PHP 5 for Dummies

Description

Covers the latest major release of PHP, the most popular open source Web scripting language, in the friendly, easy-to-understand For Dummies style
* PHP is installed on nearly nine million servers, and usage has grown at the rate of 6.5 percent per month for the past two years
* PHP is easy to learn, well suited for Web development, and can be embedded with HTML, making it a good choice for creating dynamic Web pages for e-commerce sites and other Web applications; a database-friendly language, it connects easily to Sybase, MySQL, mSQL, Oracle, and other databases
* Explains how to acquire and install PHP, how PHP's features make it a useful scripting language, and how to use PHP for three of the most common applications: interactive Web sites, database storage, and common operating system tasks

CONTENTS:

Introduction.

  Part I: Say Hello to the PHP Scripting Language.

  
Chapter 1: Getting to Know PHP.

  
Chapter 2: Setting Up the Environment.

  
Chapter 3: Creating Your First PHP Script.

  Part II: Variables and Data.

  
Chapter 4: Using Variables in PHP Scripts.

  
Chapter 5: Working with Data.

  
Chapter 6: Storing Data in Groups by Using Arrays.

  Part III: Basic PHP Programming.

  
Chapter 7: Controlling the Flow of the Script.

  
Chapter 8: Reusing PHP Code.

  
Chapter 9: Object-Oriented Programming Meets PHP.

  Part IV: Common PHP Applications.

  
Chapter 10: The Basics of Web Applications.

  
Chapter 11: Other Web Applications.

  
Chapter 12: Storing Data with PHP.

  
Chapter 13: PHP and Your Operating System.

  
Chapter 14: PHP Extensions.

  Part V: The Part of Tens.

  
Chapter 15: Ten Things to Look For When Troubleshooting a Script.

  
Chapter 16: Ten PHP Resources You Can’t Live Without.

  Part VI: Appendixes.

  
Appendix A: Installing PHP.

  
Appendix B: Useful PHP Built-in Functions.

  
Index.