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If you`re using PHP 4, then chances are good that an upgrade to PHP 5 is in your future. The more you`ve heard about the exciting new features in PHP 5, the sooner that upgrade is probably going to be. Although an indepth, souptonuts reference guide to the language is good to have on hand, it`s not the book an experienced PHP programmer needs to get started with the latest release. What you need is a lean and focused guide that answers your most pressing questions: what`s new with the technology, what`s different, and how do I make the best use of it? In other words, you need a copy of Upgrading to PHP 5. This book is targeted toward PHP developers who are already familiar with PHP 4. Rather than serve as a definitive guide to the entire language, the book zeroes in on PHP 5`s new features, and covers these features definitively. You`ll find a concise appraisal of the differences between PHP 4 and PHP 5, a detailed look at what`s new in this latest version, and you`ll see how PHP 5 improves on PHP 4 code. See PHP 4 and PHP 5 code sidebyside, to learn how the new features make it easier to solve common PHP problems. Each new feature is shown in code, helping you understand why it`s there, when to use it, and how it`s better than PHP 4. Short, sample programs are included throughout the book. Topics covered in Upgrading to PHP 5 include:The new set of robust objectoriented programming features An improved MySQL extension, supporting MySQL 4.1, prepared statements, and bound parameters Completely rewritten support for XML: DOM, XSLT, SAX, and SimpleXML Easy web services with SOAP SQLite, an embedded database library bundled with PHP 5 Cleaner error handling with exceptions Other new language features, such as iterators, streams, and more.Upgrading to PHP 5 won`t make you wade through information you`ve covered before. Written by Adam Trachtenberg, coauthor of the popular PHP Cookbook, this book will take you straight into the heart of all that`s new in PHP 5. By the time you`ve finished, you`ll know PHP 5 in practice as well as in theory.About the AuthorAdam Trachtenberg is a Technical Evangelist for eBay and the author of two O`Reilly books: Upgrading to PHP 5 and PHP Cookbook. He will be speaking at OSCON in July 2004 on "Why PHP 5 Sucks! Why PHP 5 Rocks!," "PHP 5 + MySQL 5 = A Perfect 10," and "PHP 5 Bootcamp for PHP 4 Programmers. Adam has an MBA from Columbia Business School. At business school, he focused on general management and operations, with an emphasis on the field of technology. Adam also has a BA from Columbia University. As an undergraduate, he majored in mathematics and his other studies included computer science and Chinese. Before returning to school, he cofounded and served as vice president for Development at two companies, Student.Com and TVGrid.Com. At both firms, he led the front and middleend web site design and development, worked on corporate planning and strategy, and served as liaison between the product and marketing teams.Adam enjoys playing squash, and reading fiction. He wishes he was a better at playing pool, knew the constellations, and was handy around the house.
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