Mastering PHP 4.1

by Jeremy Allen and Charles Hornberger

ISBN: 0782129242

With this latest version of PHP you can quickly construct web

apps, connect them to databases with ease, and more.

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Table of Contents

Mastering PHP 4.1

Introduction

Part I

The Basics of PHP

Chapter 1- Beginning Your Exploration of PHP
Chapter 2- Variables
Chapter 3- Operators and Expressions
Chapter 4- Flow Control and Functions
Chapter 5- Strings and Arrays

Part II

Programming Principles and PHP

Chapter 6- Object-Oriented Programming

Chapter 7- Debugging and Errors

Part III

Letting the Data Flow

Chapter 8- SQL and Database Interaction
Chapter 9- Forms and User Interaction
Chapter 10- Data Validation
Chapter 11- Sessions
Chapter 12- Security
Chapter 13- Files and Networking

Part IV

How PHP Is Connected

Chapter 14- Web Application Development
Chapter 15- XML and XHTML
Chapter 16- LDAP

Part V

Using PHP in the Real World

Chapter 17- PDF
Chapter 18- Generating Graphics
Chapter 19- E-Mail

Part VI

Appendixes

Appendix A - A Crash Course on Installing PHP

Appendix B - PHP Configuration Options
Appendix C - XHTML Entities
Index
List of Figures
List of Tables
List of Listings
List of Sidebars

Mastering PHP 4.1

Jeremy Allen
Charles Hornberger
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