false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172085896m/136863.jpg 136863 1 PHP is far more than a cult language or open-source icon. It's a remarkably capable language that's well integrated with lots of technologies--notably mSQL and MySQL database servers--and quite easy to learn. <I>Programming PHP</I> helps you up the PHP learning curve, very nearly guaranteeing that you'll find in its pages an example that illustrates every fundamental aspect of the language and its most important extension modules. Plus, there's some cool advanced stuff, like recipes for manipulating images, working with Extensible Markup Language (XML) content, and generating Adobe Acrobat (PDF) files. Rasmus Lerdorf invented PHP and quarterbacks its ongoing evolution, so there's little question of the content's authority.<p> The authors use a Talmudic style to explore PHP's capabilities and explain them to their readers, meaning that they like to present code and commentary in close formation, with each enhancing the other. Typically, they'll present a capability generically and show the relevant code. Then they'll dig into variations on the theme, calling attention to required code alterations as they go. This is a book about PHP itself, so practically no attention is paid to PHP Builder or other development tools. Regardless, this book will help you solve programming challenges with PHP, and enable you to write efficient, attractive code. <I>--David Wall</I><p> <B>Topics covered:</B> The PHP programming language, for people who are coming to PHP with a bit of programming experience in other languages or who want to expand their existing PHP knowledge beyond the basics. Sections deal with the core language, as well as HTTP session management, database connectivity (to MySQL and Oracle, as well as with PHP Extension and Application Repository--PEAR), graphics file manipulation, XML parsing, and PDF creation. There are instructions for building a PHP extension library in C, as well as a function reference and guide to existing extensions. 131900 28 4 2006 Programming PHP total:35|5:4|4:12|3:16|2:2|1:1| 35 121 78 6 4 0 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Tue Jan 06 06:48:50 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 06 06:50:37 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Tue Jul 07 09:19:39 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 07 09:21:17 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sat Nov 29 00:18:42 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 29 00:19:35 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Mon May 25 05:23:43 -0700 2009 Mon May 25 05:25:44 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Mon Jun 08 14:18:29 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 08 14:18:49 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Fri Apr 18 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 18 08:36:24 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 18 08:37:40 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Sun Nov 01 21:18:41 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 01 21:18:41 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Fri Oct 30 15:17:26 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 30 15:17:26 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Sep 28 15:41:07 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 28 15:41:07 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Mon Sep 14 04:37:35 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 14 04:37:35 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Sep 01 17:27:01 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 01 17:27:01 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Aug 26 07:19:18 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 26 07:19:18 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Jul 13 10:44:28 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 13 10:44:28 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Thu Jun 04 11:44:28 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 04 11:44:28 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat May 16 05:15:00 -0700 2009 Sat May 16 05:15:29 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed May 06 15:15:13 -0700 2009 Wed May 06 15:15:13 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri May 01 10:39:57 -0700 2009 Fri May 01 10:39:57 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Apr 22 09:19:13 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 22 09:19:13 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Tue Mar 10 22:16:31 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 10 22:16:31 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sat Mar 07 03:57:42 -0800 2009 Sat Mar 07 03:57:42 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=136863