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PHP 5 Unleashed
By John Coggeshall
Publisher	: Sams Publishing
Pub Date	: December 28, 2004
Print ISBN	: 0-672-32511-X
Pages	: 840

		Copyright
		Lead Author
			Contributing Authors
		Acknowledgments
		We Want to Hear from You!
			Reader Services
		Introduction
			Organization of the Book
		Part I.  Working with PHP for General Web Development
			Chapter 1.  Basic PHP Development
				How PHP Scripts Work
				Basic PHP Syntax
				Basic PHP Data Types
				Variable Manipulation
				Control Structures
				User-Defined Functions
				Dynamic Variables and Functions
				Multiple File PHP Scripts
				References
				Strings in PHP
				Comparing Strings
				Advanced String Comparison
				Search and Replacement
				Formatting Strings
				Strings and Locales
				Formatting Date and Time Values
				Summary
			Chapter 2.  Arrays
				Basic Arrays
				Implementing Arrays
				More Array Materials
			Chapter 3.  Regular Expressions
				The Basics of Regular Expressions
				Limitations of the Basic Syntax
				POSIX Regular Expressions
				Perl-Compatible Regular Expressions (PCRE)
				PCRE Modifiers
				A Few Final Words
			Chapter 4.  Working with Forms in PHP
				HTML Forms 101
				Working with Form Submissions in PHP
				Summary
			Chapter 5.  Advanced Form Techniques
				Data Manipulation and Conversion
				Form Data Integrity
				Form Processing
				Summary
			Chapter 6.  Persistent Data Using Sessions and Cookies
				HTTP Cookies
				PHP Sessions
				Advanced Sessions
				Summary
			Chapter 7.  Using Templates
				The What and Why of Templates
				The Smarty Template Engine
				Summary
		Part II.  Advanced Web Development
			Chapter 8.  PEAR
				What Is PEAR?
				Getting and Installing PEAR
				Using the PEAR Package Manager
				Using the PEAR Website
				Using PEAR Packages in Applications
				Summary
				Reference
			Chapter 9.  XSLT and Other XML Concerns
				Relating XML to HTML
				Using XSLT to Describe HTML Output Using XML Input
				PHP4 and XSLT Using the DOM XML Module
				PHP4 and XSLT Using the XSLT Module
				PHP5 and XSLT
				Accessing XML Data Using SimpleXML
				Generating XML Documents Using PHP
				Summary
				References
			Chapter 10.  Debugging and Optimizations
				Debugging Your PHP Scripts
				Optimizing Your PHP Scripts
				Summary
			Chapter 11.  User Authentication
				Authenticating Users in PHP
				Securing PHP Code
				Summary
			Chapter 12.  Data Encryption
				Shared Secret Versus Public Key
				Shared Secret Algorithms
				Public Key Cryptography
				Using Public Keys in PHP
				Summary
			Chapter 13.  Object-Oriented Programming in PHP
				Why Objects?
				Creating Basic Classes
				Advanced Classes
				Special Methods
				Class Autoloading
				Object Serialization
				Exceptions
				Iterators
				Summary
			Chapter 14.  Error Handling
				The PHP Error-Handling Model
				What to Do About Errors
				The Default Error Handler
				Error Suppression
				Custom Error Handlers
				Causing Errors
				Putting It All Together
				Summary
			Chapter 15.  Working with HTML/XHTML Using Tidy
				Introduction
				Basic Tidy Usage
				Tidy Configuration Options
				Using the Tidy Parser
				Applications of Tidy
				Summary
			Chapter 16.  Writing Email in PHP
				The MIME Protocol
				Implementing MIME Email in PHP
				Summary
		Part III.  Building Applications in PHP
			Chapter 17.  Using PHP for Console Scripting
				Core CLI Differences
				Working with PHP CLI
				CLI Tools and Extensions
				Summary
			Chapter 18.  SOAP and PHP
				What Are Web Services?
				Installation
				Creating Web Services
				Consuming Web Services
				Looking for Web Services
				Summary
			Chapter 19.  Building WAP-Enabled Websites
				What Is WAP?
				System Requirements
				Introduction to WML
				Serving WAP Content
				Sample Applications
				Summary
		Part IV.  I/O, System Calls, and PHP
			Chapter 20.  Working with the File System
				Working with Files in PHP
				File Permissions
				File Access Support Functions
				Summary
			Chapter 21.  Network I/O
				DNS/Reverse DNS Lookups
				Socket Programming
				Network Helper Functions
				Summary
			Chapter 22.  Accessing the Underlying OS from PHP
				Introduction
				Unix-Specific OS Functionality
				Platform-Independent System Functions
				A Brief Note About Security
				Summary
		Part V.  Working with Data in PHP
			Chapter 23.  Introduction to Databases
				Using the MySQL Client
				Basic MySQL Usage
				Summary
			Chapter 24.  Using MySQL with PHP
				Performing Queries from PHP
				A MySQLi Session Handler
				What Is a Custom Session Handler?
				Summary
			Chapter 25.  Using SQLite with PHP
				What Makes SQLite Unique?
				Basic SQLite Functionality
				Working with PHP UDFs in SQLite
				Odds and Ends
				Summary
			Chapter 26.  PHP's dba Functions
				Preparations and Settings
				Creating a File-Based Database
				Writing Data
				Reading Data
				Sample Application
				Conclusion
		Part VI.  Graphical Output with PHP
			Chapter 27.  Working with Images
				Basic Image Creation Using GD
				Using the PHP/GD Drawing Functions
				Working with Colors and Brushes
				Using Fonts and Printing Strings
				General Image Manipulation
				Other Graphics Functions
				Summary
			Chapter 28.  Printable Document Generation
				A Note Regarding the Examples in This Chapter
				Generating Dynamic RTF Documents
				Generating Dynamic PDF Documents
				Related Resources
		Part VII.  Appendixes
			Appendix A.  Installing PHP5 and MySQL
				Installing PHP5
				Installing MySQL and PHP Modules
				Installing PEAR
			Appendix B.  HTTP Reference
				What Is HTTP?
				PHP Programming Libraries for HTTP Work
				Understanding an HTTP Transaction
				HTTP Client Methods
				What Comes Back: Server Response Codes
				HTTP Headers
				Encoding
				Identifying Clients and Servers
				The "Referer"
				Fetching Content from an HTTP Source
				Media Types
				Cookies: Preserving State and a Tasty Treat
				Security and Authorization
				Client-Side Caching of HTTP Content
			Appendix C.  Migrating Applications from PHP4 to PHP5
				Configuration
				Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)
				New Behavior of Functions
				Further Reading
			Appendix D.  Good Programming Techniques and Performance Issues
				Common Style Mistakes
				Common Security Concerns
				Style and SecurityLogging
				Summary
			Appendix E.  Resources and Mailing Lists
				Relevant Websites
				Mailing Lists and Newsgroups
		Index