| | Copyright |
| | About the Author |
| | We Want to Hear from You! |
| | Reader Services |
| | Introduction |
| | Chapter 1. Manipulating Strings |
| | | Comparing Strings |
| | | Checking Usernames and Passwords |
| | | Converting Strings into Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) |
| | | Using Line Breaks |
| | | Encrypting Strings |
| | | Checksumming Strings |
| | | Extracting Substrings |
| | | Protecting Email Addresses Using ASCII Codes |
| | | Scanning Formatted Strings |
| | | Getting Detailed Information About Variables |
| | | Searching in Strings |
| | | Using POSIX Regular Expressions |
| | | Using Perl-Compatible Regular Expressions |
| | | Finding Tags with Regular Expressions |
| | | Validating Mandatory Input |
| | | Validating Numbers (and Other Data Types) |
| | | Validating Email Addresses |
| | | Search and Replace |
| | Chapter 2. Working with Arrays |
| | | Accessing All Elements of Numerical Arrays |
| | | Accessing All Elements of Associative Arrays |
| | | Accessing All Array Elements in Nested Arrays |
| | | Turning an Array into Variables |
| | | Converting Strings to Arrays |
| | | Converting Arrays to Strings |
| | | Sorting Arrays Alphabetically |
| | | Sorting Associative Arrays Alphabetically |
| | | Sorting Nested Arrays |
| | | Sorting Nested Associative Arrays |
| | | Sorting IP Addresses (as a Human Would) |
| | | Sorting Anything |
| | | Sorting with Foreign Languages |
| | | Applying an Effect to All Array Elements |
| | | Filtering Arrays |
| | | Getting Random Elements Out of Arrays |
| | Chapter 3. Date and Time |
| | | Using Text Within date() |
| | | Automatically Localizing Dates |
| | | Manually Localizing Dates |
| | | Using the Current Date the U.S./U.K./European Way |
| | | Formatting a Specific Date |
| | | Validating a Date |
| | | Calculating a Relative Date |
| | | Creating a Sortable Time Stamp |
| | | Converting a String into a Date |
| | | Determining Sunrise and Sunset |
| | | Using Date and Time for Benchmarks |
| | | Using Form Fields for Date Selection |
| | | Create Self-updating Form Fields for Date Selection |
| | | Calculating the Difference Between Two Dates |
| | | Using GMT Date/Time Information |
| | Chapter 4. Interacting with Web Forms |
| | | Sending Form Data Back to the Current Script |
| | | Reading Out Form Data |
| | | Coping with "Magic Quotes" |
| | | Checking Whether a Form Has Been Submitted |
| | | Saving Form Data into a Cookie |
| | | Prefilling Text Fields and Password Fields |
| | | Prefilling Multiline Text Fields |
| | | Preselecting Radio Buttons |
| | | Preselecting Check Boxes |
| | | Preselecting Selection Lists |
| | | Preselecting Multiple Selection Lists |
| | | Processing Graphical Submit Buttons |
| | | Checking Mandatory Fields |
| | | Checking Selection Lists |
| | | Writing All Form Data into a File |
| | | Sending All Form Data Via Email |
| | | Getting Information About File Uploads |
| | | Moving Uploaded Files to a Safe Location |
| | Chapter 5. Remembering Users (Cookies and Sessions) |
| | | Understanding Cookies |
| | | Creating a Cookie |
| | | Reading Out Cookies |
| | | Getting Rid of "Magic Quotes" in Cookies |
| | | Setting a (Reasonable) Expiry Date |
| | | Setting a Client-Specific Expiry Date |
| | | Deleting a Cookie |
| | | Making Cookies Accessible for Several Domains |
| | | Checking Whether the Client Supports Cookies |
| | | Saving Multiple Data in One Cookie |
| | | Saving the User's Language Preference |
| | | Understanding Sessions |
| | | Where to Store the Sessions |
| | | How to Maintain the Session State |
| | | Activating Sessions |
| | | Reading and Writing Sessions |
| | | Closing Sessions |
| | | Changing the Session ID |
| | | Creating Dynamic, Session-Aware Links |
| | | Implementing a Custom Session Management |
| | | Creating a Secured Area with Sessions |
| | | Creating a Secured Area Without Sessions |
| | Chapter 6. Using Files on the Server File System |
| | | Opening and Closing Files |
| | | Reading from Files |
| | | Writing to Files |
| | | Locking Files |
| | | Using Relative Paths for File Access |
| | | Avoiding Security Traps with File Access |
| | | Working with CSV Data |
| | | Parsing INI Files |
| | | Retrieving File Information |
| | | Copying, Moving, and Deleting Files |
| | | Browsing the File System |
| | | Using PHP Streams |
| | | Using Bzip2 Archives |
| | | Returning Files with an HTTP Request |
| | Chapter 7. Making Data Dynamic |
| | | Connecting to MySQL |
| | | Connecting to MySQLi |
| | | Sending SQL to MySQL |
| | | Prepared Statements with MySQL |
| | | Retrieving Results of a Query to MySQL |
| | | Connecting to SQLite |
| | | Sending SQL to SQLite |
| | | Retrieving Results of a Query to SQLite |
| | | Connecting to PostgreSQL |
| | | Sending SQL to PostgreSQL |
| | | Updating Data in PostgreSQL |
| | | Retrieving Results of a Query to PostgreSQL |
| | | Connecting to Oracle |
| | | Sending SQL to Oracle |
| | | Retrieving Results of a Query to Oracle |
| | | Connecting to MSSQL |
| | | Sending SQL to MSSQL |
| | | Retrieving Results of a Query to MSSQL |
| | | Connecting to Firebird |
| | | Sending SQL to Firebird |
| | | Retrieving Results of a Query to Firebird |
| | | Connecting Via PDO |
| | | Sending SQL Via PDO |
| | | Retrieving Results of a Query Via PDO |
| | Chapter 8. Using XML |
| | | Parsing XML with SAX |
| | | Using DOM in PHP 4 to Read XML |
| | | Using DOM in PHP 5 to Read XML |
| | | Using DOM in PHP 4 to Write XML |
| | | Using DOM in PHP 5 to Write XML |
| | | Using SimpleXML |
| | | Transforming XML with XSL and PHP 4 |
| | | Transforming XML with XSL and PHP 5 |
| | | Validating XML |
| | Chapter 9. Communicating with Others |
| | | Connecting with HTTP Servers |
| | | Connecting with FTP Servers |
| | | Checking Whether a Server Is Still Reacting |
| | | Creating a Web Service with PEAR::XML-RPC |
| | | Consuming a Web Service with PEAR::XML-RPC |
| | | Creating a Web Service with NuSOAP |
| | | Automatically Generating WSDL with NuSOAP |
| | | Consuming a Web Service with NuSOAP |
| | | Creating a Web Service with PEAR::SOAP |
| | | Automatically Generating WSDL with PEAR::SOAP |
| | | Consuming a Web Service with PEAR::SOAP |
| | | Creating a Web Service with PHP 5's SOAP Extension |
| | | Consuming a Web Service with PHP 5's SOAP Extension |
| | Index |