The PHP Anthology: Object Oriented PHP Solution (Volume 1)

Harry Fuecks9780957921856, 0-9579218-5-3

A compilation of best practice solutions to common Web Development problems in PHP, focusing on the achievement of practical goals by applying well-structured, object orientated software design principles.Volume 1 covers the foundations of PHP including writing portable and reusable code, storing and extracting data from files, manipulating text, working with email and error handling.In addition to being an excellent reference with over 60 customizable solutions, the book acts as an excellent primer for Object Orientated Programming. PHP 5 has now been released and has been given significant OOP features, which are a must-learn for PHP Developers.All code in the book is backwards compatible with earlier versions of PHP.

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Table of contents :
The PHP Anthology, Volume I: Foundations……Page 1
Summary of Contents (linked)……Page 2
Cover Page Volume I: Foundations……Page 4
Copyright……Page 5
About SitePoint……Page 6
Dedication……Page 8
Table of Contents (linked)……Page 10
Preface……Page 16
What’s covered in this book?……Page 17
The Code Archive……Page 19
The SitePoint Newsletters……Page 20
Acknowledgements……Page 21
1. PHP Basics……Page 22
Reading the Manual……Page 23
Section II: Language Reference……Page 24
Section IV: Function Reference……Page 25
Further Help……Page 28
How do I fix an error that PHP finds in my script?……Page 29
Syntax Errors……Page 30
Environment Errors……Page 31
Logic Errors……Page 32
Mutual Inclusion……Page 33
Path Finding……Page 36
How do I write portable PHP code?……Page 37
Keep All Configuration Central……Page 38
register_globals off……Page 39
Magic Quotes……Page 40
Write Reusable Code……Page 41
Further Reading……Page 43
2. Object Oriented PHP……Page 44
What are the basics of object oriented PHP?……Page 47
Classes and Objects……Page 50
Understanding Scope……Page 55
A Three Liner……Page 56
How do references work in PHP?……Page 60
What Are References?……Page 61
Using a Reference……Page 63
The Importance of References……Page 64
Good and Bad Practices……Page 67
Performance Issues……Page 68
How do I take advantage of inheritance?……Page 69
Overriding……Page 70
Inheritance in Action……Page 73
Aggregation……Page 77
Composition……Page 79
Spotting the Difference……Page 80
Polymorphism……Page 81
Further Reading……Page 84
3. PHP and MySQL……Page 86
How do I access a MySQL database?……Page 87
A Basic Connection……Page 88
Reusable Code……Page 90
How do I fetch data from a table?……Page 94
Fetching with Classes……Page 96
How do I resolve errors in my SQL queries?……Page 99
How do I add or modify data in my database?……Page 100
Updating a Row……Page 101
Another Class Action……Page 102
The Great Escape……Page 104
SQL Injection Attacks……Page 107
How do I create flexible SQL statements?……Page 108
Counting Rows with PHP……Page 110
Counting Rows with MySQL……Page 111
Row Counting with Classes……Page 113
Counting Affected Rows……Page 114
Class Insert ID……Page 115
Select What You LIKE……Page 116
FULLTEXT Searches……Page 117
How do I back up my database?……Page 119
How do I repair a corrupt table?……Page 124
Do I really need to write SQL?……Page 125
Further Reading……Page 129
4. Files……Page 132
How do I read a local file?……Page 133
File Handles……Page 136
Saving Memory……Page 138
How do I modify a local file?……Page 140
How do I get information about a local file?……Page 142
How do I examine directories with PHP?……Page 144
How do I display the PHP source code online?……Page 146
How do I store configuration information in a file?……Page 148
How do I access a file on a remote server?……Page 150
How do I use FTP from PHP?……Page 152
How do I manage file downloads with PHP?……Page 156
File Distribution Strategy……Page 157
How do I create compressed ZIP/TAR files with PHP?……Page 159
Further Reading……Page 162
Dynamic Link URLs……Page 164
Form Fields and HTML Content……Page 166
Line Breaks in HTML……Page 167
Tag Stripping……Page 168
Search and Replace……Page 170
Demolitions……Page 171
Short Back and Sides, Please……Page 172
Formatting……Page 173
How do I implement custom formatting code?……Page 174
How do I implement a bad word filter?……Page 178
How do I validate submitted data?……Page 180
How do I filter out undesirable HTML code?……Page 184
Further Reading……Page 190
6. Dates and Times……Page 192
How do I store dates in MySQL?……Page 193
Unix Timestamps……Page 194
MySQL Timestamps……Page 195
Timestamps in Action……Page 196
How do I solve common date problems?……Page 201
Day of the Week……Page 203
Number of Days in a Month……Page 204
Leap Years……Page 206
Day of the Year……Page 207
First Day in the Month……Page 208
A Touch of Grammar……Page 209
How do I build an online calendar?……Page 211
A Roman Calendar……Page 216
PHP Filofax……Page 219
How do I deal with time zones?……Page 223
How do I time a PHP script?……Page 225
Installing Pseudo-cron……Page 226
Further Reading……Page 228
7. Images……Page 230
MIME Types……Page 231
How do I create thumbnail images?……Page 232
The Thumbnail Class……Page 235
How do I add a watermark to an image?……Page 244
How do I display charts and graphs with PHP?……Page 246
Bar Graph……Page 247
Pie Chart……Page 249
How do I prevent “hot linking” of images?……Page 251
Further Reading……Page 255
8. Email……Page 258
How do I simplify the generation of complex emails?……Page 259
How do I add attachments to messages?……Page 260
How do I send HTML email?……Page 264
How do I mail a group of people?……Page 266
How do I handle incoming mail with PHP?……Page 268
Further Reading……Page 272
9. Web Page Elements……Page 274
PEAR Shaped Tables……Page 276
How do I build a result pager?……Page 280
Sliding Page Numbers……Page 284
How do I handle HTML forms in PHP?……Page 289
Forms in Action with QuickForm……Page 290
QuickForm Validation Rule Types……Page 293
Sign Up Today……Page 295
How do I upload files with PHP?……Page 301
Using QuickForm for File Uploads……Page 304
Hansel and Gretel……Page 309
A Recursive Table Structure……Page 310
Feeding the Birds……Page 314
Staying in Context……Page 318
Drop Down Menu……Page 320
Collapsing Tree Menu……Page 322
Full Tree Menu……Page 324
Handling Different Table Structures……Page 326
Summary……Page 327
Doing Without the Query String……Page 328
Hiding PHP Scripts with ForceType……Page 331
Hiding PHP Scripts by Rewriting URLs……Page 333
Designing URLs……Page 335
Further Reading……Page 338
10. Error Handling……Page 340
Error Levels……Page 341
Generating Errors……Page 345
Strategy for Generating Errors……Page 346
Custom Error Handler……Page 347
Triggered Errors vs. Conditional Execution……Page 350
How do I log and report errors?……Page 352
How do I display errors gracefully?……Page 354
Further Reading……Page 357
Configuration Mechanisms……Page 360
Key Security and Portability Settings……Page 362
Includes and Execution Settings……Page 364
Error-Related Settings……Page 366
Miscellaneous Settings……Page 367
General Issues……Page 368
PHP-Related Issues……Page 370
The Top Security Vulnerabilities……Page 372
Appendix D: Working with PEAR……Page 376
Installing PEAR……Page 377
The PEAR Package Manager……Page 380
Installing Packages Manually……Page 381
Index (only Volume I links work)……Page 384
Back cover……Page 398
Errata at www.sitepoint.com……Page 0
RR……Page 399