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TITLE
| | PHP 5 Power Programming
| | EDITION
| | 1st
| | ISBN
| | 0-13-147149-X
| | AUTHOR(S)
| | Andi Gutmans, Stig S¾ther Bakken, Derick Rethans
| | PUBLISHER
| | Prentice Hall
| | PUBLISHED
| | 2004
| | LEVEL(S)
| | 3 to 5 [about levels]
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| SYNOPSIS |
Expert PHP 5 programming techniques, direct from PHP 5 co-creator and key developers
¥ Definitive coverage of the PHP object model, design patterns, XML/SOAP integration, and more
¥ Solid introduction and expert insights into performance tuning, PEAR, extensions, and database access
¥ The definitive introduction to PHP 5's advanced features!
¥ The definitive introduction for today's most powerful PHP 5 techniques
In this book, PHP 5's co-creator and two leading PHP developers show you how to make the most of PHP 5's industrial-strength enhancements in any projectÑno matter how large or complex. Their unique insights and realistic examples illuminate PHP 5's new object model, powerful design patterns, improved XML Web services support, and much more. Whether you're creating web applications, extensions, packages, or shell scriptsÑor migrating PHP 4 codeÑhere are high-powered solutions you won't find anywhere else.
Review PHP's syntax and master its object-oriented capabilitiesÑfrom properties and methods to polymorphism, interfaces, and reflection
¥ Master the four most important design patterns for PHP development
¥ Write powerful web applications: handle input, cookies, session extension, and more
¥ Integrate with MySQL, SQLite, and other database engines
¥ Provide efficient error handling that's transparent to your users
¥ Leverage PHP 5's improved XML supportÑincluding parsing, XSLT conversions, and more
¥ Build XML-based web services with XML-RPC and SOAP
¥ Make the most of PEAR: work with the repository, use key packages, and create your own
¥ Upgrade PHP 4 code to PHP 5Ñcompatibility issues, techniques, and practical workarounds
¥ Improve script performance: tips and tools for PHP optimization
¥ Use PHP extensions to handle files/streams, regular expressions, dates/times, and graphics
¥ Create original extensions and shell scripts
If you're a software developer new to PHP, you'll leap quickly into PHP and its new object-oriented capabilities. If you're an experienced PHP programmer, you already recognize PHP's convenience and simplicity. Now, discover all of its extraordinary power!
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
| | Andi Gutmans | Andi Gutmans co-created PHP 3 and all versions since. A member of the PHP core team, he is one of the world's most highly regarded PHP developers and is a member of the PHP Hall of Fame. | | Stig S¾ther Bakken | Stig S¾ther Bakken is a member of the PHP core team, created PEAR: PHP Extension and Application Repository, the framework and global distribution system for reusable PHP components. Bakken is a member of the PHP Hall of Fame. | | Derick Rethans | Derick Rethans is a PHP code contributor and leader of the PHP QA team |
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