Programming Php

by Lerdorf, Rasmus; Tatroe, Kevin; Kaehms, Bob; McGredy, Ric

• ISBN13: 9781565926103
• ISBN10: 1565926102
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-03-01
• Publisher: Oreilly & Associates Inc

Summary

Programming PHP is a comprehensive guide to PHP, a simple yet powerful language for creating dynamic web content. Filled with the unique knowledge of the creator of PHP, Rasmus Lerdorf, this book is a detailed reference to the language and its applications, including such topics as form processing, sessions, databases, XML, and graphics. Covers PHP 4, the latest version of the language.

Author Biography

Rasmus Lerdorf is the creator and lead developer of PHP Kevin Tatroe is a software consultant

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Introduction to PHP	1	(16)
What Does PHP Do?	1	(1)
A Brief History of PHP	2	(5)
Installing PHP	7	(2)
A Walk Through PHP	9	(8)
Language Basics	17	(44)
Lexical Structure	17	(6)
Data Types	23	(7)
Variables	30	(4)
Expressions and Operators	34	(12)
Flow-Control Statements	46	(8)
Including Code	54	(2)
Embedding PHP in Web Pages	56	(5)
Functions	61	(11)
Calling a Function	61	(1)
Defining a Function	62	(2)
Variable Scope	64	(2)
Function Parameters	66	(3)
Return Values	69	(1)
Variable Functions	70	(1)
Anonymous Functions	71	(1)
Strings	72	(44)
Quoting String Constants	72	(3)
Printing Strings	75	(4)
Accessing Individual Characters	79	(1)
Cleaning Strings	80	(1)
Encoding and Escaping	81	(5)
Comparing Strings	86	(3)
Manipulating and Searching Strings	89	(6)
Regular Expressions	95	(4)
POSIX-Style Regular Expressions	99	(4)
Perl-Compatible Regular Expressions	103	(13)
Arrays	116	(24)
Indexed Versus Associative Arrays	116	(1)
Identifying Elements of an Array	117	(1)
Storing Data in Arrays	117	(3)
Multidimensional Arrays	120	(1)
Extracting Multiple Values	120	(4)
Converting Between Arrays and Variables	124	(1)
Traversing Arrays	125	(5)
Sorting	130	(5)
Acting on Entire Arrays	135	(1)
Using Arrays	136	(4)
Objects	140	(18)
Terminology	141	(1)
Creating an Object	141	(1)
Accessing Properties and Methods	142	(1)
Declaring a Class	143	(4)
Introspection	147	(6)
Serialization	153	(5)
Web Techniques	158	(31)
HTTP Basics	158	(1)
Variables	159	(1)
Server Information	160	(2)
Processing Forms	162	(13)
Setting Response Headers	175	(3)
Maintaining State	178	(10)
SSL	188	(1)
Databases	189	(25)
Using PHP to Access a Database	189	(1)
Relational Databases and SQL	190	(2)
PEAR DB Basics	192	(5)
Advanced Database Techniques	197	(5)
Sample Application	202	(12)
Graphics	214	(19)
Embedding an Image in a Page	214	(1)
The GD Extension	215	(1)
Basic Graphics Concepts	216	(1)
Creating and Drawing Images	217	(3)
Images with Text	220	(3)
Dynamically Generated Buttons	223	(4)
Scaling Images	227	(1)
Color Handling	228	(5)
PDF	233	(29)
PDF Extensions	233	(1)
Documents and Pages	233	(4)
Text	237	(9)
Images and Graphics	246	(9)
Navigation	255	(4)
Other PDF Features	259	(3)
XML	262	(23)
Lightning Guide to XML	262	(2)
Generating XML	264	(1)
Parsing XML	265	(12)
Transforming XML with XSLT	277	(3)
Web Services	280	(5)
Security	285	(12)
Global Variables and Form Data	285	(2)
Filenames	287	(2)
File Uploads	289	(2)
File Permissions	291	(2)
Concealing PHP Libraries	293	(1)
PHP Code	294	(1)
Shell Commands	295	(1)
Security Redux	296	(1)
Application Techniques	297	(20)
Code Libraries	297	(1)
Templating Systems	298	(3)
Handling Output	301	(2)
Error Handling	303	(5)
Performance Tuning	308	(9)
Extending PHP	317	(34)
Architectural Overview	317	(1)
What You'll Need	318	(1)
Building Your First Extensions	319	(8)
The config.m4 File	327	(2)
Memory Management	329	(2)
The pval/zval Data Type	331	(4)
Parameter Handling	335	(3)
Returning Values	338	(4)
References	342	(1)
Global Variables	343	(2)
Creating Variables	345	(2)
Extension INI Entries	347	(2)
Resources	349	(1)
Where to Go from Here	350	(1)
PHP on Windows	351	(24)
Installing and Configuring PHP on Windows	351	(8)
Writing Portable Code for Windows and Unix Interfacing with COM	359	(8)
Interacting with ODBC Data Sources	367	(8)
Function Reference	375	(82)
Extension Overview	457	(14)
Index	471