by Larry Ullman (Author)
PHP is currently one of the most popular server-side, HTML-embedded scripting language on the Web. It's specifically designed for Web site creation and is frequently being used to replace the functionality created by Perl to write CGI scripts. PHP's popularity and easier-to-learn appeal has spawned a new breed of programmer, those who are only familiar with and only use PHP.
Sharpen your PHP skills with the fully revised and updated, PHP 5 Advanced for the World Wide Web: Visual QuickPro Guide! Filled with fifteen chapters of step-by-step content and written by best-selling author and PHP programmer, Larry Ullman, this guide teaches specific topics in direct, focused segments, shows how PHP is used in real-world applications, features popular and most-asked-about scripts, and details those technologies that will be more important in the future. You'll learn about object-oriented programming, PHP interactions with a server, XML, RSS, Networking with PHP, image and PDF generation, and more.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 608
Edition: 2Rev e.
Publisher: Peachpit Press
Published: 05 Mar 2007
ISBN 10: 0321376013
ISBN 13: 9780321376015
Book Overview: Following the popular Visual QuickPro Guide layout, this book consists of approximately 15 chapters of step-by-step content, aimed at teaching both advanced programming techniques and 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 as well as introducing emerging technologies. Topics include:
*Advanced PHP programming concepts
*Sophisticated database interactions
*E-commerce
*Object oriented programming
*PHP interactions with a server
*Networking with PHP
*XML
*Image generation
*PDF generation
*RSS (Real Simple Syndication)
*Security
*Using the PEAR code repository