Expert Php and Mysql

by Curioso, Andrew; Bradford, Ronald; Galbraith, Patrick

• ISBN13: 9780470563120
• ISBN10: 0470563125
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-03-29
• Publisher: Wrox

Summary

Expert PHP and MySQL targets developers who work on mission-critical and high-traffic applications on a daily basis. There are plenty of books that teach people the basics of PHP and MySQL. This book takes a different approach and focuses on best practices and expert techniques that can be applied directly to today's most demanding MySQL-driven PHP applications. The book begins with an overview of PHP, MySQL, and regular expressions. These chapters will not only be a foundation for the rest of the book but also provide tips and tricks that the readers can immediately apply to their projects. It then continues onto progressively more advanced topics, including: MySQL storage engines and their real-world uses Practical data reporting techniques for separating business logic from presentation Improved performance and flexibility through caching, multi-tasking, PHP extensions, and MySQL User Defined Functions Security, optimization, and debugging Building high-performance full-text search applicationsThe book uses proven, author-tested design patterns and tools that save developers valuable time but are rarely covered in other PHP or MySQL books. The authors also show how to solve problems when PHP and MySQL alone are not enough and other techniques or third-party tools are necessary. Such is often the case with dynamic applications that handle immense amounts of data. (For example, the authors show how to use the C language for writing PHP extensions and MySQL User Defined Functions.)

Author Biography

Andrew Curioso is a senior software engineer at MyVBO (Virtual Business Office) creating an innovative and scalable infrastructure for Rich Internet Applications using PHP and MySQL.

Ronald Bradford is a technology strategist and advisor specializing in MySQL, Drizzle and related web technologies. With a primary focus on architecture, design, performance analysis and scalability of web applications, his consulting portfolio ranges from Internet startups to Fortune 500 companies.

Patrick Galbraith is a principal software engineer at Lycos, adding new PHP and MySQL offerings for Tripod Users, switching remaining apps using Oracle to MySQL as well as other interesting projects.

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION.

CHAPTER 1: TECHNIQUES EVERY EXPERT PROGRAMMER NEEDS TO KNOW.

CHAPTER 2: ADVANCED PHP CONCEPTS.

CHAPTER 3: MYSQL DRIVERS AND STORAGE ENGINES.

CHAPTER 4: IMPROVING RFORMANCE THROUGH CACHING.

CHAPTER 5: MEMCACHED AND MYSQL.

CHAPTER 6: ADVANCED MYSQL.

CHAPTER 7: DEFINED FUNCTIONS.

CHAPTER 8: WRITING PHP EXTENSIONS.

CHAPTER 9: FULL-TEXT SEARCHING.

CHAPTER 10: MULTI-TASKING IN PHP AND MYSQL.

CHAPTER 11: REWRITE RULES.

CHAPTER 12: USER AUTHENTICATION.

CHAPTER 13: UNDERSTANDING THE INFORMATION_SCHEMA.

CHAPTER 14: SECURITY.

CHAPTER 15: COMMAND-LINE AND WEB SERVICES.

CHAPTER 16: OPTIMIZATION AND DEBUGGING.

INDEX.