Table of Contents

•	Table of Contents
•	Index

SAMS Teach Yourself PHP in 10 Minutes
By Chris Newman
Publisher	: Sams Publishing
Pub Date	: March 29, 2005
ISBN	: 0-672-32762-7
Pages	: 264

		Copyright
		About the Author
			We Want to Hear from You!
			Reader Services
		Introduction: Welcome to PHP
			Who This Book Is For
			How This Book Is Organized
			Versions of Software Covered
			Conventions Used in This Book
		Lesson 1.  Getting to Know PHP
			PHP Basics
			Your First Script
			Summary
		Lesson 2.  Variables
			Understanding Variables
			Data Types
			Summary
		Lesson 3.  Flow Control
			Conditional Statements
			Loops
			Summary
		Lesson 4.  Functions
			Using Functions
			Arguments and Return Values
			Using Library Files
			Summary
		Lesson 5.  Working with Numbers
			Arithmetic
			Numeric Data Types
			Numeric Functions
			Summary
		Lesson 6.  Working with Strings
			Anatomy of a String
			Formatting Strings
			String Functions
			Summary
		Lesson 7.  Working with Arrays
			What Is an Array?
			Array Functions
			Multidimensional Arrays
			Summary
		Lesson 8.  Regular Expressions
			Introducing Regular Expressions
			Using ereg
			Summary
		Lesson 9.  Working with Dates and Times
			Date Formats
			Working with Timestamps
			Summary
		Lesson 10.  Using Classes
			Object-Oriented PHP
			What Is a Class?
			Creating and Using Objects
			Summary
		Lesson 11.  Processing HTML Forms
			Submitting a Form to PHP
			Processing a Form with PHP
			Creating a Form Mail Script
			Summary
		Lesson 12.  Generating Dynamic HTML
			Setting Default Values
			Creating Form Elements
			Summary
		Lesson 13.  Form Validation
			Enforcing Required Fields
			Displaying Validation Warnings
			Enforcing Data Rules
			Highlighting Fields That Require Attention
			Summary
		Lesson 14.  Cookies and Sessions
			Cookies
			Sessions
			Summary
		Lesson 15.  User Authentication
			Types of Authentication
			Building an Authentication System
			Summary
		Lesson 16.  Communicating with the Web Server
			HTTP Headers
			Server Environment Variables
			Summary
		Lesson 17.  Filesystem Access
			Managing Files
			Reading and Writing Files
			Summary
		Lesson 18.  Host Program Execution
			Executing Host Programs
			The Host Environment
			Security Considerations
			Summary
		Lesson 19.  Using a MySQL Database
			Using MySQL
			Executing SQL Statements
			Debugging SQL
			Summary
		Lesson 20.  Database Abstraction
			The PEAR DB Class
			Database Portability Issues
			Summary
		Lesson 21.  Running PHP on the Command Line
			The Command-Line Environment
			Writing Scripts for the Command Line
			Summary
		Lesson 22.  Error Handling
			Error Reporting
			Summary
		Lesson 23.  PHP Configuration
			Configuration Settings
			Configuration Directives
			Loadable Modules
			Summary
		Lesson 24.  PHP Security
			Safe Mode
			Other Security Features
			Summary
		Lesson 25.  Using PEAR
			Introducing PEAR
			Using PEAR
			Summary
		Appendix A.  Installing PHP
			Linux/Unix Installation
			Windows Installation
			Troubleshooting
		Index