In the past, many of my students have made successful project using a combination of PHP and MySQL. This year, all three of my students are using it in some capacity and one has combined it with jQuery. I have been meaning to write a full workbook for a long time and I have finally got around to it:
PHP and MySQL for A2 Computing projects booklet (1.68MB)
This booklet is written to give to students directly, but it would also be suitable for teachers wishing to improve their skills or learn a new language.
Just in case you are not familiar with HTML and CSS (which is a pre-requisite for this booklet) you may want to look at my HTML, CSS and jQuery booklet first:
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