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This tutorial offers readers a thorough introduction to programming in Python 2.4, the portable, interpreted, object-oriented programming language that combines power with clear syntaxBeginning programmers will quickly learn to develop robust, reliable, and reusable Python applications for Web development, scientific applications, and system tasks for users or administratorsDiscusses the basics of installing Python as well as the new features of Python release 2.4, which make it easier for users to create scientific and Web applicationsFeatures examples of various operating systems throughout the book, including Linux, Mac OS X/BSD, and Windows XP...

Programming allows developers to create a sequence of instructions that enable computers to perform certain functions and tasksOffering the basic best practices and skills for novice programmers, this book helps readers gain new skills for writing programs and developing applicationsTeaches programming using C++ and explores scripting with JavaScript and VBScript, which are all free and don't require the reader to purchase any softwareIncludes programming projects and real-world code examples that can be modified and expanded upon...

Perl is an immensely popular scripting language that combines the best features of C, key UNIX utilities and a powerful use of regular expressions. It has a wide range of uses beyond simple text processing and is commonly used for web programming - creating and parsing CGI forms, validating HTML syntax and hyperlinks - as well as e-mail and Usenet news filtering. Perl is increasingly the system administrator's scripting language of choice and is used for file and directory manipulation, database access and a whole range of daily system operator chores....

Offering a step-by-step walk through understanding the three key open source technologies that form the basis for most active web servers, this book demonstrates how to quickly create a professional-looking, functional site using Apache Web server, the MySQL database system, and the PHP scripting language. You'll take an in-depth look at why the combination of PHP, MySQL, and Apache has become so popular: flawless interaction, flexibility, customization, and cost, as well as their ability to run on both Linux and Windows servers....

This book is intended for anyone starting out with PHP programming. If you've previously worked in another programming language such as Java, C#, or Perl, you'll probably pick up the concepts in the earlier chapters quickly; however, the book assumes no prior experience of programming or of building Web applications.That said, because PHP is primarily a Web technology, it will help if you have at least some knowledge of other Web technologies, particularly HTML and CSS.Many Web applications make use of a database to store data, and this book contains three chapters on working with MySQL databases. Once again, if you're already familiar with databases in general - and MySQL in particular - you'll be able to fly through these chapters. However, even if...