A programmer's introduction to PHP 4. 0 (Q2706774)

The PHP scripting language results from the collaboration of development efforts of many Web programmers around the world. The sixteen chapters of this book delve into many features of PHP, beginning with a thorough introduction of the general concepts and constructs of the language, then moving into issues pertaining to Web development.NEWLINENEWLINENEWLINEThe book is divided into three parts. Part I, the basics, includes an introduction to PHP; variables and data types; expressions, operators and control structures; functions; arrays; object-oriented PHP; file I/O and the file system; strings and regular expressions. Part II, PHP and the Web, builds on the information covered in the first chapters. Specifically it deals with PHP and dynamic site development; forms; databases; templates; cookies and session tracking. Part III, advanced PHP, introduces a few of the more advanced implementations of PHP, like PHP and XML; JavaScript and COM; security.NEWLINENEWLINENEWLINEThe book is written in a way that it is of immediate benefit to the user. The provided information will be of interest to the majority of Web developers. Concluding projects that relate to the subject matter discussed in the respective chapters are included, giving some extra insight into how that particular aspect of PHP can be of practical use.