PHP Advanced for the World Wide Web: Visual QuickPro Guide

PHP Advanced for the World Wide Web: Visual QuickPro Guide

by Larry Ullman (Author)

Synopsis

PHP is a server-side, HTML-embedded scripting language. ItOs frequently being used to replace the functionality created by Perl to write CGI scripts). Similar to both HTML and CGI, PHP is faster to program in and faster to execute than CGI. PHP was written specifically for Web site creation, unlike Perl, C, or Java. Companies such as Honda, Patagonia, and Zoom.com all have Web sites utilizing PHP. PHP Advanced for the World Wide Web: Visual QuickPro Guide consists of approximately fifteen chapters of step-by-step content, aimed at teaching specific topics in direct, focused segments. The scripts featured in this book are based on features and capabilities that current PHP users most frequently inquire about (e.g. sessions, authentication, and object-oriented programming). as well as detailing those technologies that will be more important in the future, such as XML and Wireless Access Protocols.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 520
Edition: 1
Publisher: Peachpit Press
Published: 18 Dec 2001

ISBN 10: 0201775972
ISBN 13: 9780201775976
Book Overview:

PHP is a server-side, HTML-embedded scripting language. It's frequently being used to replace the functionality created by Perl to write CGI scripts. (If you've ever registered at a Web site, chances are you've encountered CGI). Similar to both HTML and CGI, PHP is faster to program in and faster to execute than CGI. PHP was written specifically for Web site creation, unlike Perl, C, or Java. And companies such as Honda, Patagonia, and Zoom.com all have Web sites utilizing PHP. PHP Advanced for the World Wide Web: Visual QuickPro Guide consists of approximately fifteen chapters of step-by-step content, aimed at teaching specific topics in direct, focused segments. The scripts featured in this book are based on features and capabilities that current PHP users most frequently inquire about (e.g. sessions, authentication, and object-oriented programming). as well as detailing those technologies that will be more important in the future, such as XML and Wireless Access Protocols.


Author Bio

Larry Ullman, an experienced PHP programmer, is currently Lead Programmer at Com-Insights, a digital media services provider. He is the author of PHP for the World Wide Web: Visual QuickStart Guide and lives in State College, Pennsylvania.