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PHP 5 Fast and Easy Web Development

by: Meloni, Julie

PHP 5 Fast and Easy Web Development

by: Meloni, Julie

ISBN 13:
9781592004737
ISBN 10:
1592004733
Edition: 3rd
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 05/11/2004
Publisher: Cengage Learning Ptr
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Don't spend your time wading through manuals to learn PHP 5. Spend it doing what you do best - creating web pages! With "PHP 5 Fast & Easy Web Development" you can get up and running with PHP 5, Apache, and MySQL with ease. By the time you're finished, you'll be able to display dynamic content, build your own contact management system, create custom reports, work with XML, and much more. Less time, less effort, more results!

Introduction

PART I GETTING STARTED

(46)

Chapter 1 Installing and Configuring MySQL

(20)

Various MySQL Distributions

(1)

Installing MySQL on Windows

(10)

Testing Your MySQL Installation

(6)

Installing MySQL for Linux

(9)

Chapter 2 Installing Apache

(14)

Installing Apache for Windows

(6)

Configuring Apache on Windows

(2)

Starting and Connecting to Apache

(1)

Installing Apache for Linux/Unix

(7)

Configuring Apache on Linux/Unix

(2)

Starting and Connecting to Apache

(3)

Chapter 3 Installing PHP

(10)

Installing PHP for Windows

(5)

Configuring Apache to Use PHP

(2)

Testing the PHP Installation

(2)

Installing PHP for Linux/Unix

(6)

Configuring Apache to Use PHP

(1)

Testing the PHP Installation

(2)

PART II THE ABSOLUTE BASICS OF CODING IN PHP

(50)

Chapter 4 Mixing PHP and HTML

(14)

How PHP Is Parsed

(1)

PHP Start and End Tags

(3)

Code Cohabitation

(5)

The Importance of the Instruction Terminator

(3)

Escaping Your Code

(2)

Commenting Your Code

(3)

Chapter 5 Introducing Variables and Operators

(22)

What's a Variable?

(1)

Naming Your Variables

(1)

PHP Variable and Value Types

(6)

What's an Operator?

(14)

Assignment Operators

(2)

Arithmetic Operators

(3)

Comparison Operators

(4)

Logical Operators

(4)

Chapter 6 Using PHP Variables

(12)

Getting Variables from Forms

(6)

Creating a Calculation Form

(3)

Creating the Calculation Script

(2)

Submitting Your Form and Getting Results

(1)

HTTP Environment Variables

(7)

Retrieving and Using REMOTE_ADDR

(2)

Retrieving and Using HTTP_USER_AGENT

(2)

PART III START WITH THE SIMPLE STUFF

(80)

Chapter 7 Displaying Dynamic Content

(18)

Displaying Browser-Specific HTML

100

(3)

Displaying Platform-Specific HTML

103

(3)

Working with String Functions

106

(7)

Creating an Input Form

107

(2)

Creating a Script to Display Form Values

109

(1)

Submitting Your Form and Getting Results

110

(3)

Redirecting to a New Location

113

(4)

Creating a Redirection Form

113

(1)

Creating the Redirection Script and Testing It

114

(3)

Chapter 8 Sending E-Mail

117

(24)

Using an SMTP Server

118

(2)

SMTP-Related Changes in php.ini

118

(2)

A Simple Feedback Form

120

(7)

Creating the Feedback Form

120

(1)

Creating a Script to Mail Your Form

121

(4)

Submitting Your Form and Getting Results

125

(2)

A Feedback Form with Custom Error Messages

127

(14)

Creating the Initial Script

128

(2)

Adding Error Checking to the Script

130

(5)

Submitting Your Form and Getting Results

135

(3)

Saving the Values If You Make an Error

138

(3)

Chapter 9 Using Your File System

141

(26)

File Paths and Permissions

142

(1)

Displaying Directory Contents

142

(4)

Working with fopen() and fclose()

146

(13)

Creating a New File

146

(6)

Appending Data to a File

152

(2)

Reading Data from a File

154

(3)

Sending File Contents Via E-Mail

157

(2)

File System Housekeeping

159

(8)

Copying Files

160

(2)

Renaming Files

162

(2)

Deleting Files

164

(3)

Chapter 10 Uploading Files to Your Website

167

(10)

Checking Your php.ini File

168

(1)

Understanding the Process

169

(1)

Creating the Form

170

(2)

Creating the Upload Script

172

(2)

Uploading a File Using Your Form and Script

174

(3)

PART IV GETTING TO KNOW YOUR MYSQL DATABASE

177

(68)

Chapter 11 Establishing a Connection and Poking Around

179

(20)

Working with User Privileges in MySQL

180

(1)

Creating a New User

180

(1)

Connecting to MySQL

181

(4)

Breaking Your Connection Script

183

(2)

Listing Databases on a Server

185

(3)

Listing Tables in a Database

188

(5)

Creating a New Database

193

(3)

Deleting a Database

196

(3)

Chapter 12 Creating a Database Table

199

(20)

Planning for Your Tables

200

(3)

Basic MySQL Data Types

200

(2)

Defining Your Fields

202

(1)

The Importance of Unique Fields

203

(1)

A Two-Step Form Sequence

203

(9)

Step 1: Number of Fields

204

(1)

Step 2: Defining Your Fields

205

(5)

Starting the Table Creation Process

210

(2)

Creating the Table-Creation Script

212

(5)

Create That Table!

217

(2)

Chapter 13 Inserting Data into the Table

219

(12)

Creating the Record Addition Form

220

(9)

Creating the Record Addition Script

223

(6)

Populating Your Table

229

(2)

Chapter 14 Selecting and Displaying Data

231

(14)

Planning and Creating Your Administrative Menu

232

(15)

Selecting Data from the my_music Table

233

(1)

Displaying Records Ordered by ID

234

(4)

Displaying Records Ordered by Date Acquired

238

(1)

Displaying Records Ordered by Title

239

(1)

Displaying Records Ordered by Artist

240

(5)

PART V USER AUTHENTICATION AND TRACKING

245

(50)

Chapter 15 Database-Driven User Authentication

247

(16)

Why Authenticate Anyone?

248

(1)

Creating the User Table

248

(9)

Adding Users to Your Table

249

(1)

Creating the User Addition Form and Script

250

(5)

Adding Some Users

255

(2)

Creating the Login Form

257

(4)

Creating the Authentication Script

258

(3)

Trying to Authenticate Yourself

261

(2)

Chapter 16 Using Cookies

263

(14)

What Are Cookies?

264

(1)

Setting Cookies

264

(5)

Counting Time

266

(1)

Setting a Test Cookie

267

(2)

Using Cookie Variables

269

(8)

Using Cookies with Authentication

269

(8)

Chapter 17 Session Basics

277

(18)

Before You Begin...Checking php.ini

278

(1)

What's a Session?

278

(1)

Understanding Session Variables

279

(5)

Starting a Session

279

(3)

Registering and Modifying Session Variables

282

(2)

Managing User Preferences with Sessions

284

(13)

Starting a Session and Registering Defaults

284

(5)

Making Preference Changes

289

(4)

Displaying Changes

293

(2)

PART VI CREATING YOUR OWN CONTACT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

295

(96)

Chapter 18 Planning Your System

297

(18)

Planning and Creating the Administration Menu

298

(7)

Logging in to the Administration Menu

303

(2)

Defining the my_contacts Table

305

(10)

Modifying the Table-Creation Scripts

306

(6)

Creating the my_contacts Table

312

(3)

Chapter 19 Adding Contacts

315

(12)

Creating the Record-Addition Form

316

(5)

Creating the Record-Addition Script

321

(4)

Populating Your Table

325

(2)

Chapter 20 Modifying Contacts

327

(18)

Creating the Record-Selection Form

328

(5)

Creating the Record-Modification Form

333

(4)

Creating the Record-Modification Script

337

(4)

Modifying Contacts

341

(4)

Chapter 21 Deleting Contacts

345

(16)

Using the Record-Selection Form

346

(5)

Creating the Record-Deletion Form

351

(4)

Creating the Record-Deletion Script

355

(3)

Deleting Contacts

358

(3)

Chapter 22 Working with Contacts

361

(30)

Modifying Your Administration Menu

362

(31)

Showing the Number of Contacts

362

(10)

Displaying Today's Date

370

(2)

Showing the Birthdays in the Current Month

372

(7)

Selecting Data from the my_contacts Table

379

(1)

Displaying the Record List

379

(5)

Displaying Read-Only Records

384

(7)

PART VII ADDITIONAL PROJECT EXAMPLES

391

(58)

Chapter 23 Managing a Simple Mailing List

393

(22)

A Brief Word About Mailing List Software

394

(1)

Developing a Subscription Mechanism

394

(13)

Creating the subscribers Table

394

(3)

Creating the Subscription Form

397

(7)

Testing the Subscription Form

404

(3)

Developing the Mailing Mechanism

407

(8)

Creating the Newsletter Form

407

(1)

Creating the Script to Mail Your Newsletter

408

(3)

Testing Your Mailing List Mechanism

411

(4)

Chapter 24 Creating Custom Logs and Reports

415

(22)

A Note About Apache Log Files

416

(1)

Simple Access Counting with MySQL

417

(20)

Creating the Database Table

417

(1)

Creating the Code Snippet

418

(4)

Displaying the Count

422

(3)

Creating Your Personal Access Report

425

(12)

Chapter 25 Working with XML

437

(12)

What Is XML?

438

(4)

Basic XML Document Structure

438

(4)

Preparing to Use XML with PHP

441

(1)

Parsing XML with PHP

442

(9)

Parse and Display Content from XML Files

444

(5)

PART VIII APPENDIXES

449

(56)

Appendix A Additional Configuration Options

451

(6)

Windows Extensions

452

(1)

Linux Configuration Options

453

(4)

Appendix B Basic PHP Language Reference

457

(36)

PHP Start and End Tags

458

(1)

Variables

458

(3)

Floats

459

(1)

Integers

459

(1)

Strings

459

(1)

Variables from HTML Forms

460

(1)

Variables from Cookies

460

(1)

Environment Variables

460

(1)

Arrays

461

(1)

Operators

461

(3)

Arithmetic Operators

462

(1)

Assignment Operators

462

(1)

Comparison Operators

463

(1)

Increment/Decrement Operators

463

(1)

Logical Operators

464

(1)

Control Structures

464

(3)

if...else if...else

464

(2)

while

466

(1)

for

466

(1)

Built-In Functions

467

(26)

Array Functions

467

(3)

Database Connectivity Functions for MySQL

470

(2)

Date and Time Functions

472

(2)

File System Functions

474

(3)

HTTP Functions

477

(1)

Mail Function

478

(1)

Mathematical Functions

479

(3)

Miscellaneous Functions

482

(1)

Program Execution Functions

483

(2)

Regular Expression Functions

485

(1)

String Functions

486

(5)

Variable Functions

491

(2)

Appendix C Writing Your Own Functions and Objects

493

(12)

The Structure of Functions

494

(2)

Returning Values from Functions

494

(2)

Using Functions in Your Code

496

(3)

Using include() and require()

497

(2)

Working with Objects

499

(7)

Creating an Object

499

(3)

Object Inheritance

502

(3)

Appendix D Database Normalization and SQL Reference

505

(16)

Understanding Database Normalization

506

(7)

Applying the Normal Forms

506

(4)

Normalizing the my_contacts Table

510

(3)

Basic MySQL Reference

513

(8)

Creating or Dropping a Database

513

(1)

Creating or Dropping a Table

514

(1)

Altering a Table

514

(1)

Inserting, Updating, or Replacing within a Table

515

(1)

Deleting from a Table

516

(1)

Selecting from a Table

516

(3)

Using the SHOW Command

519

(2)

Appendix E Using SQLite

521

(10)

Examples of SQLite in Action

522

(9)

Creating a Table and Storing Data with SQLite

523

(1)

Retrieving Items with SQLite

524

(2)

Performing Other Tasks with SQLite

526

(5)

Appendix F Getting Help

531

(4)

PHP Resources

532

(2)

Websites

532

(1)

Mailing Lists

533

(1)

User Groups

534

(1)

MySQL Resources

534

(1)

Apache Resources

534

(1)

Index

535

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