Dreamweaver Mx: Advanced Php Web Development

by Glasshaus Author Team

• ISBN13: 9781904151197
• ISBN10: 1904151191
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2003-01-02
• Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York Inc

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(6)
PHP Syntax	7	(28)
The PHP Escape Tags	7	(1)
Variables	8	(1)
Variable Types	9	(5)
Boolean	9	(1)
Integer	10	(1)
Floating Point	10	(1)
String	11	(2)
Array	13	(1)
Object	13	(1)
Null	13	(1)
Resource	14	(1)
Pre-defined variables	14	(6)
$Globals	14	(1)
$_Server	14	(1)
$_Get	15	(1)
$_Post	16	(2)
$_Cookie	18	(1)
$_Files	19	(1)
$_Env	19	(1)
$_Request	19	(1)
$_Session	19	(1)
A Note on Pre-Defined Variables	19	(1)
Operators	20	(3)
Arithmetic Operators	20	(1)
String Operators	21	(1)
Comparison Operators	22	(1)
Coding Style	23	(12)
Code Conventions	24	(4)
Code Organization	28	(7)
Decision Making, Loops, and Arrays	35	(32)
Control Structures	35	(13)
Decision Making	35	(8)
while and do...while	43	(1)
for Loops	44	(1)
Special Commands	45	(3)
Arrays	48	(7)
Creating an Array	48	(2)
Using Arrays	50	(4)
Two-Dimensional Arrays	54	(1)
Array Navigation Commands	55	(3)
Using an Array Pointer	55	(3)
Sorting arrays	58	(3)
Sorting Associative Arrays	59	(1)
Sorting an array by Index	60	(1)
Converting Arrays to Strings and Back Again	61	(6)
Implode()	61	(1)
explode()	62	(5)
Error Handling	67	(34)
Configuring the Dreamweaver MX Environment	68	(3)
Code View - Changing the Default Font Size	68	(1)
Configuring Code View	68	(2)
Balance Braces	70	(1)
PHP Error Types	71	(4)
Syntax Errors	71	(2)
Runtime Errors	73	(1)
Logical Errors	74	(1)
Error Types	75	(5)
Standard Error Types	75	(1)
Error-Reporting Levels	76	(1)
Setting Error-Reporting Levels	77	(2)
Setting Error Reporting in Your php.ini File	79	(1)
User-Defined Errors	80	(2)
Triggering Errors	81	(1)
Custom Error Handling	82	(9)
Setting a Custom Error Handler	82	(1)
Creating a Custom Error-Handling Function	83	(1)
Creating a Custom Error Page	84	(2)
CSS Stylesheet	86	(1)
Adding the Dynamic Error Data	87	(2)
Creating a Test Page	89	(2)
Restoring the Default PHP Error Handler	91	(1)
Special Error Commands and Functions	91	(1)
The @ directive	91	(1)
die()	92	(1)
error_log()	92	(1)
Logging Errors to a File	93	(1)
Sending Error Details by E-mail	94	(2)
MySQL Error Functions	96	(1)
Debugging Tips	96	(2)
Indent your Code, and Use Comments	97	(1)
Build Error Messages into your Code	97	(1)
Break Your Code into Functions and Classes	97	(1)
Don't Be Afraid to Ask for Help	97	(1)
Sources of Help	98	(3)
Web Sites	98	(1)
Macromedia Newsgroups	98	(3)
Object Oriented Programming in PHP	101	(16)
What Is OOP?	101	(5)
Objects in the Real World	106	(11)
Turning Code Snippets into Classes	106	(6)
Inheritance	112	(5)
Strings and Regular Expressions	117	(26)
Strings	117	(12)
Strings Recap	117	(1)
Operation on Strings	118	(11)
Regular Expressions	129	(14)
Syntax and Rules	132	(1)
Using a Regular Expression in PHP	133	(2)
Validating an E-Mail Address	135	(8)
Extending Dreamweaver MX	143	(28)
What Do I Need to Know to Create Extensions?	144	(10)
The Dreamweaver MX API	144	(1)
Extension Types - A Brief Introduction	145	(9)
Extensibility and PHP	154	(17)
Snippets	154	(2)
Server Behaviors	156	(7)
Server Objects	163	(5)
Resources	168	(3)
Date and Time	171	(14)
The Timestamp	171	(10)
Obtaining a Timestamp Value	172	(3)
Formatting and Manipulating a Timestamp	175	(5)
File Date Functions	180	(1)
Using Date and Time in Dreamweaver MX	181	(4)
Hand Coding Time and Date Functions	181	(4)
File Handling	185	(28)
Reading from and Writing to Files	185	(11)
General Mechanism	185	(6)
PHP Shortcuts to File Reading	191	(2)
Files As a Whole	193	(3)
Directories and Paths	196	(4)
File Path	196	(3)
Reading and Handling Directories	199	(1)
File Upload	200	(13)
HTML Section	200	(2)
PHP Code	202	(11)
Using PHP E-mail	213	(16)
Configuring PHP Mail	213	(5)
UNIX Configuration	214	(1)
Windows Configuration	215	(1)
The mail() Function	215	(1)
Sending Mail	216	(2)
MIME E-mails	218	(11)
The MIME format	218	(11)
XML	229	(48)
Installing XML with PHP	229	(4)
Windows Installation	229	(1)
Linux Installation	230	(3)
Checking XML Is Correctly Installed	233	(1)
XML	234	(1)
What Is XML?	234	(6)
XML Document Format	235	(1)
Creating an XML File in Dreamweaver MX	236	(1)
Adding Custom Tags to Dreamweaver MX	237	(3)
XML Technologies	240	(3)
XHTML	240	(1)
XSL and XSLT	241	(1)
Parsers	242	(1)
Processing XML - A Real-Life Example	243	(6)
The Macromedia Developer Feed	243	(1)
Creating a Style Sheet to Format the XML Feed	244	(2)
Creating an XML Helper Class	246	(3)
Processing the XML Feed Using SAX	249	(7)
Creating the SAXParser Class	250	(5)
Creating the PHP Page That Calls SAXParser	255	(1)
Viewing the End Result	255	(1)
Processing the XML Feed Using DOM	256	(5)
Creating the DOMParse Class	256	(4)
Creating the PHP Page That Calls DOMParse	260	(1)
Viewing the End Result	261	(1)
Processing the XML Feed Using XSLT	261	(13)
Creating the XSLT Stylesheet	262	(2)
The XSLT Stylesheet Step by Step	264	(6)
Creating the PHP Code to Process the XSLT Transformation	270	(2)
Creating the PHP Page That Calls xsltClass	272	(1)
Viewing the End Result	273	(1)
Overview of XSLT Processing	273	(1)
XML in the Future	274	(3)
Sessions and Cookies	277	(18)
Introduction to Sessions	278	(3)
Creating Our First Session	279	(1)
Using Sessions	280	(1)
Using unset() to Destroy a Session	281	(1)
Sessions and Security	281	(1)
Introduction to Cookies	281	(14)
PHP and Cookies	282	(2)
Deleting a Cookie	284	(1)
Common Problems When Using Cookies	284	(1)
A Simple Cookie Example	285	(1)
A Cookie Application	286	(9)
Server-Side Graphics	295	(30)
Graphics Basics	296	(1)
Image Formats	296	(1)
Graphics Manipulation with PHP	297	(13)
Installing GD from Source	297	(1)
The GD API	298	(12)
Using GD in Applications	310	(8)
Creating a Dynamic Button	310	(2)
A GD-Based Page Counter	312	(2)
Graphical Page Counter - Without GD	314	(2)
Creating Dynamic Charts	316	(2)
Integration with Dreamweaver	318	(7)
Using Flash with PHP and Dreamweaver MX	325	(28)
Plugging in a Flash Movie	326	(2)
Flash Interaction	328	(2)
Generating Flash Movies	330	(1)
Ming	330	(1)
Ming Limitations	330	(1)
Anatomy of a Flash movie	330	(2)
Ming Tools	332	(10)
Creating a Basic Flash Movie	332	(4)
Adding ActionScript	336	(6)
Flashbutton Class	342	(6)
class_flashbutton.php	342	(3)
flash_button.php	345	(2)
mkbutton.php	347	(1)
Creating a Flash Button Server Behavior	348	(5)
Case Study 1: Personal Training Log	353	(32)
Requirements	353	(1)
Application Spec	354	(2)
Database	354	(2)
Components	356	(1)
Application Development	356	(29)
admin.php	356	(14)
index.php	370	(5)
reports.php	375	(5)
mkgraph.php	380	(5)
Case Study 2: A Content Management System	385	(70)
A Content Management System (CMS)	385	(1)
Defining the CMS	386	(1)
Planning the CMS	386	(2)
The PHP Classes	387	(1)
PHP Requirements	388	(1)
Creating the Site Structure	388	(1)
Creating the New Database	388	(2)
Creating the Database Table - tblmainmenu	389	(1)
Creating the Database Table - tblnews	389	(1)
Creating the Database Table - tblarticles	390	(1)
Creating the Database Class	390	(4)
Creating the Database Class Structure	390	(3)
Using the database Class	393	(1)
Administration Area CSS Styles	394	(4)
Creating the Layout Stylesheet	394	(1)
Creating the adminStyles Stylesheet	395	(3)
Creating the Menu Administration Section	398	(10)
Creating the Menu Administration Page	398	(2)
The adminMenu.php Class	400	(8)
Creating the News Administration Section	408	(10)
Creating the editAdminNews.php Page	408	(2)
Creating the adminNews Class	410	(8)
Creating the Article Administration Section	418	(12)
Creating the Web Page editAdminArticles.php	418	(3)
Creating the adminArticles Class	421	(9)
Creating the CSS Stylesheets for the Front End	430	(4)
Creating the layout.css Stylesheet	431	(1)
Creating the mainStyles.css Stylesheet	432	(2)
Creating the Menu Class	434	(4)
Creating the displayNews Class	438	(4)
Creating the displayArticle Class	442	(5)
The Page Class	447	(1)
Creating page.php	448	(1)
Setting Up the Content Management System	449	(6)
Creating the Menu Options	449	(2)
Creating News Items	451	(1)
Creating Articles	451	(4)
Index	455