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PHP for the Web: Visual QuickStart Guide, Fifth Edition

by Larry Ullman

June 2016

Beginner

528 pages

17h 21m

English

Peachpit Press

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What Is PHP?Why Use PHP?How PHP WorksWhat You’ll NeedAbout This BookCompanion WebsiteQuestions, comments, or suggestions?
Basic HTML SyntaxBasic PHP SyntaxUsing SFTPTesting Your ScriptSending Text to the BrowserUsing the PHP ManualSending HTML to the BrowserAdding Comments to ScriptsBasic Debugging StepsReview and Pursue
What Are Variables?Variable SyntaxTypes of VariablesNumbersStringsArraysVariable ValuesUnderstanding Quotation MarksReview and Pursue
Creating a Simple FormChoosing a Form MethodReceiving Form Data in PHPDisplaying ErrorsError ReportingManually Sending Data to a PageReview and Pursue
Creating the FormPerforming ArithmeticFormatting NumbersUnderstanding PrecedenceIncrementing and Decrementing a NumberCreating Random NumbersReview and PursueReviewPursue
Creating the HTML FormConcatenating StringsHandling NewlinesHTML and PHPEncoding and Decoding StringsFinding SubstringsReplacing Parts of a StringReview and PursueReviewPursue

Creating the HTML FormThe if ConditionalValidation FunctionsUsing elseMore OperatorsComparisonLogicalUsing elseifThe Switch ConditionalThe for LoopReview and Pursue
What Is an Array?Syntactical rules for arraysCreating an ArrayAdding Items to an ArrayAccessing Array ElementsCreating Multidimensional ArraysSorting ArraysTransforming Between Strings and ArraysCreating an Array from a FormReview and PursueReviewPursue
Creating TemplatesUsing External FilesUsing ConstantsWorking with the Date and TimeHandling HTML Forms with PHP, RevisitedMaking Forms StickySending EmailOutput BufferingManipulating HTTP HeadersReview and PursueReviewPursue
What Are Cookies?Creating CookiesReading from CookiesAdding Parameters to a CookieDeleting a CookieWhat Are Sessions?Creating a SessionAccessing Session VariablesDeleting a SessionReview and PursueReviewPursue
Creating and Using Simple FunctionsCreating and Calling Functions That Take ArgumentsSetting Default Argument ValuesCreating and Using Functions That Return a ValueUnderstanding Variable ScopeReview and PursueReviewPursue
File PermissionsCreating the text fileSetting a file’s permissionsWriting to FilesLocking FilesReading from FilesHandling File UploadsNavigating DirectoriesCreating DirectoriesReading Files IncrementallyReview and PursueReviewPursue
Introduction to SQLConnecting to MySQLMySQL Error HandlingCreating a TableInserting Data into a DatabaseSecuring Query DataRetrieving Data from a DatabaseDeleting Data in a DatabaseUpdating Data in a DatabaseReview and PursueReviewPursue
Getting StartedConnecting to the DatabaseWriting the User-Defined FunctionCreating the TemplateLogging InLogging OutAdding QuotesListing QuotesEditing QuotesDeleting QuotesCreating the Home PageReview and PursueReviewPursue
Installation on WindowsInstallation on Mac OS XConfiguring PHPMySQL InterfacesUsing the MySQL clientUsing phpMyAdminManaging MySQL UsersSetting the root user passwordCreating a database, users, and privileges
The PHP ManualDatabase ResourcesTop 10 Frequently Asked Questions (or Problems)Next StepsSecurityObject-oriented programmingFrameworksJavaScriptOther booksTables

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Visual QuickStart GuidePHP for the Web, Fifth EditionLarry Ullman

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