The PHP section of the O'Reilly network has two new postings this morning, one from Russell Dyer, the other, John Coggeshall - Database Templates with MySQL and Using MySQL from PHP, Part 2. Both go hand-in-hand, working not just with PHP, but one of the most popular databases out there.

The first article, Database Templates with MySQL, the author shows you how, with a little foresight to create some sample, easy-to-port tables such as: a core table, a count table, a reference table, and how to deploy a template based on these. With these reusable tables under your belt, creating a new application can be as easy as a cut and paste.

The second piece, Using MySQL from PHP, Part 2, John Coggeshall dives back into his introduction to MySQL in PHP. Building on the foundation of the first part of the series, he introduces you to how to deal with errors in your code, how to determine the results of a "count select", as well as a few other random, but handy functions...