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To keep programming productive and enjoyable, state-of-the-art practices and principles are essential. Object-oriented programming and design help manage complexity by keeping components cleanly separated. Unit testing helps prevent endless, exhausting debugging sessions. Refactoring keeps code supple and readable. PHP offers all this-and more.
This book shows you how to apply PHP techniques and principles to all the most common challenges of web programming, including:
*Web presentation and templates
*User interaction including the Model-View-Contoller architecture
*Input validation and form handling
*Database connection and querying and abstraction
*Object persistence
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# Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR; 1st edition (October 29, 2002)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 0130085391
# ISBN-13: 978-0130085399
From the Back Cover
* Build complex, PHP-driven Web sites—fast!
* Discover powerful new PHP techniques, hands on!
* Learn all-new techniques based on PHP-GTK and PEAR::DB
* Master XML parsing, user authentication, forms processing, data mining, and much more
Take your PHP programming skills to the next level!
In this concise, hands-on tutorial, PHP expert Christopher Cosentino delivers dozens of powerful new techniques for building serious Web applications. Through professional-quality examples drawn from his six years as a PHP developer, Cosentino walks you through building friendlier, more usable sites; improving user authentication; generating dynamic graphics; parsing XML documents; building database-independent Web applications; and much more!
Take PHP to the limit... and beyond!
* Manage sessions more effectively
* Interact with multiple databases via PEAR::DB
* Improve your form processing scripts
* Parse large files and perform data mining
* Authenticate users by IP address, database query, or HTTP authentication
* Create custom error handlers
* Dump database contents into XML files
* Use PHP-GTK to build client-side cross-platform GUI applications
* And more...
About the Author
CHRISTOPHER COSENTINO is currently a technical writer for Cisco Systems, Inc. He has been a freelance Web developer since 1996, specializing in the use of PHP to build e-commerce applications. He is author of Essential PHP for Web Professionals (Prentice Hall PTR).
# Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR (October 27, 2004)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 013147149X
# ISBN-13: 978-0131471498
From the Back Cover
Back CoverThe definitive introduction for today's most powerful PHP 5 techniques
In this book, PHP 5's co-creator and two leading PHPdevelopers show you how to make the most of PHP 5's industrial-strengthenhancements in any project -- no matterhow large or complex. Their unique insights and realistic examples illuminatePHP 5's new object model, powerful design patterns, improved XML Web servicessupport, and much more. Whether you're creating Web applications, extensions,packages, or shell scripts -- or migrating PHP 4 code -- here are high-poweredsolutions you won't find anywhere else.
* Review PHP's syntax and master its object-oriented capabilities-- from properties and methods to polymorphism, interfaces, and reflection
* Master the four most important design patterns for PHPdevelopment
* Write powerful Web applications: handle input, cookies, sessionextension, and more
* Integrate with MySQL, SQLite, and other database engines
* Provide efficient error handling that's transparent to your users
* Leverage PHP 5's improved XML support -- including parsing, XSLTconversions, and more
* Build XML-based Web services with XML-RPC and SOAP
* Make the most of PEAR: work with the repository, use keypackages, and create your own
* Upgrade PHP 4 code to PHP 5 -- compatibility issues, techniques,and practical workarounds
* Improve script performance: tips and tools for PHP optimization
* Use PHP extensions to handle files/streams, regular expressions,dates/times, and graphics
* Create original extensions and shell scripts
If you're a software developer new to PHP, you'll leapquickly into PHP and its new object-oriented capabilities. If you're anexperienced PHP programmer, you already recognize PHP's convenience andsimplicity. Now, discover all of its extraordinary power!
About the Software
At this book's exclusive, private link to Zend.com, downloada fully functional 90-day version of Zend Studio IDE, today's breakthrough toolfor developing, managing, and debugging PHP code.
Bruce Perens' Open Source Series is a definitive series ofLinux and Open Source books by the world's leading Linux software developers.Bruce Perens is the primary author of The Open Source Definition, the formativedocument of the open source movement and the former Debian GNU/Linux Project Leader.
About the Author
ANDI GUTMANS co-created PHP 3 and all versions since. A member of the PHP core team, he is one of the world's most highly regarded PHP developers.
STIG SÆTHER BAKKEN, also a member of the PHP core team, created PEAR: PHP Extension and Application Repository, the framework and global distribution system for reusable PHP components. Gutmans and Bakken are members of the PHP Hall of Fame.
DERICK RETHANS is a PHP code contributor and leader of the PHP QA team.
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http://www.amazon.com/Power-Programming-Bruce-Perens-Source/dp/013147149X/ref=pd_bbs_1/002-6200857-9587232?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1186389914&sr=8-1
# Publisher: Apress; 2 edition (January 23, 2006)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 1590595521
# ISBN-13: 978-1590595527
Book Description
* Written for the budding web developer searching for a powerful, low-cost solution for building flexible, dynamic web sites.
* Essentially three books in one: provides thorough introductions to the PHP language and the MySQL database, and shows you how these two technologies can be effectively integrated to build powerful websites.
* Provides over 500 code examples, including real-world tasks such as creating an auto-login feature, sending HTML-formatted e-mail, testing password guessability, and uploading files via a web interface.
* Updated for MySQL 5, includes new chapters introducing triggers, stored procedures, and views.
From the Back Cover
Interested in becoming a master of the PHP language and MySQL database but don't know where to begin? This best-selling book ranks among the most thorough and practical guides in print, covering all of the key concepts and features, and showing you how to effectively integrate PHP and MySQL to build powerful web sites.
The book begins with a vast overview of PHP's capabilities, starting with a survey of the installation and configuration process on both the Windows and Linux platforms. Next, several chapters are devoted to basic PHP concepts, including variables, datatypes, arrays, functions, string manipulation, and processing user input. Other key PHP topics are also covered, including PEAR, session handling, LDAP integration, the Smarty templating engine, Web services, and PDO.
Next up is a presentation of MySQL's key features. You're first guided through MySQL's installation and configuration process, and are presented with an introduction to its storage engines, datatypes, administration utilities, security features, and data import/export facilities. New MySQL 5--specific chapters have been added in this edition, covering triggers, stored procedures, and views. Along the way, you'll gain insight into PHP's assortment of MySQL functions (using both the mysql and mysqli extensions), and learn how to create and execute queries, perform searches, and carry out key database tasks from within your Web application.
What You Will Learn from This Book
* Install and configure Apache, PHP, and MySQL on both Windows and Linux.
* Accept and process information submitted via HTML forms.
* Authenticate users and track user preferences and data using PHP's session-handling capabilities.
* Process web-based file uploads using the HTTP_Upload PEAR package.
* Create your own RSS aggregator using Magpie, and process XML files in amazingly efficient fashion using SimpleXML.
* Use both command-line and graphical MySQL clients to effectively manage your data.
* Secure the MySQL server, creating roles and restricting access even at very granular levels.
* Effectively integrate PHP and MySQL to create dynamic, data-driven web applications.
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Beginning PHP 5 and MYSQL: From Novice to Professional offers a comprehensive introduction to two of the most popular Web application building technologies on the planet: the scripting language PHP and the MySQL database server. This book will not only expose you to the core aspects of both technologies, but will provide valuable insight into how they are used in unison to create dynamic data-driven Web applications.
Beginning PHP 5 and MYSQL explains the new features of the latest releases of the world’s most popular Open Source Web development technologies: MySQL 4 database server and PHP 5 scripting language. This book explores the benefits, extensive new features, and advantages of the object-oriented PHP 5, and how it can be used in conjunction with MySQL 4 to create powerful dynamic Web sites.
This is the perfect book for the Web designer, programmer, hobbyist, or novice that wants to learn how to create applications with PHP 5 and MySQL 4, and is a great entrance point for Apress’s extensive spectrum of PHP books planned for 2004.
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
URL:
http://www.amazon.com/Beginning-PHP-MySQL-Novice-Professional/dp/1590595521/ref=sr_1_1/002-6200857-9587232?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1186545723&sr=1-1
# Publisher: friends of ED (November 20, 2006)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 1590597311
# ISBN-13: 978-1590597316
Book Description
In this book you'll learn how to:
* Create dynamic websites with design and usability in mind, as well as functionality
* Understand how PHP scripts work, giving you confidence to adapt them to your own needs
* Bring online forms to life, check required fields, and ensure user input is safe to process
* Upload files and automatically create thumbnails from larger images
* Manage website content with a searchable database
You want to make your websites more dynamic by adding a feedback form, creating a private area where members can upload images that are automatically resized, or perhaps storing all your content in a database. The problem is, you're not a programmer and the thought of writing code sends a chill up your spine. Or maybe you've dabbled a bit in PHP and MySQL, but you can't get past baby steps. If this describes you, then you've just found the right book. PHP and the MySQL database are deservedly the most popular combination for creating dynamic websites. They're free, easy to use, and provided by many web hosting companies in their standard packages. Unfortunately, most PHP books either expect you to be an expert already or force you to go through endless exercises of little practical value. In contrast, this book gives you real value right away through a series of practical examples that you can incorporate directly into your sites, optimizing performance and adding functionality such as file uploading, email feedback forms, image galleries, content management systems, and much more. Each solution is created with not only functionality in mind, but also visual design. But this book doesn't just provide a collection of ready-made scripts: each PHP Solution builds on what's gone before, teaching you the basics of PHP and database design quickly and painlessly. By the end of the book, you'll have the confidence to start writing your own scripts or&8212;if you prefer to leave that task to othersto adapt existing scripts to your own requirements. Right from the start, you're shown how easy it is to protect your sites by adopting secure coding practices. The book has been written with an eye on forward and backward compatibilityrecommending the latest PHP 5 techniques, but providing alternative solutions for servers still running PHP 4.3. All database examples demonstrate how to use the original MySQL extension, MySQL Improved, or the PHP Data Objects (PDO) introduced in PHP 5.1, letting you choose the most suitable option for your setup. Summary of Contents:
* Chapter 1: What Is PHPAnd Why Should I Care?
* Chapter 2: Getting Ready to Work with PHP
* Chapter 3: How to Write PHP Scripts
* Chapter 4: Lightening Your Workload with Includes
* Chapter 5: Bringing Forms to Life
* Chapter 6: Uploading Files
* Chapter 7: Using PHP to Manage Files
* Chapter 8: Generating Thumbnail Images
* Chapter 9: Pages That Remember: Simple Login and Multipage Forms
* Chapter 10: Setting Up MySQL and phpMyAdmin
* Chapter 11: Getting Started with a Database
* Chapter 12: Creating a Dynamic Online Gallery
* Chapter 13: Managing Content
* Chapter 14: Solutions to Common PHP/MySQL Problems
* Chapter 15: Keeping Intruders at Bay
About the Author
David Powers is an Adobe Community Expert for Dreamweaver and author of a series of highly successful books on PHP, including PHP Solutions: Dynamic Web Design Made Easy (friends of ED, ISBN-13: 978-1-59059-731-6) and Foundation PHP for Dreamweaver 8 (friends of ED, ISBN-13: 978-1-59059-569-5). As a professional writer, he has been involved in electronic media for more than 30 years, first with BBC radio and television and more recently with the Internet. His clear writing style is valued not only in the English-speaking world; several of his books have been translated into Spanish and Polish.
What started as a mild interest in computing was transformed almost overnight into a passion, when David was posted to Japan in 1987 as BBC correspondent in Tokyo. With no corporate IT department just down the hallway, he was forced to learn how to fix everything himself. When not tinkering with the innards of his computer, he was reporting for BBC TV and radio on the rise and collapse of the Japanese bubble economy. Since leaving the BBC to work independently, he has built up an online bilingual database of economic and political analysis for Japanese clients of an international consultancy.
When not pounding the keyboard writing books or dreaming of new ways of using PHP and other programming languages, David enjoys nothing better than visiting his favorite sushi restaurant. He has also translated several plays from Japanese.
URL:
http://www.amazon.com/PHP-Solutions-Dynamic-Design-Made/dp/1590597311/ref=sr_1_1/002-6200857-9587232?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1186598881&sr=1-1
# Publisher: friends of ED (November 20, 2006)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 1590597311
# ISBN-13: 978-1590597316
Book Description
In this book you'll learn how to:
* Create dynamic websites with design and usability in mind, as well as functionality
* Understand how PHP scripts work, giving you confidence to adapt them to your own needs
* Bring online forms to life, check required fields, and ensure user input is safe to process
* Upload files and automatically create thumbnails from larger images
* Manage website content with a searchable database
You want to make your websites more dynamic by adding a feedback form, creating a private area where members can upload images that are automatically resized, or perhaps storing all your content in a database. The problem is, you're not a programmer and the thought of writing code sends a chill up your spine. Or maybe you've dabbled a bit in PHP and MySQL, but you can't get past baby steps. If this describes you, then you've just found the right book. PHP and the MySQL database are deservedly the most popular combination for creating dynamic websites. They're free, easy to use, and provided by many web hosting companies in their standard packages. Unfortunately, most PHP books either expect you to be an expert already or force you to go through endless exercises of little practical value. In contrast, this book gives you real value right away through a series of practical examples that you can incorporate directly into your sites, optimizing performance and adding functionality such as file uploading, email feedback forms, image galleries, content management systems, and much more. Each solution is created with not only functionality in mind, but also visual design. But this book doesn't just provide a collection of ready-made scripts: each PHP Solution builds on what's gone before, teaching you the basics of PHP and database design quickly and painlessly. By the end of the book, you'll have the confidence to start writing your own scripts or&8212;if you prefer to leave that task to othersto adapt existing scripts to your own requirements. Right from the start, you're shown how easy it is to protect your sites by adopting secure coding practices. The book has been written with an eye on forward and backward compatibilityrecommending the latest PHP 5 techniques, but providing alternative solutions for servers still running PHP 4.3. All database examples demonstrate how to use the original MySQL extension, MySQL Improved, or the PHP Data Objects (PDO) introduced in PHP 5.1, letting you choose the most suitable option for your setup. Summary of Contents:
* Chapter 1: What Is PHPAnd Why Should I Care?
* Chapter 2: Getting Ready to Work with PHP
* Chapter 3: How to Write PHP Scripts
* Chapter 4: Lightening Your Workload with Includes
* Chapter 5: Bringing Forms to Life
* Chapter 6: Uploading Files
* Chapter 7: Using PHP to Manage Files
* Chapter 8: Generating Thumbnail Images
* Chapter 9: Pages That Remember: Simple Login and Multipage Forms
* Chapter 10: Setting Up MySQL and phpMyAdmin
* Chapter 11: Getting Started with a Database
* Chapter 12: Creating a Dynamic Online Gallery
* Chapter 13: Managing Content
* Chapter 14: Solutions to Common PHP/MySQL Problems
* Chapter 15: Keeping Intruders at Bay
About the Author
David Powers is an Adobe Community Expert for Dreamweaver and author of a series of highly successful books on PHP, including PHP Solutions: Dynamic Web Design Made Easy (friends of ED, ISBN-13: 978-1-59059-731-6) and Foundation PHP for Dreamweaver 8 (friends of ED, ISBN-13: 978-1-59059-569-5). As a professional writer, he has been involved in electronic media for more than 30 years, first with BBC radio and television and more recently with the Internet. His clear writing style is valued not only in the English-speaking world; several of his books have been translated into Spanish and Polish.
What started as a mild interest in computing was transformed almost overnight into a passion, when David was posted to Japan in 1987 as BBC correspondent in Tokyo. With no corporate IT department just down the hallway, he was forced to learn how to fix everything himself. When not tinkering with the innards of his computer, he was reporting for BBC TV and radio on the rise and collapse of the Japanese bubble economy. Since leaving the BBC to work independently, he has built up an online bilingual database of economic and political analysis for Japanese clients of an international consultancy.
When not pounding the keyboard writing books or dreaming of new ways of using PHP and other programming languages, David enjoys nothing better than visiting his favorite sushi restaurant. He has also translated several plays from Japanese.
URL:
http://www.amazon.com/PHP-Solutions-Dynamic-Design-Made/dp/1590597311/ref=sr_1_1/002-6200857-9587232?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1186598881&sr=1-1
# Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc. (December 12, 2005)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 0596101392
# ISBN-13: 978-0596101398
Book Description
Programmers love its flexibility and speed; designers love its accessibility and convenience. When it comes to creating web sites, the PHP scripting language is truly a red-hot property. In fact, PHP is currently used on more than 19 million web sites, surpassing Microsoft's ASP .NET technology in popularity. Not surprisingly, this surge in usage has resulted in a number of PHP books hitting the market. Only one, though, takes the language beyond traditional Web programming and into mapping, graphing, multimedia, and beyond: PHP Hacks.
In PHP Hacks, author Jack Herrington wrings out his 20 years of code generation experience to deliver hands-on tools ranging from basic PHP and PEAR installation and scripting to advanced multimedia and database optimizing tricks.
On the practical side of things, PHP Hacks helps you develop more robust PHP applications by explaining how to improve your database design, automate application testing, and employ design patterns in your PHP scripts and classes. In the category of "cool," Herrington explains how to upgrade your Web interface through the creation of tabs, stickies, popups, and calendars. He even examines how to leverage maps and graphics in PHP. There's also a bounty of image and application hacks, including those that show you how to:
* Integrate web sites with Google maps and satellite imaging
* Dynamically display iPhoto libraries online
* Add IRC, SMS, and Instant Messaging capabilities to your Web applications
* Drop the latest Wikipedia dictionary onto your Sony PSP
* Render graphics and user interfaces with SVG, DHTML, and Ajax
Whether you're a newcomer or an expert, you'll find great value in PHP Hacks, the only PHP guide that offers something useful and fun for everyone.
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http://www.amazon.com/PHP-Hacks-Creating-Dynamic-Websites/dp/0596101392
# Publisher: friends of ED (May 21, 2007)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 1590598326
# ISBN-13: 978-1590598320
Book Description
Textpattern is a powerful, PHP-based content management system that allows you to build pretty much any kind of data-driven website quickly and easily. It is very popular among designers and developers alike, and has an active community of users. Sound good? Well, you're in luck—this book shows you how to use every aspect of Textpattern to a professional standard. Textpattern (and this book) appeals to two main groups of people: Firstly, the web designer who has mastered the fundamentals of XHTML and CSS and wants to create sites that have fresh and dynamically changing information, but is not familiar with server-side coding and databases. Never fear—Textpattern enables you to integrate your XHTML knowledge, inserting dynamic aspects into your already solid site design. Secondly, PHP developers who are looking for a content management system upon which to build additional functionality and want a hand with the design aspects of their site. Again, Textpattern fills in those holes. The book leaves no stone unturned. It starts by introducing you to Textpattern and guiding you through its very simple installation process. After the core features of the administrative interface are explored, the book dives into building sites with TXP, using CSS, articles, forms, pages, and more to create fully customized templates. Development follows next, looking at installing plugins and building your own custom plugins to further enhance your Textpattern-based site. The book concludes with several case studies to provide ideas and inspiration, including a weblog, an e-commerce site, and an online review directory.
In this book you will:
* Learn to develop websites quickly using Textpattern's intuitive templating language.
* Learn to use Textpattern to build e-commerce websites, including customer feedback and reviews.
* Learn to use Textpattern and web standards to create blogs and community sites with dynamically driven content.
* Learn how to integrate your own style of coding and design with a content management system that catalyses, rather than hinders, your creativity.
* Learn how to use PHP to create Textpattern plugins, adding custom functionality and features to uniquely suit the needs of your website.
Summary of Contents
* PART ONE: GETTING STARTED
o Chapter 1: Setting the Stage
o Chapter 2: Installing Textpattern
* PART TWO: THE TEXTPATTERN INTERFACE
o Chapter 3: Site Administration
o Chapter 4: Basic Content Manipulation
o Chapter 5: Presentation
* PART THREE: CUSTOMIZING TEXTPATTERN
o Chapter 6: The Textpattern Model
o Chapter 7: Creating the Content: Categories and Articles
o Chapter 8: Customizing the Presentation: Sections, Pages, Forms, and Style
o Chapter 9: Tying Content and Structure Together
o Chapter 10: Comments
o Chapter 11: Beyond the Basics
* PART FOUR: EXTENDING TEXTPATTERN
o Chapter 12: Custom Fields
o Chapter 13: Using Plugins
o Chapter 14: Writing Plugins
* PART FIVE: TEXTPATTERN SITE EXAMPLES
o Chapter 15: Multiauthor Weblog
o Chapter 16: Case Study: PopularWeddingFavors.com
o Chapter 17: Case Study: BoiseCityEats.com
* PART SIX: APPENDIXES
o Appendix A: Tag Reference
o Appendix B: Plugin Developer Resources
About the Author
Kevin has been working on the web for almost ten years, having started his career designing his first employer\'s website with Netscape and Notepad. He has spent the bulk of his design career working in-house as both a graphic designer and internal web developer. Coupled with years of freelance and agency work, Kevin has created dozens of websites for businesses of all sizes in an array of industries. Robert has over 10 years of experience designing and developing web-based applications for small businesses up to Fortune 50 companies. From its early gamma releases, Rob recognized the power and flexibility of Textpattern. He has published over 20 Textpattern plugins and numerous tutorials. He also provides custom software development services using Textpattern as a development framework.
He lives with his wife Joci in Copley, Ohio, which is located between Akron and Cleveland. Rob and Joci love to travel together and continue to find new and exciting places to visit. Rob was born and raised in the Cleveland area and continues to be a painfully dedicated Cleveland sports fan. Nathan Smith is a goofy guy who enjoys practicing and preaching web standards. By day, he works as an Information Architect / Interface Designer at Geniant.com. By night, he is finishing up a Master of Divinity degree via online classes from Asbury Theological Seminary. In 2005, he started Godbit.com as a resource to help the Church better understand how to utilize web standards, and blogs about design semi-regularly at his site SonSpring.com. He has been described by family and friends as mildly amusing, but is really quite dull. Cody is a web producer for a technology company located in Boise, Idaho. When he is not working with client side technologies, Flash or interaction design, he spends time with his wife and son, enjoying a simple lifestyle in the Northwest. Cody has a passion for Christian theology and takes great pleasure in learning and studying God\'s word. His work and ongoing ramblings can be found at codylindley.com Mary Fredborg is a member of the Textpattern development team (team.textpattern.com). For more than ten years she\'s been involved in various aspects of web development and remains keenly interested in learning new methods and technologies, as well as refining her existing knowledge and skills. These days you can often find Mary working on Textpattern itself, creating new plugins for it and providing technical support for users of varying levels of experience. She lives in Alberta, Canada with her amusingly crazy dog, who also happens to think the same of Mary.
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# Publisher: Manning Publications (July 3, 2007)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 1932394753
# ISBN-13: 978-1932394757
Book Description
To keep programming productive and enjoyable, state-of-the-art practices and principles are essential. Object-oriented programming and design help manage complexity by keeping components cleanly separated. Unit testing helps prevent endless, exhausting debugging sessions. Refactoring keeps code supple and readable. PHP offers all this-and more.
This book shows you how to apply PHP techniques and principles to all the most common challenges of web programming, including:
# Web presentation and templates
# User interaction including the Model-View-Contoller architecture
# Input validation and form handling
# Database connection and querying and abstraction
# Object persistence
URL:
Quotation
http://www.amazon.com/PHP-Action-Objects-Design-Agility/dp/1932394753/
# Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc.; 1st edition (July 2004)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 0596005601
# ISBN-13: 978-0596005603
Book Description
PHP has gained a following among non-technical web designers who need to add interactive aspects to their sites. Offering a gentle learning curve, PHP is an accessible yet powerful language for creating dynamic web pages. As its popularity has grown, PHP's basic feature set has become increasingly more sophisticated. Now PHP 5 boasts advanced features--such as new object-oriented capabilities and support for XML and Web Services--that will please even the most experienced web professionals while still remaining user-friendly enough for those with a lower tolerance for technical jargon. If you've wanted to try your hand at PHP but haven't known where to start, then Learning PHP 5 is the book you need. If you've wanted to try your hand at PHP but haven't known where to start, then Learning PHP 5 is the book you need. With attention to both PHP 4 and the new PHP version 5, it provides everything from a explanation of how PHP works with your web server and web browser to the ins and outs of working with databases and HTML forms. Written by the co-author of the popular PHP Cookbook, this book is for intelligent (but not necessarily highly-technical) readers. Learning PHP 5 guides you through every aspect of the language you'll need to master for professional web programming results. This book provides a hands-on learning experience complete with exercises to make sure the lessons stick. Learning PHP 5 covers the following topics, and more:
* How PHP works with your web browser and web server
* PHP language basics, including data, variables, logic and looping
* Working with arrays and functions
* Making web forms
* Working with databases like MySQL
* Remembering users with sessions
* Parsing and generating XML
* Debugging
Written by David Sklar, coauthor of the PHP Cookbook and an instructor in PHP, this book offers the ideal classroom learning experience whether you're in a classroom or on your own. From learning how to install PHP to designing database-backed web applications, Learning PHP 5 will guide you through every aspect of the language you'll need to master to achieve professional web programming results.
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