Database applications are one of the most common uses for PHP. Shopping carts, member sites, news sites and many more applications use database to store information. Databases are quicker and easier to update than standard files, making them ideal for admin areas. For instance, the owner of the website doesn’t have to know any PHP [...]

If you’re not familiar with the term as it relates to the web, a database is a structured collection of data. It can be anything from a list of email addresses to a set of names, addresses and phone numbers. By far the most popular database management system is mySQL, because it is free, works [...]

Database applications are one of the most common uses for PHP. Shopping carts, member sites, news sites and many more applications use database to store information. Databases are quicker and easier to update than standard files, making them ideal for admin areas. For instance, the owner of the website doesn’t have to know any PHP [...]

If you’re not familiar with the term as it relates to the web, a database is a structured collection of data. It can be anything from a list of email addresses to a set of names, addresses and phone numbers. By far the most popular database management system is mySQL, because it is free, works [...]