ISBN: 9780470413968

Beginning PHP 5.3 Matt Doyle A solid introduction to writing powerful web applications using PHP 5.3 As one of the most popular open-source web-programming languages in use today, PHP is … More...

Beginning PHP 5.3 Matt Doyle A solid introduction to writing powerful web applications using PHP 5.3 As one of the most popular open-source web-programming languages in use today, PHP is an ideal server-side scripting language that connects HTML-based web pages to a backend database for dynamic content. It allows you to create anything from a simple form-to-email script to a web forum application, a blogging platform, or a content management system. This guide introduces the PHP language and shows how to write powerful web applications using PHP. Looks at the ways that PHP programs interact with web servers and other technologies such as HTML Teaches you how to build robust web applications and change the flow of your scripts with decisions and loops Examines ways to create and use strings, arrays, objects, functions, and files in your scripts Shares tips for creating interactive web forms in PHP, as well as capturing user input Unveils methods for preserving an application's state between page views Offers advice on how to work with MySQL(R) databases using PHP Includes best practices for using PEAR to speed up your application development Presents techniques for manipulating XML from within your PHP scripts Walks you through the creation and manipulation of web graphics using PHP wrox.com Programmer Forums Join our Programmer to Programmer forums to ask and answer programming questions about this book, join discussions on the hottest topics in the industry, and connect with fellow programmers from around the world. Code Downloads Take advantage of free code samples from this book, as well as code samples from hundreds of other books, all ready to use. Read More Find articles, ebooks, sample chapters and tables of contents for hundreds of books, and more reference resources on programming topics that matter to you. Wrox Beginning guides are crafted to make learning programming languages and technologies easier than you think, providing a structured, tutorial format that will guide you through all the techniques involved. Media > Book, [PU: Wiley]<

ISBN: 9780470413968

Beginning PHP 5.3 Matt Doyle A solid introduction to writing powerful web applications using PHP 5.3 As one of the most popular open-source web-programming languages in use today, PHP is … More...

Beginning PHP 5.3 Matt Doyle A solid introduction to writing powerful web applications using PHP 5.3 As one of the most popular open-source web-programming languages in use today, PHP is an ideal server-side scripting language that connects HTML-based web pages to a backend database for dynamic content. It allows you to create anything from a simple form-to-email script to a web forum application, a blogging platform, or a content management system. This guide introduces the PHP language and shows how to write powerful web applications using PHP. Looks at the ways that PHP programs interact with web servers and other technologies such as HTML Teaches you how to build robust web applications and change the flow of your scripts with decisions and loops Examines ways to create and use strings, arrays, objects, functions, and files in your scripts Shares tips for creating interactive web forms in PHP, as well as capturing user input Unveils methods for preserving an application's state between page views Offers advice on how to work with MySQL(R) databases using PHP Includes best practices for using PEAR to speed up your application development Presents techniques for manipulating XML from within your PHP scripts Walks you through the creation and manipulation of web graphics using PHP wrox.com Programmer Forums Join our Programmer to Programmer forums to ask and answer programming questions about this book, join discussions on the hottest topics in the industry, and connect with fellow programmers from around the world. Code Downloads Take advantage of free code samples from this book, as well as code samples from hundreds of other books, all ready to use. Read More Find articles, ebooks, sample chapters and tables of contents for hundreds of books, and more reference resources on programming topics that matter to you. Wrox Beginning guides are crafted to make learning programming languages and technologies easier than you think, providing a structured, tutorial format that will guide you through all the techniques involved. Media >, [PU: Wiley]<