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Build dynamic, cross-browser Web applications with PHP--the server-side programming language that`s taken the Internet by storm. Through detailed explanations and downloadable code examples, this comprehensive guide shows you, step-by-step, how to configure PHP, create PHP-enabled Web pages, and put every advanced development tool to work.
PHP: The Complete Reference explains how to personalize the PHP work space, define operators and variables, manipulate strings and arrays, deploy HTML forms and buttons, and process user input. You`ll learn how to access database information, track client-side preferences using cookies, execute FTP and e-mail transactions, and publish your applications to the Web. You`ll also get in-depth coverage of PHP`s next-generation Web 2.0 design features, including AJAX, XML, and RSS.
Install PHP and set up a customized development environment
Work with variables, operators, loops, strings, arrays, and functions
Integrate HTML controls, text fields, forms, radio buttons, and checkboxes
Accept and validate user-entered data from Web pages
Simplify programming using PHP`s object-oriented tools
Build blogs, guest books, and feedback pages with server-side file storage
Write MySQL scripts that retrieve, modify, and update database information
Set cookies, perform FTP transactions, and send e-mails from PHP sessions
Build AJAX-enabled Web pages
Draw graphics on the server
Create XML components and add RSS feeds
ISBN 9780070223622
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