Core Php Programming: Using Php to Build Dynamic Web Sites - Softcover

Atkinson, Leon

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0130893986 ISBN 13: 9780130893987

Publisher: Pearson P T R, 2000

Synopsis

Core PHP Programming, Second Edition is the first complete, practical guide to PHP 4 for experienced Web developers. Fully updated to reflect PHP 4.0's breakthrough features and performance, it covers every technique you need to build robust, fast Web applications. Leading PHP developer Leon Atkinson starts with a high-level overview of PHP: how it evolved, and how it appears to the developer. Next, Atkinson reviews the key building blocks of PHP scripts, including variables, operators, and expressions; conditional branches and loops. Review every PHP function, including I/O, data, and math functions; time, date, configuration, database, graphics, and network functions. Core PHP Programming, Second Edition also contains detailed coverage of effective program design and debugging. For all Web developers and system administrators.

About this title

About the Author

LEON ATKINSON is Chief Technologist for Clear Ink Corporation, an agency offering traditional and Web communication services. He is creator and maintainer of the FreeTrade project, an Open Source e-commerce toolkit, and an enthusiastic supporter of PHP.

From the Back Cover

• Master PHP 4 — the open source Web scripting breakthrough
• Contains expert coverage of syntax, functions, design, and debugging
• Leverage the amazing performance of the new Zend engine!
• 650+ real-world code examples
• CD-ROM includes source code, plus everything you'll need to run PHP 4 implementations on Windows and UNIX

Foreword by Andi Gutmans

Praise for the first edition:

Core PHP Programming has proved itself an invaluable technical reference. I highly recommend it for beginners as well, since the official PHP manual often assumes too much knowledge on behalf of the user. Leon's strength is that he does not try to sound more technical than needed, simply for the sake of impressing other programmers. In short, a must-have for any PHP user, beginning or advanced!
—Zack Beatty, Enterprise Web Engineer

The experienced developer's guide to PHP!

Master PHP 4, the open source, high-performance, cross-platform solution for server-side scripting!

Core PHP Programming, Second Edition is the #1 practical guide to PHP 4 for Web developers. With the guidance of top PHP developer Leon Atkinson, you'll learn everything you'll need to build robust, fast Web applications — and deploy them on leading Web servers, from Apache to Microsoft Internet Information Server.

Atkinson covers PHP syntax, the key building blocks of PHP scripts, and every PHP function, including I/O, data, and math functions, time, date, configuration, database, graphics, and network functions. He presents PHP at work in sample code that demonstrates sorting, searching, parsing, string evaluation, and more. You'll even find detailed, real-world insights into PHP 4 program design and debugging!

Core PHP Programming delivers

• Thorough, easy-to-understand coverage of PHP syntax and functions
• Step-by-step guidance for PHP database integration
• Design and optimization techniques for maximum performance and extensibility
• Practical debugging solutions

CD-ROM includes PHP 4 source code and Windows binaries plus all the code examples from the book!

Edition details

• Publisher: Pearson P T R
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0130893986
• ISBN 13: 9780130893987
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 769