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A solid introduction to writing powerful web applications using PHP 5.3
As one of the most popular open-source web-programming languages in use today, PHP is an ideal server-side scripting language that connects HTML-based web pages to a backend database for dynamic content. It allows you to create anything from a simple form-to-email script to a web forum application, a blogging platform, or a content management system. This guide introduces the PHP language and shows how to write powerful web applications using PHP.
* Looks at the ways that PHP programs interact with web servers and other technologies such as HTML * Teaches you how to build robust web applications and change the flow of your scripts with decisions and loops * Examines ways to create and use strings, arrays, objects, functions, and files in your scripts * Shares tips for creating interactive web forms in PHP, as well as capturing user input * Unveils methods for preserving an application`s state between page views * Offers advice on how to work with MySQL® databases using PHP * Includes best practices for using PEAR to speed up your application development * Presents techniques for manipulating XML from within your PHP scripts * Walks you through the creation and manipulation of web graphics using PHP
ISBN - 9788126527977
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Pages : 840
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