PHP 5 Power Programming (Bruce Perens' Open Source) - Softcover

Gutmans, Andi; Bakken, Stig; Rethans, Derick

Softcover

ISBN 10: 013147149X ISBN 13: 9780131471498

Publisher: Prentice Hall, 2004

Synopsis

PHP and ASP/ASP.NET have emerged as the two primary applicationdevelopment frameworks for developing web applications. PHP is opensource, and it is the most popular Apache module in use, by far. This bookcovers the key topics that developers familiar with basic PHP syntax need tomaster to become fully productive and effective with PHP 5. These topicsinclude customizing PHP through writing PHP extensions, object-orientedPHP programming, using and building PEAR components, PHP shellscripting, and XML with PHP. Simply put: Readers will understand how toextend PHP to meet the needs of any development project, no matter howcomplex

About this title

From the Back Cover:

"This book, written by my colleague, Andi Gutmans, and two very prominent PHP developers, Stig Bakken and Derick Rethans, holds the key to unlocking the riches of PHP 5. It thoroughly covers all of the features of this new version, and is a must have for all PHP developers interested in exploring PHP 5's advanced features"

―Zeev Suraski, Co-Designer of PHP 5 and Co-Creator of the Zend Engine

• Expert PHP 5 programming techniques, direct from PHP 5 co-creator and key developers
• Definitive coverage of the PHP object model, design patterns, XML/SOAP integration, and more
• Solid introduction and expert insights into performance tuning, PEAR, extensions, and database access
• The definitive introduction to PHP 5's advanced features!
• The definitive introduction for today's most powerful PHP 5 techniques

In this book, PHP 5's co-creator and two leading PHP developers show you how to make the most of PHP 5's industrial-strength enhancements in any project―no matter how large or complex. Their unique insights and realistic examples illuminate PHP 5's new object model, powerful design patterns, improved XML Web services support, and much more. Whether you're creating web applications, extensions, packages, or shell scripts―or migrating PHP 4 code―here are high-powered solutions you won't find anywhere else.

Review PHP's syntax and master its object-oriented capabilities―from properties and methods to polymorphism, interfaces, and reflection

• Master the four most important design patterns for PHP development
• Write powerful web applications: handle input, cookies, session extension, and more
• Integrate with MySQL, SQLite, and other database engines
• Provide efficient error handling that's transparent to your users
• Leverage PHP 5's improved XML support―including parsing, XSLT conversions, and more
• Build XML-based web services with XML-RPC and SOAP
• Make the most of PEAR: work with the repository, use key packages, and create your own
• Upgrade PHP 4 code to PHP 5―compatibility issues, techniques, and practical workarounds
• Improve script performance: tips and tools for PHP optimization
• Use PHP extensions to handle files/streams, regular expressions, dates/times, and graphics
• Create original extensions and shell scripts

If you're a software developer new to PHP, you'll leap quickly into PHP and its new object-oriented capabilities. If you're an experienced PHP programmer, you already recognize PHP's convenience and simplicity. Now, discover all of its extraordinary power!

ABOUT THE SOFTWARE

At this book's link to Zend.com, download a fully functional 90-day version of Zend Studio, today's breakthrough tool for developing, managing, and debugging PHP code.

Series Editor Bruce Perens' is an open source evangelist, developer, and consultant whose software is a major component of most commercial embedded Linux offerings. He founded or cofounded Linux Standard Base, Open Source Initiative, and Software in the Public Interest. As Debian GNU/Linux Project Leader, he was instrumental in getting the system on two U.S. space shuttle flights.

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About the Author:

ANDI GUTMANS co-created PHP 3 and all versions since. A member of the PHP core team, he is one of the world¿s most highly regarded PHP developers.

STIG SÆTHER BAKKEN, also a member of the PHP core team, created PEAR: PHP Extension and Application Repository, the framework and global distribution system for reusable PHP components. Gutmans and Bakken are members of the PHP Hall of Fame.

DERICK RETHANS is a PHP code contributor and leader of the PHP QA team.

About this edition

• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 013147149X
• ISBN 13: 9780131471498
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 720