A little knowledge of HTML and CSS will be needed before because, really, PHP is just a language that is used to produce web pages and its final output is HTML. We will go over all the basics of PHP and MySQL and finally put it all together and build simple web site where you will be able to store a records of your favourite artists using the dynamic duo.

The basics are all you need to get going in 4 hours (and this book, of course) is all you need.

But what is PHP or MySQL and why do you need it to accomplish this previously impossible task?