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core WEB APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT WITH PHP AND MYSQL
By Marc Wandschneider
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Publisher: Addison Wesley Professional
Pub Date: September 26, 2005
ISBN: 0-13-186716-4
Pages: 912

Table of Contents  | Index

		Copyright
		PRENTICE HALL PTR CORE SERIES
		Introduction
			Target Audience
			About PHP
			Layout
			Before You Begin
			Acknowledgments
			In Closing
		Part I.  The Basics of PHP
			Chapter 1.  Getting Started with PHP
				Your First PHP Programs
				Entering PHP Scripts
				How to Store Data
				Entering Basic Types in PHP
				Some Very Useful Functions
				Summary
			Chapter 2.  The PHP Language
				More on Entering Strings
				More on Data Types
				Type Conversions
				Variables and Constants
				Expressions and Operators
				Control Structures
				Summary
			Chapter 3.  Code Organization and Reuse
				Basic Code Reuse: Functions
				Intermediate Code Reuse: Using and Including Files
				Summary
			Chapter 4.  Object-Oriented Programming
				Moving Beyond Libraries
				Object-Oriented Programming
				Extending Objects
				Other Features
				Summary
			Chapter 5.  Working with Arrays
				Arrays Revisited
				Iterating Over Elements in an Array
				Multi-Dimensional Arrays
				Operations on Arrays
				Summary
			Chapter 6.  Strings and Characters of the World
				Strings and PHP
				Character Sets and Unicode
				Making Sense of It All in PHP
				Configuring PHP for Unicode
				Operating on Strings
				Summary
			Chapter 7.  Interacting with the Server: Forms
				An Example of Forms
				Working with HTML Forms
				Working with the Server
				Redirecting the User
				Summary
		Part II.  Database Basics
			Chapter 8.  Introduction to Databases
				What Are We Talking About?
				Motivations for Using a DBMS
				Major Database Servers
				How to Select a Database Server
				Our Choice
				Common Interfaces
				Summary
			Chapter 9.  Designing and Creating Your Database
				What to Put into the Database
				Organizing Your Data
				An Introduction to SQL
				Creating Databases
				Setting User Permissions
				Creating Tables
				Deleting Tables and Databases
				Summary
			Chapter 10.  Using Databases: Storing and Retrieving Data
				Before We Begin
				Inserting Data into Our Tables
				Retrieving Data from Tables
				Modifying Data in Your Tables
				Deleting Data from Tables
				Summary
			Chapter 11.  Using Databases: Advanced Data Access
				Transactions
				More Advanced Queries
				Modifying Table Schemas
				Summary
			Chapter 12.  PHP and Data Access
				Getting Ready
				Connecting and Authenticating
				Executing Queries
				Queries a Go-Go
				Old-School Interfaces
				Summary
		Part III.  Planning Web Applications
			Chapter 13.  Web Applications and the Internet
				A Closer Look at the World Wide Web
				Designing Web Applications
				Summary
			Chapter 14.  Implementing a User Interface
				User Interface Considerations
				Implementing Your User Interface
				Summary
			Chapter 15.  User Management
				How Users Connect to Our Application
				Visitors Versus Known Users
				Validating Users
				Summary
			Chapter 16.  Securing Your Web Applications: Planning and Code Security
				Strategies for Dealing with Security
				Identifying the Threats
				Securing Your Code
				Summary
			Chapter 17.  Securing Your Web Applications: Software and Hardware Security
				Securing Your Web Server and PHP
				Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
				Database Security
				Protecting the Network
				Computer and Operating System Security
				Disaster Planning
				Summary
		Part IV.  Implementing Your Web Application
			Chapter 18.  Error Handling and Debugging
				How Errors Are Born
				How PHP Manages Errors
				Exceptions
				Debugging
				Summary
			Chapter 19.  Cookies and Sessions
				Cookies: Tasty and Useful
				Sessions
				Session Security
				Summary
			Chapter 20.  User Authentication
				Planning for Members
				Web Server-Provided Authentication
				Implementing Our Own Authentication
				Summary
			Chapter 21.  Advanced Output and Output Buffering
				Globalization and Locales
				Formatted Output
				Output Buffering
				Summary
			Chapter 22.  Data Validation with Regular Expressions
				Using Regular Expressions
				Data Validation with Regular Expressions
				Other Regular Expression Functions
				Summary
			Chapter 23.  XML and XHTML
				XML
				Working with XML in PHP
				XHTML
				Summary
			Chapter 24.  Files and Directories
				Accessing Files
				Accessing Directories
				Security Considerations
				Summary
			Chapter 25.  File Uploading
				Uploading User Files
				A File-Uploading Example
				Security Considerations
				Summary
			Chapter 26.  Working with Dates and Times
				Sources of Dates and Times
				Dates and Times in PHP
				More Dates and Times in Database Servers
				Summary
			Chapter 27.  XML Web Services and SOAP
				XML Web Services
				How Web Services Work
				Using Web Services in PHP
				Sample: Working with the Google APIs
				Summary
			Chapter 28.  Using PEAR
				Introduction to PEAR
				Installation and Configuration
				Basic Commands
				Example: Using the Date Class
				Summary
			Chapter 29.  Development and Deployment
				Coding Standards
				Source Code Control
				Testing
				Deployment
				Summary
		Part V.  Sample Projects and Further Ideas
			Chapter 30.  Strategies for Successful Web Applications
				Singleton Objects
				Session Management
				A Holistic Approach to Error Handling
				Database Connection Management
				PHP Configuration Settings
				Summary
			Chapter 31.  An Appointment Manager
				Overview
				Installing and Running the Sample
				Structure and Page Progression
				Code Walkthrough
				Suggestions/Exercises
				Summary
			Chapter 32.  A Blogging Engine
				Overview
				Installing and Running the Sample
				Structure and Page Progression
				Code Walkthrough
				Suggestions/Exercises
				Summary
			Chapter 33.  An Ecommerce Application
				Overview
				Installing and Running the Sample
				Structure and Page Progression
				Code Walkthrough
				Payment Processing
				Suggestions/Exercises
				Summary
		Part VI.  Appendixes
			Appendix A.  Installation/Configuration
				Installation
				Configuration
				Summary
			Appendix B.  Database Function Equivalents
				Working with Databases
				Data Description and Creation
				Other Functions and Interesting Notes
				Summary
			Appendix C.  Recommended Reading
		Index