PHP by Example

PHP By Example will provide web-publishing oriented individuals the opportunity to learn a new, flexible Internet scripting language, PHP. This book will take the reader through step-by-step examples that will help them gain an understanding of PHP. PHP By Example will: Explain concepts in simple, understandable tasks with multiple approaches to concepts that need clarification. Encourage and train the reader to break problems down into logical steps. PHP By Example ......Page 1 Table of Contents......Page 5 Acknowledgments......Page 12 Introduction......Page 14 Part I Getting Started with Programming in PHP......Page 18 Welcome to PHP......Page 20 Variables and Constants......Page 42 Program Input and Output......Page 62 Arithmetic......Page 84 String Manipulation......Page 102 Part II Control Structures......Page 126 The if, elseif, and else Statements......Page 128 The switch Statement......Page 150 Using while and do-while......Page 166 Using for and foreach......Page 184 Part III Organization and Optimization of Your Program......Page 198 Functions......Page 200 Classes and Objects......Page 228 Using Include Files......Page 254 Part IV Advanced PHP Features......Page 274 Creating Dynamic Content with PHP and a MySQL Database......Page 276 Using PHP for Password Protection......Page 306 Allowing Visitors to Upload Files......Page 328 Cookies......Page 350 Putting It All Together......Page 366 Appendix A......Page 388 Glossary......Page 400 Index......Page 408 PHP By Example will provide Web-publishing oriented individuals the opportunity to learn a new, flexible Internet scripting language, PHP. This book will take the reader through step-by-step examples that will help them gain an understanding of PHP. PHP By Example will explain concepts in simple, understandable tasks with multiple approaches to concepts that need clarification, and encourage and train the reader to break problems down into logical steps PHP by Example is an example of a fairly ordinary programming book. I really didn't care for this one much at all and pretty much have never finished it, looking at other resources instead when necessary. I definitely don't recommend getting this one, unless it is in a bargain bin or somewhere like that. Explains how to use the server-side, open-source HTML-embedded scripting language to access data in Web pages.