Expert PHP and MySQL - Softcover

Curioso, Andrew; Bradford, Ronald; Galbraith, Patrick

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0470563125 ISBN 13: 9780470563120

Publisher: Wrox, 2010

Synopsis

Best practices and expert techniques for even the most demanding MySQL-driven PHP applications

PHP is the world's most popular, general-purpose, open-source scripting language and MySQL is the world's most popular open-source database. This expert-level book begins with a brief overview of the two technologies and quickly moves on to coverage of advanced programming techniques, as well as the exciting new features of the PHP 5.3 release.

Written by three of PHP and MySQL experts and veteran authors, this resource focuses on best practices and expert techniques that can be applied to the most difficult MySQL-driven PHP applications. The authors share design patterns and tools that they themselves have tested in order to save you valuable time usually spent on figuring things out via trial and error.

• Reveals best practices and advanced techniques for handling challenges you may face with MySQL-driven PHP apps
• Reviews practical data reporting techniques for separating business logic from presentation
• Explains how to obtain improved performance and flexibility through caching, multi-tasking, PHP extensions, and MySQL user defined functions
• Discusses security, optimization, and debugging
• Shares author-tested design patterns and tools to save you time and effort

Packed with helpful examples and indispensable advice, this book shares tips and tricks that you can immediately apply to your projects.

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From the Back Cover

Best practices and expert techniques for today's most demanding apps

As the world's most popular, general purpose, open source scripting language, PHP is frequently used with MySQL to create high-traffic, mission-critical applications. This indispensable book shares proven, author-tested best practices and expert techniques that can be applied to even the most demanding MySQL-driven PHP apps. You'll explore ways to extend MySQL with user-defined functions, write PHP extensions, and solve problems when PHP and MySQL alone are not enough and other techniques or third-party tools are necessary.

Expert PHP and MySQL:

• Reviews essential techniques, such as design patterns, complex queries, and advanced regular expression

• Addresses advanced PHP concepts, such as iterators and closures

• Demonstrates using Gearman for multitasking in your web applications

• Discusses caching using memcached with MySQL and your PHP web applications

• Discusses ways to create PHP Extensions and MySQL User Defined Functions

• Shows how to use Sphinx for search functionality in your PHP web applications

Wrox Expert books present the wisdom accumulated by an experienced author team who is recognized as experts by the programming community. These experts challenge professional developers to examine their current practices in pursuit of better results.

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About the Author

Andrew Curioso is a senior software engineer at MyVBO (Virtual Business Office) creating an innovative and scalable infrastructure for Rich Internet Applications using PHP and MySQL.

Ronald Bradford is a technology strategist and advisor specializing in MySQL, Drizzle and related web technologies. With a primary focus on architecture, design, performance analysis and scalability of web applications, his consulting portfolio ranges from Internet startups to Fortune 500 companies.

Patrick Galbraith is a principal software engineer at Lycos, adding new PHP and MySQL offerings for Tripod Users, switching remaining apps using Oracle to MySQL as well as other interesting projects.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wrox
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0470563125
• ISBN 13: 9780470563120
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 587