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PHP for the World Wide Web : Visual QuickStart Guide

by: Ullman, Larry

PHP for the World Wide Web : Visual QuickStart Guide

by: Ullman, Larry

ISBN 13:
9780201727876
ISBN 10:
0201727870
Edition: 1st
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 01/01/2001
Publisher: Peachpit Press
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Summary

PHP is a powerful (and free) scripting language used to create dynamic Web sites and Web applications. With PHP, Web application developers can perform both simple and complex functions with a few lines of additional code in a standard HTML Web page. PHP is frequently being used to replace forms and functions formerly created by CGI scripts. PHP for the World Wide Web: Visual QuickStart Guide is geared for beginning and intermediate Web developers looking for an introductory guide. The task-based format gets users started with basic syntax, testing scripts, working with variables, creating Web applications, and more. Throughout the book, sample scripts and projects show the readers just what they need to know, and a companion Web site offers every script in this book available for downloading.

Introduction

What is PHP?

Why Use PHP

xii

How PHP Works

xiv

What You'll Need

About This Book

xvii

Companion Web Site

xix

Getting Started with PHP

(16)

Basic Syntax

(1)

Sending Data to the Browser

(2)

Testing Your Script

(2)

Sending Text to the Browser

(2)

Sending HTML to the Browser

(1)

Using White Space in PHP (and HTML)

(3)

Adding Comments to Your Scripts

(4)

Variables

(10)

What are Variables?

(1)

Variable Syntax

(1)

Types of Variables

(5)

Assigning Values to Variables

(1)

Predefined Variables

(1)

HTML Forms and PHP

(12)

Creating a Simple Form

(3)

Using Get or Post

(2)

Receiving Data from a Form in PHP

(2)

Inputting Data Manually

(4)

Using Numbers

(12)

Adding, Subtracting, Multiplying, and Dividing

(3)

Formatting Numbers

(2)

Incrementing and Decrementing a Number

(1)

Using Multiple Operators

(2)

Using Built-in Mathematical Functions

(3)

Using Strings

(16)

Trimming Strings

(2)

Connecting Strings (Concatenation)

(2)

Encoding and Decoding Strings

(3)

Encrypting and Decrypting Strings

(3)

Pulling Out Parts from a String

(5)

Control Structures

(28)

The If Conditional

(3)

More Operators

(6)

Using Else

(2)

Using Elseif

(3)

The Switch Conditional

(6)

The While Loop

(4)

The For Loop

(3)

Using Arrays

(22)

Creating an Array

(2)

Adding Items to an Array

(4)

Accessing Array Elements

103

(3)

Sorting Arrays

106

(3)

Transforming Between Strings and Arrays

109

(4)

Creating an Array from a Form

113

(2)

Creating Multidimensional Arrays

115

(2)

Regular Expressions

117

(16)

What are Regular Expressions?

118

(1)

Defining a Simple Pattern

119

(3)

Matching Patterns

122

(4)

Defining More Complicated Patterns

126

(4)

Matching and Replacing Patterns

130

(3)

Creating Functions

133

(22)

Creating and Using Simple Functions

134

(4)

Creating and Calling Functions that Take Arguments

138

(3)

Creating and Using Functions that Return a Value

141

(5)

Variables and Functions

146

(9)

Files and Directories

155

(28)

File Permissions

156

(2)

Writing to Files

158

(5)

Reading from Files

163

(5)

Directories

168

(5)

Handling File Uploads

173

(4)

Renaming and Deleting Files and Directories

177

(6)

Databases

183

(18)

Connecting to and Creating a Database

185

(4)

Creating a Table

189

(4)

Sending Data to a Database

193

(4)

Retrieving Data from a Database

197

(4)

201

(12)

Creating and Reading from Cookies

203

(4)

Adding Parameters to a Cookie

207

(3)

Deleting a Cookie

210

(3)

Creating Web Applications

213

(20)

Using include and require

214

(5)

Determining the Date and Time

219

(6)

Using HTTP Headers

225

(4)

Sending Email

229

(4)

Debugging

233

(16)

Common Errors

234

(3)

Error Reporting and Logging

237

(4)

Debugging Detective Work

241

(3)

Using the Die Statement

244

(5)

Appendix A: Installation and Configuration

249

(6)

Installing on a Linux Server

250

(3)

Installing on a Windows 2000 Server

253

(1)

Configuration

254

(1)

Appendix B: Security

255

(4)

Cryptography and SSL

256

(1)

Writing Secure PHP

257

(1)

Security Resources

258

(1)

Appendix C: PHP Resources

259

(10)

The PHP Manual

260

(1)

Web sites and Newsgroups

261

(2)

Database Resources

263

(1)

Advanced Topics

264

(2)

Tables

266

(3)

Index

269

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