PHP Pocket Reference
by Rasmus Lerdorf

The following are the changes made in the 7/01 printing.


Here's the key to the markup:

        [page-number]: serious technical mistake
        {page-number}: minor technical mistake
        <page-number>: important language/formatting problem
        (page-number): language change or minor formatting problem
        ?page-number?: reader question or request for clarification



[3]"php.exe" was deleted from the ScriptAlias line so it now reads:

	ScriptAlias /php3/ "/path-to-php-dir/"


(3) 3rd paragraph, last sentence:
"an HUB" was changed to "a HUP".


{21} 2nd block of code;
The code used to read:

	function hitcount()

It now reads:

	function hitcount() {

Also, the following lines:

  	print "This is the first time this page";
  	print " has been accessed";

were changed to:

  	print "This is the first time this";
  	print " function has been accessed";


{22} code at top of page;
The following lines:

  	print "This page has been accessed $count";
  	print " times";

were changed to:

  	print "This function has been accessed";
  	print " $count times";


{23} 2nd and 3rd paragraphs:

"$HTTP_GET_DATA" was changed to "$HTTP_GET_VARS" (occurs twice)
"$HTTP_POST_DATA" was changed to "$HTTP_POST_VARS" (once)
"$HTTP_COOKIE_DATA" was changed to "$HTTP_COOKIE_VARS" (once)


{25} code; 

  	show_form($first,$last,$interests);

was changed to:

  	show_form($first,$last,$interest);


{31} The following entry should was inserted after ksort:

	void list(...)
  	   Assign variables as if they were an array

Also, in the entries for max and min:

"an array or a series of arguments"

was changed to:

"an array or set of arguments"


{43} under "MySQL Functions:
The description of mysql_change_user was changed to:

	Change the logged-in user on the current connection 
	(requires MySQL version 3.23.2 or higher)


(56) Both instances of "GMT/CUT" on the page were changed to "GMT/UTC."


{100} The term for ereg_replace was changed to:

	string ereg_replace(string pattern, string replacement, string string)

and the term for eregi_replace was changed to:

	string eregi_replace(string pattern, string replacement, string string)


{103} description of strchr function;

The description used to read:

Find the last occurrence of a character in a string

It now reads:

Find the first occurrence of a character in a string