With this simple, streamlined guide, non-programmers will quickly learn how to create responsive, data-driven websites with PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, and other open source tools. The combination of PHP and MySQL is the most popular method among web developers for building modern websites with dynamic data and user interaction. Once you add JavaScript to the mix, you can create rich Internet websites and applications using the Ajax development approach. This book will show you how. Learning PHP, MySQL, and JavaScript will help you:Learn the basics of PHP, MySQL, and JavaScript, and to use them together Understand how the Ajax web development approach works Get up to speed on XHTML and the Apache web server Learn how to use useful libraries and packages, such as the Smarty web template system and the Yahoo! UI Library (YUI) Practice what you've learned with exercises and questions in each chapterIf you have either a graphics or web design background and know your way around HTML, Learning PHP, MySQL, and JavaScript will have you building interactive websites in no time.