Beginning PHP 5.3

Description

Serving as a complete introduction to PHP 5.3, this book walks you through all the major concepts of PHP in a way that’s easy to follow, with plenty of code snippets illustrating each concept to aid learning. You’ll discover how to install and configure PHP 5.3, how to get started with simple programs, and the basic building blocks of PHP such as variables, operators, expressions, arrays, and objects. Coverage working with files, XML, and MySQL; building Web applications with PHP; exploring the PEAR library; handling e-mail; and creating Web graphics.

CONTENTS:

Introduction.

  Part I: Getting Up and Running with PHP.

  
Chapter 1: Introducing PHP.

  
Chapter 2: Your First PHP Script.

  Part II: Learning the Language.

  
Chapter 3: PHP Language Basics.

  
Chapter 4: Decisions and Loops.

  
Chapter 5: Strings.

  
Chapter 6: Arrays.

  
Chapter 7: Functions.

  
Chapter 8: Objects.

  Part III: Using PHP in Practice.

  
Chapter 9: Handling HTML Forms with PHP.

  
Chapter 10: Preserving State with Query Strings, Cookies, and Sessions.

  
Chapter 11: Working with Files and Directories.

  
Chapter 12: Introducing Databases and SQL.

  
Chapter 13: Retrieving Data from MySQL with PHP.

  
Chapter 14: Manipulating MySQL Data with PHP.

  
Chapter 15: Making Your Job Easier with PEAR.

  
Chapter 16: PHP and the Outside World.

  
Chapter 17: Generating Images with PHP.

  
Chapter 18: String Matching with Regular Expressions.

  
Chapter 19: Working with XML.

  
Chapter 20: Writing High-Quality Code.

  
Appendix A: Solutions to Exercises.

  
Appendix B: Configuring PHP.

  
Appendix C: Alternatives to MySQL.

  
Appendix D: Using PHP from the Command Line.