Professional PHP Programming

Sascha Schumann, Chris Scollo, Harish Rawat, Harish Rawat, Jesus Castagnetto, Jesus Castagnetto9781861002969, 1861002963

This book covers middle-tier programming with PHP.PHP is a server-side, HTML-embedded scripting language. It is an open source technology, rapidly gaining popularity as a scripting language for people running dynamic websites. One of its major attractions over Perl, JavaScript and other scripting languages is that PHP has a built-in database integration layer and seamless IP connectivity, with LDAP and TCP as well as the IMAP mail interface. Features;Real world, practical experience and techniquesFrom installation and configuration of the PHP engine to advanced dynamic application designDefinitive coverage of core PHP language and database addressing:MySQL is covered in depth.Practical e-commerce and business scripting including database application development, together with PHP and XML applications.LDAP connectivity addressed.