Sams Teach Yourself Ajax, JavaScript and PHP in 24 Hours, All in One combines the hottest web development technologies into one clearly written, step-by-step tutorial, packaged with an easy-to-use CD packed with all the software tools, libraries and source files you need to develop your own applications.

This book first teaches how to install, configure and set up a web server environment and then shows how Ajax, JavaScript and PHP interact with each other in the web browser client and on the server to allow the developer to create a responsiveness and level of interactivity that until now has only been possible in a desktop application.

By the end of this book you will understand how these technologies work, and more importantly, how they work together to create dynamic web applications. After working through the book's lessons you will be able to confidently create basic, but professional-looking Ajax applications to enhance and improve any web site.

About The Author
Phil Ballard is a professional web consultant specializing in website and intranet design, search engine optimization, server-side scripting, client-side design and programming and hosting. Phil has written a number of books and online tutorials, including Sams Teach Yourself Ajax in 10 Minutes. Phil is based in England. Michael Moncur is the owner of Starling Technologies, a company specializing in networking and the Internet. He is also a freelance webmaster and author, and has written Sams Teach Yourself JavaScript in 24 Hours, in addition to several other best-selling books on Novell networks and MCSE training.