PHP for the World Wide Web
By: Larry Ullman.
Edition: 4th printing
Series: Visual Quickstart Guides
Publisher: Peachpit Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Berkeley, CA, USA
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 278
ISBN-13: 9780201727876
Copyright date: 2001
Subjects: PHP (Computer program language); World Wide Web.
Description: Teach yourself PHP the quick and easy way! This Visual QuickStart Guide uses pictures rather than lengthy explanations. You'll be up and running in no time!
Notes: "Covers versions 3 and 4"--Cover.
Includes index.
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Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: What is PHP?; title: Why Use PHP; title: How PHP Works; title: What You’ll Need; title: About This Book; title: PHP: VQS Companion Web Site; title: Chapter 1: Getting Started With PHP; title: Basic Syntax; title: Sending Data to the Browser; title: Testing Your Script; title: Sending Text to the Browser; title: Sending HTML to the Browser; title: Using White Space in PHP (and HTML); title: Adding Comments to Your Scripts; title: Chapter 2: Variables; title: What are Variables?; title: Variable Syntax; title: Types of Variables; title: Assigning Values to Variables; title: Predefined Variables; title: Chapter 3: HTML Forms and PHP; title: Creating a Simple Form; title: Using Get or Post; title: Receiving Data from a Form in PHP; title: Inputting Data Manually; title: Chapter 4: Using Numbers; title: Adding, Subtracting, Multiplying, and Dividing; title: Formatting Numbers; title: Incrementing and Decrementing a Number; title: Using Multiple Operators; title: Using Built-in Mathematical Functions; title: Chapter 5: Using Strings; title: Trimming Strings; title: Connecting Strings (Concatenation); title: Encoding and Decoding Strings; title: Encrypting and Decrypting Strings; title: Pulling Out Parts from a String; title: Chapter 6: Control Structures; title: The If Conditional; title: More Operators; title: Using Else; title: Using Elseif; title: The Switch Conditional; title: The While Loop; title: The For Loop; title: Chapter 7: Using Arrays; title: Creating an Array; title: Adding Items to an Array; title: Accessing Array Elements; title: Sorting Arrays; title: Transforming Between Strings and Arrays; title: Creating an Array from a Form; title: Creating Multidimensional Arrays; title: Chapter 8: Regular Expressions; title: What are Regular Expressions?; title: Defining a Simple Pattern; title: Matching Patterns; title: Defining More Complicated Patterns; title: Matching and Replacing Patterns; title: Chapter 9: Creating Functions; title: Creating and Using Simple Functions; title: Creating and Calling Functions that Take Arguments; title: Creating and Using Functions that Return a Value; title: Variables and Functions; title: Chapter 10: Files and Directories; title: File Permissions; title: Writing to Files; title: Reading from Files; title: Directories; title: Handling File Uploads; title: Renaming and Deleting Files and Directories; title: Chapter 11: Databases; title: Connecting to and Creating a Database; title: Creating a Table; title: Sending Data to a Database; title: Retrieving Data from a Database; title: Chapter 12: Cookies; title: Creating and Reading from Cookies; title: Adding Parameters to a Cookie; title: Deleting a Cookie; title: Chapter 13: Creating Web Applications; title: Using include and require; title: Determining the Date and Time; title: Using http Headers; title: Sending Email; title: Chapter 14: Debugging; title: Common Errors; title: Error Reporting and Logging; title: Debugging Detective Work; title: Using the Die Statement; title: Appendix A: Installation and Configuration; title: Installing on a Linux Server; title: Installing on a Windows 2000 Server; title: Configuration; title: Appendix B: Security; title: Cryptography and SSL; title: Writing Secure PHP; title: Security Resources; title: Appendix C: PHP Resources; title: The PHP Manual; title: Web Sites and Newsgroups; title: Database Resources; title: Advanced Topics; title: Tables