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TITLE |
| Professional PHP Programming |
| EDITION |
| 1st |
| ISBN |
| 1-861002-96-3 |
| AUTHOR(S) |
| Christopher Scollo, Deepak Veliath, Harish Rawat, Jesus M. Castagnetto, Sascha Schumann |
| PUBLISHER |
| Wrox Press Inc. |
| PUBLISHED |
| 1999 |
| LEVEL(S) |
| 3 and 4 [about levels] |
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| SYNOPSIS |
Book Overview
This book is about programming with PHP, an Open Source, server-side scripting language for creating dynamic Web pages. It can be combined with many technologies, and this book has extensive details on integrating PHP with LDAP, XML and IMAP.
PHP is a great tool for quickly bringing dynamic elements to your web site. With its familiar syntax and low overhead, getting started is easy and you don't need to worry about being overwhelmed with details when all you want is a simple script. We will take you from installation and configuration of the PHP engine to advanced dynamic application design, covering database and directory manipulation, dynamic graphic manipulation, dynamic graphic integration, and XML along the way.
What Does this Book cover?
* Real-world, practical experience and techniques
* Definitive coverage of core PHP language and database addressing
* Complete in-depth coverage of MySQL
* Practical e-commerce and business scripting including database application development, together with PHP and XML applications
* Comprehensive treatment of PHP support for LDAP
* Image generation and manipulation using PHP
* Case studies on database access, e-mail, e-commerce and bulletin boards
Who is this book for?
This book is for developers who want to add a professional edge to their web applications using this rapidly developing technology. It does not assume any previous knowledge of PHP, but previous experience of programming web pages in HTML is assumed.
Wrox provides on-line discussion for the above title and surrounding technologies on P2P.
What is great about this book?
* PHP is a new technology that is experiencing dramatic growth.
* PHP is the Open Source next step beyond CGI, and is a powerful, evolving alternative to Active Server Pages and Java Servlets, especially on Apache.
* Proven Wrox practical implementation Professional guide format.
This book is for developers who:
* need to build database-driven web applications
* have experience of CGI and want to move up to PHP
* know HTML.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
| | Christopher Scollo | Christopher Scollo is the co-founder and president of Taurix, a software development company based in New Brunswick, New Jersey. When not developing web applications, teaching web courses, or drowning in web periodicals, he hikes and eats. | | Deepak Veliath | Deepak Veliath is currently working for the Orace Corporation in Bangalore, India. He has been following PHP for a year now. Favorite OS - Linux. | | Harish Rawat | Harish Rawat is a Software Developer at the Oracle Corporation. He has seven years of experience in systems programming. His technical areas of interest include XML, Java, and Network protocols. | | Jesus M. Castagnetto | Jesus M. Castagnetto is a Ph.D. Chemist currently working at The Scripps Research Institute as a Postdoctural Research Associate in the Metalloprotein Structure and Design Group, where he is developing the Metalloprotein Database and Browser using a combination of in-house programs, Java applets/servlets, SQL databases, and PHP3 server-side scripting. | | Sascha Schumann | Sascha Schumann is a member of the PHP Group and the Apache Software Foundation. He currently studies at Gymnasium Letmathe. Sascha is the architect of many PHP modules, has connected PHP with AOLserver, and provides general PHP support and custom PHP extensions to organizations employing PHP. |
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