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Essential Skills for first time programmers. Learn the fundamentals or programming using PHP 4. Creat forms, work with functions, use cookies, create strings, and more. Follow along step-by-step examples. Test and Debug code. Use this book to learn the basics of working with PHP 4 --- one of today's most popular, cross-platform open-resource scripting languages. Informative and remarkably easy-to-follow, this instructive guide will help you master this powerful and reliable scripting language.

Professional PHP4 will show you exactly how to create state of the art web applications that scale well, utilize databases optimally, and connect to a back-end network using a multi-tiered approach. This book also aims at teaching PHP by coding FTP clients, e-mail clients, some advanced data structures, session management, and secure programming. Topics covered: The whys and wherefores of PHP4; PHP installation on *nix, Windows, and MacOS X; Sessions and cookies, coding FTP clients, network-related function calls, and directory services; PHP support for LDAP; Multi-tiered development using PHP; PHP's interaction with XML; PHP with MySQL; PHP with PostgreSQL and ODBC; Securing, optimizing, and internationalizing PHP applications; PHP extension libraries; A real world employee directory, an online library application, and a GTK interface to the application; Case studies on a user privilege system and a multi-tiered WML-based shopping cart.

It will help you to: -Install and configure Smarty on your Web server, -Understand how Smarty affects your web site architecture, and build site foundations that make the most of what Smarty offers, -Designers will learn to work with templates that contain variables and logic, to modify layouts or content of Smarty web sites, -See how Smarty caching can improve the performance of your sites, -Develop custom Smarty functions and plug-ins to incorporate into your templates, This book is written for PHP developers who want to use Smarty templates in their development, and for designers who are working with PHP developers who are using Smarty.

PHP Essentials covers everything from basic PHP techniques such as the variables in HTML, PHP and HTTP, to advanced applications such as mySQL administration. If you are a beginning developer, you can use PHP Essentials to help you create diverse web pages. If you are an advanced user of PHP, you will find the annotated language reference included in PHP Essentials useful while you design your own advanced applications.

The PHP Pocket Reference is a handy quick reference for PHP, an open-source, HTML-embedded scripting language that can be used to develop web applications. This small book acts both as a perfect tutorial for learning the basics of PHP syntax and as a reference to the vast array of functions provided by PHP.

A complete guide to every aspect of creating a variety of different websites using Drupal. A trove of well-considered and practical information is presented in a logical and intuitive manner so that you can either build up your site step by step by reading from cover to cover or, alternatively, focus on your specific needs by diving into each chapter as required. This book will suit anyone who has a need to create a content rich website. Whether you are: -Adding a personal web page -Building a forum -Writing a collaborative book -Retailing goods -Creating a blog -Launching a community Website This book will prove to be an indispensable companion. Both experts and beginners to computing alike will find the information contained herein to be accessible and easy to intuit.

Building Database Applications on the Web Using PHP3 provides everything you need to understand and work with PHP3. This complete resource presents essential background information and clear explanations of PHP3, PostgreSQL, MySQL, HTML, Linux, and other relevant database and Internet technologies. A step-by-step tutorial walks you through the process of building PHP3 applications, featuring a series of increasingly sophisticated applications that focus on such vital topics as creating run-time generated graphics, database integration and design, and login authentication.

This book covers middle-tier programming with PHP. It features: Real world, practical experience and techniques; From installation and configuration of the PHP3 engine to advanced dynamic application design; Definitive coverage of core PHP language and database addressing (Oracle/Sybase/Informix/MySQL are all covered in depth); Practical e-commerce and business scripting including database application development, together with PHP and XML applications; LDAP, NDS and IP connectivity issues exhaustively addressed; and Using PHPLIB to construct flexible, robust and secure interactive sites.

PHP 5 for Beginners is an electronic book perfect for those with no or little PHP experience and want to learn PHP programming from the beginning. This book will gently introduce you to PHP 5 step by step, touching on basic PHP operations and common language meanings. Packed with practical exercises for easy learning along the way! PHP 5 for Beginners is aimed at both the interested, intelligent, but not necessarily technical individual as well as at programmers familiar with another language who want to learn PHP. This books advanced search engine makes finding any topic fast and easy!

Design and write effective solutions for any Web-based project with help from this thorough resource on PHP--the server-side, cross-platform, HTML-embedded scripting language. Learn to develop a variety of useful solutions, from network management and Web development, to database and system administration. Each chapter of Instant PHP 4 features projects and examples crafted to illustrate a broad span of topics and design considerations--plus in-depth instruction on all phases of development necessary to complete the projects. Increase your knowledge of PHP with the comprehensive explanations and precooked applications and solutions in this robust technical resource. The CD-ROM includes ready-to-use Web development solutions, and all source code used throughout the book.