| The essentials are covered in a clear & concise manner. Language syntax & programming techniques are coupled with examples that illustrate both correct usage & common idioms. With style tips & programming advice, this book will help you become a good PHP programmer.
Contents include:
- Detailed information on the basics of the PHP language, including data types, variables, operators, and flow control statements;
- Chapters outlining the basics of functions, strings, arrays, and objects;
- Coverage of common PHP web application techniques, such as form processing & validation, session tracking, and cookies;
- Material on interacting with relational databases, such as MySQL and Oracle, using the database-independent PEAR DB library and the new PDO Library;
- Chapters that show you how to generate dynamic images, create PDF files, and parse XML files with PHP;
- Advanced topics, such as creating secure scripts, error handling, performance tuning, and writing your own C language extensions to PHP;
- A quick reference to the core functions in PHP and the standard extensions that ship with PHP. | |
