William Ballad

Tricia Balladspent several years as a Web applications developer on the LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP/Perl) platform before becoming a full-time writer and technical editor. She currently writes online courseware on various technology topics.

William Balladhas worked in every aspect and at all levels of information technology, from hardware maintenance at a small mom-and-pop ISP to architect of Windows-based and heterogeneous networks at some of the world’s largest corporations. An active member of the IT security community for many years, he recently led an effort to counter an international hacker group exploiting OptionCart, a widely used e-commerce system.

The Ballads have collaborated on several Web development books, includingPHP & MySQL Web Development All-in-One Desk Reference for Dummies(Wiley Publishing, 2008).