB score
• Displays the jobs you would be eligible for based on your ASVAB practice test scores
• Allows you to mark sample test questions for easy referral once the sample test is complete
• "Real life" ASVAB CAT test-taking experience that simulates the actual test you'll take on test day

Like our standard guide, ASVAB For Dummies, Premier Edition

• Includes a new sample Armed Forces Qualifying Test (AFQT)
• Presents a thorough review of foundational concepts for every section including, building word knowledge, paragraph comprehension, math word problems, mechanical comprehension, object assembly, and more

ASVAB For Dummies, Premier Edition is the ultimate guide for scoring your best and finding your place in the military.

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Real Estate Investing For Dummies, 2nd Edition

Real Estate Investing For Dummies, 2nd Edition, is completely revised and updated to help you overcome the challenges and and take advantage of the opportunities in any real estate environment, including a down market. But Eric Tyson and Robert Griswold's core message remains as relevant today as it did upon the initial publication of Real Estate Investing For Dummies -- investing in real estate is time-tested vehicle to build wealth in the long term. Tyson and Griswold don't tell you how to become a millionaire overnight. Instead, they offer proven, practical, and actionable advice so that if you chose to invest in income-producing properties, you can do so wisely and confidently.

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WordPress For Dummies, 3rd Edition

The bestselling guide to WordPress, fully updated for newest version of WordPress

WordPress, the popular, free blogging platform, has been updated with new features and improvements. Bloggers who are new to WordPress will learn to take full advantage of its flexibility and usability with the advice in this friendly guide.

Previous editions have sold nearly 50,000 copies, and interest in blogging continues to explode.

• WordPress is a state-of-the-art blog platform that emphasizes aesthetics, Web standards, and usability
• WordPress For Dummies, 3rd Edition covers both the free-hosted WordPress.com version and WordPress.org, which requires users to purchase Web hosting services
• Written by an expert who works directly with the developers and cofounder of WordPress
• Shows readers how to set up and maintain a blog with WordPress and how to use all the new features

Like its earlier editions, WordPress For Dummies, 3rd Edition helps bloggers quickly and easily take advantage of everything this popular blogging tool has to offer.

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50 Ways to a Better You for Dummies (Pocket Edition)

Tips for simplifying tricky operations

Get the skills you need to solve problems and equations and be ready for algebra class

Whether you're a student preparing to take algebra or a parent who wants to brush up on basic math, this fun, friendly guide has the tools you need to get in gear. From positive, negative, and whole numbers to fractions, decimals, and percents, you'll build necessary skills to tackle more advanced topics, such as imaginary numbers, variables, and algebraic equations.


* Understand fractions, decimals, and percents
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Unravel algebra word problems
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Grasp prime numbers, factors, and multiples
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Work with graphs and measures
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Solve single and multiple variable equations

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Digital Photography For Dummies®, Mini Edition

Choose the settings that make your digital photos better

Can't wait to see what you and your digital camera can do? Packed with examples of what you can accomplish, this book gives you the inside scoop on camera features, setting up shots, downloading your photos, and a whole lot more!

Open the book and find:

• Basic camera settings and digital photo file formats

• When to use your camera's flash

• Tips for composing good pictures

• How to transfer photos from your camera to your computer

• How automatic scene modes simplify photo taking

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Home Buying For Dummies, 4th Edition

Now updated — America's #1 bestselling home-buying book!

Want to buy a house, but concerned about the market? Have no fear — this trusted guide arms you with Eric Tyson and Ray Brown's time-tested advice and updated strategies for buying a home in current market conditions. You'll discover how to find the right property, make smart financial decisions, and understand the latest lending requirements and tax implications.

• New to this edition — new and expanded coverage to help homebuyers take advantage of low home prices, understand the subprime mortgage crisis, obtain a mortgage, and improve credit scores

• To buy or not to buy? — weigh the advantages of owning versus renting, get your finances in order, and know how much house you can safely afford

• Handle financing — understand your credit rating, navigate the different types of mortgages, and complete all paperwork

• Play the real estate game — find the right location and property, assemble an all-star real estate team, and make the most of the Internet's real estate resources

• Let's make a deal — negotiate with finesse, make successful offers, inspect and protect your new home, and cover all your bases in escrow

"Invaluable information, especially for the first-time home buyer."
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram

"A reference you'll turn to time after time."
—St. Petersburg Times

Open the book and find:

• Reasons why home prices rise and fall

• Hands-on instruction for buying a home in up or down markets

• How to pay the price you want

• The best mortgage options

• A sample home-buying contract

• Pros and cons of comparable market analysis

• Tips for overcoming mortgage and appraisal problems

• How to cope with buyer's remorse

• The best real estate Web sites

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Meditation for Dummies (Pocket Edition)

Learn Latin American Spanish quickly and painlessly with this enhanced eBook

The job market for those who are bilingual is expanding rapidly. Businesses and government agencies are hiring translators; retailers and advertisers are concentrating more energy in targeting the Spanish-speaking; and hospitals and agencies are seeking to overcome language barriers.

Whether you're a student studying Spanish, a traveler gearing up for a trip to a Spanish-speaking country and need to learn the basics, or a upwardly mobile looking to get ahead of the pack in your career by learning a second language, this enhanced edition of Spanish For Dummies, 2nd Edition is your hands-on guide to quickly and painlessly learn Latin American Spanish that includes:

• Expanded coverage of grammar, verb conjugations, and pronunciations
• A refreshed and expanded mini-dictionary complete with even more essential vocabulary, exercises, and more
• Take your skills to the next level with real-life conversations in this enhanced eBook.

Whether you're looking to learn Spanish for use in the home, class, at the office, or on the go, Spanish For Dummies, 2nd Edition has you covered!

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PCs For Dummies, Windows 7 Edition

Get the latest edition of the bestselling PC book on the planet!

What better way to make friends with your new PC than with this new edition of the bestselling PC book in the world? PCs For Dummies, Windows 7 Edition explains the latest Windows operating system in a refreshingly jargon-free way that's loaded with good humor and great help.

Discover how to make your PC safe for your kids, get in touch with your digital life, use flash drives, learn about green computing, and much more.

• Dan Gookin, author of the original DOS For Dummies, helped launch the worldwide popularity of the series; his books have been translated in 32 languages and have more than 12 million copies in print
• This guide gets you up to speed on the latest PC hardware and software and covers all the innovations and changes in Windows 7, all without the boring jargon
• Covers making your PC safe for kids, organizing your digital life, green computing, storage on memory cards and flash drives, online photo sharing, and much more

Make your life easier the Dummies way with PCs For Dummies, Windows 7 Edition.

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Daily Spanish for Dummies Pocket Edition

You've been hearing it since you were a little kid: "You are what you eat." But unlike most of the adages you’ve long since debunked, this wise saying is true! Good nutrition is the key to achieving and maintaining a healthy weight and lifelong good health—no matter how you slice it.

This edition of Nutrition for Dummies has been updated with the latest revisions of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, new recommended daily allowances for all the nutrients a healthy body needs, plus the real low-down on all the conflicting opinions about vitamins and minerals, protein, fats, and carbs. You’ll discover how to:

• Interpret nutrition labels
• Prepare delicious, healthy meals
• Keep nutrients in food, even after cooking
• Eat smart when eating out
• Evaluate dietary supplements

Nutrition for Dummies, Fourth Edition, is a one-size-fits-all guide to nutrition for anyone who may have fallen asleep in health class, wants to brush up on what they already know, or is looking to keep up-to-speed on all the latest guidelines and research. It shows you how to manage your diet so you can get the most bang (nutrients) for your buck (calories) and gives you the skinny on how to put together a healthy shopping list, how to prepare foods that are good for the body and the soul, and ten easy ways you can cut calories.

An apple a day may not necessarily keep the doctor away, but with the simple guidance of Nutrition for Dummies, you can live happily—and healthily—ever after.

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