Book description
With PHP for the World Wide Web, Third Edition: Visual QuickStart Guide, readers can start from the beginning to get a tour of the programming language, or look up specific tasks to learn just what they need to know. This task-based visual reference guide uses step-by-step instructions and plenty of screenshots to teach beginning and intermediate users this popular open-source scripting language. Leading technology author Larry Ullman guides readers through the new features in PHP 6, focusing primarily on improved support for handling any language in a Web site. Other addressed changes include removal of outdated and insecure features, plus new functions and more efficient ways to tackle common needs. Both beginning users, who want a thorough introduction to the technology, and more intermediate users, who are looking for a convenient reference, will find what they need here--in straightforward language and thorough readily accessible examples.
Table of contents
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- i Introduction
- Chapter 1: Getting Started with PHP
- Chapter 2: Variables
- Chapter 3: HTML Forms and PHP
- Chapter 4: Using Numbers
- Chapter 5: Using Strings
- Chapter 6: Control Structures
- Chapter 7: Using Arrays
- Chapter 8: Creating Web Applications
- Chapter 9: Cookies and Sessions
- Chapter 10: Creating Functions
- Chapter 11: Files and Directories
- Chapter 12: Intro to Databases
- Chapter 13: Regular Expressions
- Appendix A: Installation and Configuration
- Appendix B: Resources and Next Steps
- Index
Product information
- Title: PHP for the Web: Visual QuickStart Guide, Third Edition
- Author(s):
- Release date: December 2008
- Publisher(s): Peachpit Press
- ISBN: 9780321606709
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