PHP Hacks: Tips & Tools for Creating Dynamic Websites

Herrington, Jack D.

ISBN 10: 0596101392 / ISBN 13: 9780596101398

Published by O\'Reilly Media, 2005

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Designed for all PHP Programmers, from newcomers to experts, this guide offers both practical and fun PHP programming techniques. It teaches how to develop more robust PHP applications by improving your database design, automating application testing, and e. Seller Inventory # 594845345

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Title: PHP Hacks: Tips & Tools for Creating Dynamic...

Publisher: O\'Reilly Media

Publication Date: 2005

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: New

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Synopsis:

Programmers love its flexibility and speed; designers love its accessibility and convenience. When it comes to creating web sites, the PHP scripting language is truly a red-hot property. In fact, PHP is currently used on more than 19 million web sites, surpassing Microsoft's ASP .NET technology in popularity. Not surprisingly, this surge in usage has resulted in a number of PHP books hitting the market. Only one, though, takes the language beyond traditional Web programming and into mapping, graphing, multimedia, and beyond: PHP Hacks.

In PHP Hacks, author Jack Herrington wrings out his 20 years of code generation experience to deliver hands-on tools ranging from basic PHP and PEAR installation and scripting to advanced multimedia and database optimizing tricks.

On the practical side of things, PHP Hacks helps you develop more robust PHP applications by explaining how to improve your database design, automate application testing, and employ design patterns in your PHP scripts and classes. In the category of "cool," Herrington explains how to upgrade your Web interface through the creation of tabs, stickies, popups, and calendars. He even examines how to leverage maps and graphics in PHP. There's also a bounty of image and application hacks, including those that show you how to:

• Integrate web sites with Google maps and satellite imaging
• Dynamically display iPhoto libraries online
• Add IRC, SMS, and Instant Messaging capabilities to your Web applications
• Drop the latest Wikipedia dictionary onto your Sony PSP
• Render graphics and user interfaces with SVG, DHTML, and Ajax

Whether you're a newcomer or an expert, you'll find great value in PHP Hacks, the only PHP guide that offers something useful and fun for everyone.

From the Publisher:

This valuable guide offers both practical and fun PHP programming techniques. Learn to develop more robust PHP applications by improving your database design, automating application testing, and employing design patterns in your PHP scripts and classes. Image and application hacks explain how to create custom MP3 broadcasts, integrate with iTunes, and generate PDFs. Designed for all PHP programmers, from newcomers to experts.