Additional PHP Material

Additional PHP Material - module H999

PHP is a powerful language with many exciting capabilities, several of which are supported through function libraries. This module covers some of the more popular additions such as sorting, graphics, XML handling, and using PHP in stand-alone programs. It also covers more advanced language features such as variable typing and multidimensional arrays.

This topic is presented on public course PHP Programming

Examples from our training material

2dar.php4	2 dimensional array in PHP
ac_check.php4	Sorting an associative array
aso.php4	First sorting example
dademo.php	Date and Time and sorting em in PHP
exc.php	An exercise in sorting
fader.php4	Fade from one image to another
feeder.php	Script to handle image library in MySQL database as if it was a directory of images
gmap.php	Google Maps / PHP - show your office
gobbler	Forking in PHP - parallel processing
grids.php4	Shows you where a place is on an Ordnance Survey Map
hands.php	Draw hands on a clock
hml.inc	Horses Mouth - latest topic feed
image1.php4	Generating a graphic in PHP
image2.php4	Generating a button with variable graphics and text in PHP
images.xml	Sample XML file as used in xslt.php4 example and others
imgdump.php	Generate the html to call up 10 images from a database
imgfeed.php	Show an image held in a MySQL database
imgflip.php	Flipping an image in PHP
imglist.xsl	Sample XSLT template as used in xslt.php4 example and others
loclook.php	Google Maps / Geocoding demo
lottery.php4	Array manipulation functions range, shuffle etc
mergeover.php4	Stippleover from one image to another
mkgraphic.php4	Stand along programming in PHP / also graphics example
ml1.php	Simple Author extraction from Medline
mustcount.php4	Script to accompany access counter discussion
nats.php4	Natural Sort Order demo
os2latlong.php	Convert Ordnance survey grid positions to latitude / longitude
oursites.php	Parallel processes in PHP
php_parallel	Parallel processing example in PHP
picclim.php	Search a database of images
rome.php4	Random image for use in a web page
showcount.php4	Show counter record file
site_title	Stand alone script - grab title of remote web page
tear.php4	Tear from one image to another
th.php	dynamic thumbnail generator
th.php4	dynamic thumbnail generator
thumb.php4	thumbnailing an image in one file and saving in another
thumbview.php	Thumbnail index and image view application
tinso.php	Sorting an associative array
uso.php4	User defined sorting
uso2.php4	More complex user defined sort
vars.php4	Variable types in PHP
whowentwhere.php4	Practical example of 2 dimensional array in use
xdo.php	Reading an RSS feed in your PHP page
xml1.php4	Xml handling in PHP
xml2.php4	Second example - using PHP to handle XML
xml3.php4	Using PHP to handle XML, stand alone!
xslt.php4	Process an XML file through an XSLT template and insert result in a PHP page

More web pages on this subject

Using an XML string to check on exchange rates - demo

Specialist books

Opentalk forum discussions related to this topic

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Photo Database script
Random back grounds
Random image in a web page via PHP
PHP GD ImageMAP Problems
How to Travese a xml string
9 ways of sorting plus 2
GD GD Graph

Pictures

Regular Expressions in PHP

Background information

Some modules are available for download as a sample of our material or under an Open Training Notes License for free download from http://www.training-notes.co.uk.

Topics covered in this module

Variable declaration and typing.
Explicit convertors.
Sorting.
User-defined sorting.
Sorting an associative array.
Other array re-ordering functions.
Multidimensional arrays.
Flexibility with multi-dimensional arrays.
Graphics.
Using PHP to add a counter to an HTML page.
A graphic example.
Using PHP away from the Web Server.
How to use PHP away from the Web Server.
Example of PHP running from keyboard to screen.
What is XML?.
XML handling in PHP.
A Simple Parser.
Extending the example.
Analysing XML as a stand-alone program.
Other XML Subjects.
What is XSLT?.
Handling XSLT in PHP.
New PHP user on an existing PHP site.

Course links

The following web pages are used as references / examples in this module

[Link] XSLT namespace
(at http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform)

[Link] No Title
(at http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Format)

We check these links from time to time with a spider written in PHP. Latest full check was on Saturday, 12th June 2004. Titles are extracted from the web pages listed.

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