This book is intended for anyone starting out with PHP programming. If you’ve previously worked in another programming language such as Java, C#, or Perl, you’ll probably pick up the concepts in the earlier chapters quickly; however, the book assumes no prior experience of programming or of building Web applications.
That said, because PHP is primarily a Web technology, it will help if you have at least some knowledge of other Web technologies, particularly HTML and CSS.
Many Web applications make use of a database to store data, and this book contains three chapters on working with MySQL databases. Once again, if you’re already familiar with databases in general — and MySQL in particular — you’ll be able to fly through these chapters. However, even if you’ve never touched a database before in your life, you should still be able to pick up a working knowledge by reading through these chapters.
By:
Matt Doyle
Imprint: Wrox Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions:
Height: 234mm,
Width: 191mm,
Spine: 46mm
Weight: 1.383kg
ISBN: 9780470413968
ISBN 10: 0470413964
Pages: 840
Publication Date: 09 October 2009
Audience:
College/higher education
,
Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Introduction xxvii Part I: Getting Up and Running with PHP Chapter 1: Introducing PHP 3 Chapter 2: Your First PHP Script 11 Part II: Learning the Language Chapter 3: PHP Language Basics 33 Chapter 4: Decisions and Loops 51 Chapter 5: Strings 73 Chapter 6: Arrays 101 Chapter 7: Functions 141 Chapter 8: Objects 165 Part III: Using PHP in Practice Chapter 9: Handling HTML Forms with PHP 221 Chapter 10: Preserving State With Query Strings, Cookies, and Sessions 267 Chapter 11: Working with Files and Directories 297 Chapter 12: Introducing Databases and SQL 337 Chapter 13: Retrieving Data from MySQL with PHP 367 Chapter 14: Manipulating MySQL Data with PHP 403 Chapter 15: Making Your Job Easier with PEAR 441 Chapter 16: PHP and the Outside World 471 Chapter 17: Generating Images with PHP 507 Chapter 18: String Matching with Regular Expressions 539 Chapter 19: Working with XML 573 Chapter 20: Writing High-Quality Code 619 Appendix A: Solutions to Exercises 673 Appendix B: Configuring PHP 719 Appendix C: Alternatives to MySQL 757 Appendix D: Using PHP from the Command Line 765 Index 775
Matt Doyle has worn many hats in his professional career, including working in the fields of system administration, computer training, software development, graphic design, and website creation.
