PHP 5 Power Programming (Bruce Perens’ Open Source Series)

Back CoverThe definitive introduction for today’s most powerful PHP 5 techniques
In this book, PHP 5’s co-creator and two leading PHPdevelopers show you how to make the most of PHP 5’s industrial-strengthenhancements in any project — no matterhow large or complex. Their unique insights and realistic examples illuminatePHP 5’s new object model, powerful design patterns, improved XML Web servicessupport, and much more.
Whether you’re creating Web applications, extensions,packages, or shell scripts — or migrating PHP 4 code — here are high-poweredsolutions you won’t find anywhere else.
Review PHP’s syntax and master its object-oriented capabilities– from properties and methods to polymorphism, interfaces, and reflection
Master the four most important design patterns for PHPdevelopment
Write powerful Web applications: handle input, cookies, sessionextension, and more
Integrate with MySQL, SQLite, and other database engines
Provide efficient error handling that’s transparent to your users
Leverage PHP 5’s improved XML support — including parsing, XSLTconversions, and more
Build XML-based Web services with XML-RPC and SOAP
Make the most of PEAR: work with the repository, use keypackages, and create your own
Upgrade PHP 4 code to PHP 5 — compatibility issues, techniques,and practical workarounds
Improve script performance: tips and tools for PHP optimization
Use PHP extensions to handle files/streams, regular expressions,dates/times, and graphics
Create original extensions and shell scripts
If you’re a software developer new to PHP, you’ll leapquickly into PHP and its new object-oriented capabilities. If you’re anexperienced PHP programmer, you already recognize PHP’s convenience andsimplicity. Now, discover all of its extraordinary power!
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