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This book is designed for individuals who possess a general understanding of the concepts of working in a Web-based development environment, be it Linux/Unix or Windows. Installation and configuration related chapters assume that you have familiarity with your operating system and the basic methods of building (on Linux/Unix systems) or installing (on Windows systems) software.
Chapters discussing how to program with PHP, which make up the bulk of the book, assume no previous knowledge of the language. However, if you have experience with other programming languages such as C or Perl, you will find these lessons to be quite simple. Similarly, if you have worked with other databases such as Oracle or Microsoft SQL Server, you will have a good foundation for working through the MySQL-related chapters.
The only real requirement before reading this book is that you understand static web content creation with HTML. If you are just starting out in the world of web development, you will still be able to use this book, but you should consider working through an HTML tutorial first. If you are comfortable creating basic documents and uploading them to your web server, you will be fine.
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