Php Notes For Professionals

PHP is a server side scripting language that is embedded in HTML. It is used to manage dynamic content, databases, session tracking, even build entire e-commerce sites. It is integrated with a number of popular databases, including MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, Sybase, Informix, and Microsoft SQL Server.

This publication covers middle-tier programming with PHP, a server-side, HTML-embedded scripting language. It features: practical experience and techniques, definitive coverage of core PHP language and database addressing, and LDAP connectivity addressing.

"This compact, example-rich guide teaches Web developers exactly what they need to know to achieve great results with PHP3 and PHP4, the world's fastest growing Web scripting language. Endorsed by The World Organization of Webmasters, Essential PHP for Web Professionals offers coverage built around real-world code examples available from a companion Web site. From PHP installation through sophisticated site automation, this book delivers practical answers, usable code, and real solutions."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

The author shows how to use PHP's powerful new modules to create database-independent, GUI-driven Web applications, and utilizes complete working applications readers can reuse in their own programs. Examples are derived from the author's six years as a professional PHP developer.

This is a comprehensive guide to PHP, a simple yet powerful language for creating dynamic web content. It is a detailed reference to the language and its applications, including such topics as form processing, sessions, databases, XML, and graphics and Covers PHP 4, the latest version.

PHP 5's co-creator and two leading PHP developers share their unique insights and realistic examples to illuminate PHP 5's new object model, powerful design patterns, improved XML Web services support, and much more.

PHP is rapidly becoming the language of choice for dynamic Web development, in particular for e-commerce and on-line database systems. It is open source software and easy to install, and can be used with a variety of operating systems, including Microsoft Windows and UNIX. This comprehensive manual covers the basic core of the language, with lots of practical examples of some of the more recent and useful features available in version 5.0. MySQL database creation and development is also covered, as it is the developer database most commonly used alongside PHP. It will be an invaluable book for professionals wanting to use PHP to develop their own dynamic web pages. Key Topics: - Basic Language Constructs - Manipulating Arrays and Strings - Errors and Buffering - Graphic Manipulation - PDF Library Extension - MySQL Database Management - Classes and Objects Concepts Features and Benefits: Explains how to use PHP to its full extent - covering the latest features and functions of PHP version 5.0, including the use of object-oriented programming Describes how to link a database to a web site, using the MySQL database management system Shows how to connect PHP to other systems and provides many examples, so that you can create powerful and dynamic web pages and applications Contains lots of illustrated, practical, real-world examples - including an e-commerce application created in PHP using many of the features described within the book

The purpose of this book is bring the power and ease of use of PHP to anyone with a desire to learn PHP. It starts by covering the history of PHP before providing a high level overview of how PHP works and why it is so useful to web developers. It then moves on to cover each area of PHP in detail, from the basics of the scripting language through to object oriented programming, file and file system handling and MySQL and SQLite database integration. In addition, chapters are also provided covering the creation and handling of HTML based forms and maintaining state using both cookies and PHP sessions. Each topic area is accompanied by extensive real world examples intended to bring theory to life.