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Programming PHP [Paperback]

Kevin Tatroe (Author), Peter MacIntyre (Author), Rasmus Lerdorf (Author)
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Book Description

Publication Date: 22 Feb 2013 | ISBN-10: 1449392776 | ISBN-13: 978-1449392772 | Edition: 3

This updated edition teaches everything you need to know to create effective web applications with the latest features in PHP 5.x. You’ll start with the big picture and then dive into language syntax, programming techniques, and other details, using examples that illustrate both correct usage and common idioms.

If you have a working knowledge of HTML, the authors’ many style tips and practical programming advice will help you become a top-notch PHP programmer.

  • Get an overview of what’s possible with PHP programs
  • Learn language fundamentals, including data types, variables, operators, and flow control statements
  • Understand functions, strings, arrays, and objects
  • Apply common web application techniques, such as form processing, data validation, session tracking, and cookies
  • Interact with relational databases like MySQL or NoSQL databases such as MongoDB
  • Generate dynamic images, create PDF files, and parse XML files
  • Learn secure scripts, error handling, performance tuning, and other advanced topics
  • Get a quick reference to PHP core functions and standard extensions

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  • Paperback: 540 pages
  • Publisher: O'Reilly Media; 3 edition (22 Feb 2013)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1449392776
  • ISBN-13: 978-1449392772
  • Product Dimensions: 17.8 x 2.8 x 23.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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Creating Dynamic Web Pages

About the Author

Kevin Tatroe has been a Macintosh and Unix programmer for ten years. He is an experienced PHP developer, knowledgeable in the changes coming with PHP 5. He is also co-author of the first edition of Programming PHP.

Peter MacIntyre lives and works in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada. He has over 16 years of experience in the information technology industry, primarily in the area of software development. Peter's technical skill set includes several client/server tools and relational database systems such as PHP, PowerBuilder, Visual Basic, Active Server Pages, and CA-Visual Objects.

Peter is certified by ZEND Corporation on PHP 4.x and has contributed writing material for Using Visual Objects (Que Corp.), Using PowerBuilder 5 (Que Corp.), ASP.NET Bible (Wiley Pub.), and Web Warrior Survey on Web Development Languages (Course Technology).

Peter is also currently a contributing editor and author to the on-line and in-print magazine called php|architect (www.phparch.com). He has also spoken several times at North American and International computer conferences including CA-World in New Orleans, USA; CA-TechniCon in Cologne, Germany; and CA-Expo in Melbourne, Australia.

Rasmus Lerdorf started the PHP Project back in 1995 and has been actively involved in PHP development ever since. Also involved in a number of other open source projects, Rasmus is a longtime Apache contributor and foundation member. He is the author of the first edition of the PHP Pocket Reference, and the co-author of the first edition of Programming PHP.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Covers a lots of PHP without too much detail. 25 Mar 2013
By Mr. Simon Parker
Format:Paperback
This is a well written broad overview, more depth can be had by reference to the PHP documentation. I have read Several PHP books now but thought repetition of learning the basics again wouldn't do me any harm. Specifically the chapters on PDF creation and creating graphics dynamically were of interest. The writing style is generally clear and concise and the book is well laid out, but otherwise nothing really improves over any of the many other PHP books out there

The chapter on regular expressions is very well written and quite comprehensive. The reference section is actually quite large, taking up a large part of the book. The reference lists functions as they relate to the various default PHP extensions, and also as complete alphabetical listing, including function prototype's, return values and comments etc. This reference is certainly useful since it allows quick access to an overview of the various functions ,without getting bogged down in all the technical details.

I have left off one star since I was not able to find the code examples to download and there are not in fact that many of them. I think the book probably neglects lesser used functions in the main text, but the reference section makes up for this.

So in summary if you want a good reference then this could be for you. If you want a no-nonsense tutorial then it certainly ticks that box too. This book is a no nonsense easy to access reference, and a good way of perusing the functions that comprise PHP, with a view to memorising the most important ones.

Other books probably contain better examples and go into more depth. As I said in another of my reviews, you can also download the entire PHP reference manual. When you install the CHTML searchable version on your iPad it kind of trumps the reference section you will find in any book !
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5.0 out of 5 stars Solid PHP Guide 19 Mar 2013
By IADev - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Paperback
While not an important part of the book itself-the foreword was one of the best I have read in a technical book. It really describes how many people get started with PHP-it is accessible. This book provides a lot more structure than randomly placing PHP statements that have been googled together. I have not had the chance to review other editions, but it was noted that the material had been updated for the latest features of PHP version 5. With over 500+ pages, this feels like the O'Reilly books from the past that covered a lot of material and feels like a solid reference all around. One example was learning about Traits. While I knew of them from other languages, I had no clue that they were part of PHP until this book since I am only a causal user of the language. Chapter 7 dealing with Web Techniques will probably be immediately useful for someone trying to get a site out quickly. SQLite and MongoDB coverage was welcomed and showed that current updates are indeed included. While of course not complete by any means in scope, Chapter 12 Security was a great introduction to the various security concerns developers need to think about including XSS, filtering input, and session fixation to name a few. One minor complaint was the debugging chapter was very short and did not seem to add that much value to me. I would have liked to see the chapter about extending PHP with C from the 2nd edition, but that subject probably had a limited audience and I understand why it was likely removed.

Overall conclusion: Solid reference and learning guide for PHP. I don't think you could go wrong with "Programming PHP".
Disclaimer: I got a copy of this book for review as part of O'Reilly blogger program.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Well written for a programming text 25 Feb 2013
By Michael P. Adams - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
I have a bad habit of buying programming books on a whim. That being said, this turned out to be a pleasant surprise.

* The examples are immediately useful. I've already been able to code minor things for work and home in the past 3 days; I've barely used PHP seriously in 10 years.
* Its modern. A lot of books tend to be obsolete by the time they come to print. This book has updated stuff for MySQL + NoSQL; object-oriented behavior; graphics; PDFs; etc. I expect to get much use out of it on some upcoming projects.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars I like it 28 Mar 2013
By Rusty Nicola - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
I was able to learn PHP easily from this book. It is well written, the examples were easy to follow. I would recommend it to anyone that wanted to learn the language.
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