PHP Beyond the Web


Book Description

Use your existing web-based PHP skills to write all types of software: CLI scripts, desktop software, network servers, and more. This book gives you the tools, techniques, and background necessary to write just about any type of software you can think of, using the PHP you know. PHP Beyond the Web shows you how to take your knowledge of PHP development for the web and utilise it with a much wider range of software systems. Enjoy the benefits of PHP after reading this book: save money by redeploying existing skills, not learning new ones; save time and increase productivity by using a high-level language; and make money by providing your clients a full-stack service (not just websites). PHP is no longer just a great scripting language for websites, it's now a powerful general-purpose programming language. Expand your use of PHP into your back-end systems, server software, data processing services, desktop interfaces, and more. What You'll Learn Write interactive shell scripts Work with system daemons Write desktop software Build network servers Interface with electronics using PHP and the Raspberry Pi Manage performance, deployment, licensing, and system interaction Discover the software tools for development and get other great sources of technical information and help Who This Book Is For Experienced PHP programmers or experienced programmers interested in leveraging PHP outside the web development context. /div




Web Application Development with PHP 4.0


Book Description

Get professional insight about Web application development with this complete guide to creating sophisticated and dynamic Web applications with PHP. Readers will learn how to handle hot topics like XML, WDDX, and e-commerce efficiently with PHP and also read about PHP's advanced syntax and features.




PHP for the Web


Book Description

With PHP for the World Wide Web, Fourth Edition: Visual QuickStart Guide, readers can start from the beginning to get a tour of the programming language, or look up specific tasks to learn just what they need to know. This task-based visual reference guide uses step-by-step instructions and plenty of screenshots to teach beginning and intermediate users this popular open-source scripting language. Leading technology author Larry Ullman guides readers through the latest developments including use and awareness of HTML5 with PHP. Other addressed changes include removal of outdated functions and more efficient ways to tackle common needs. Both beginning users, who want a thorough introduction to the technology, and more intermediate users, who are looking for a convenient reference, will find what they need here--in straightforward language and through readily accessible examples.




Core Web Application Development with PHP and MySQL


Book Description

The accompanying CD-ROM contains all source code from the book, including three complete applications.




PHP Hacks


Book Description

Offering hands-on tools that range from basic PHP and Pear installation and scripting to advanced multimedia and database optimizing tricks, this text includes hacks for integrating with iTunes, generating PDFs and using X10 to control home heating and security with PHP applications.




PHP and PostgreSQL


Book Description

"Introduction. 1. Pt. I. Getting Started. 3. 1. Getting Started. 5. 2. Setting Up PHP. 15. 3. PHP Basics. 43. 4. Object-Oriented PHP. 121. Pt. II. Getting Started with PostgreSQL. 137. 5. Relational and Object-Relational Database Concepts. 139. 6. Installing PostgreSQL. 149. 7. Basic SQL. 177. 8. Advanced SQL. 225. 9. Embedded Languages. 307. 10. PostgreSQL Administration. 349. Pt. III. PHP/PostgreSQL Interaction. 379. 11. Writing Database-Driven Applications. 381. 12. Working with BLOBs. 405. 13. Working with Persistent Database Connections. 423. Pt. IV. Advanced Technologies. 433. 14. Managing Regular Expressions. 435. 15. Session Management. 463. 16. Working with Dynamic Documents, Images, and Movies. 475. 17. Working with Dates and Time. 521. 18. Tuning. 551. 19. XML. 573. 20. Security Issues. 585. Pt. V. Practical Examples. 597. 21. Web Applications. 599. 22. Extending PostgreSQL. 669. 23. High-Availability Systems. 695. Pt. VI. Migration. 709. 24. Migration. 711. . Index. 721.




Advanced PHP for Web Professionals


Book Description

The author shows how to use PHP's powerful new modules to create database-independent, GUI-driven Web applications, and utilizes complete working applications readers can reuse in their own programs. Examples are derived from the author's six years as a professional PHP developer.




Mastering The Faster Web with PHP, MySQL, and JavaScript


Book Description

The Faster Web is quickly changing the way we think about Web development. The Web has changed considerably in recent years and is now built upon many new technologies: the HTTP/2 protocol, asynchronous programming, PHP tools like Blackfire.io and server monitoring tools like the TICK stack. This book will help you take a deep dive into these ...




Pro PHP


Book Description

Pro PHP presents experienced developers with a thorough guide to the language's key advanced features, focusing on both recent and emerging features and development trends. Advanced object-oriented features, documentation, debugging, software patterns, and the Standard PHP Library are just a few of the topics covered in extensive detail. Author and noted PHP expert Kevin McArthur also examines emerging practices and trends such as the MVC architecture as applied to PHP, with special emphasis placed upon the increasingly popular Zend Framework. The book also covers JSON, the SOAP extension, and advanced web services topics.




PHP Web Services


Book Description

Whether you’re sharing data between two internal systems or building an API so users can access their data, this practical book provides everything you need to build web service APIs with PHP. Author Lorna Jane Mitchell uses code samples, real-world examples, and advice based on her extensive experience to guide you through the process—from the underlying theory to methods for making your service robust. PHP is ideally suited for both consuming and creating web services. You’ll learn how to use this language with JSON, XML, and other web service technologies. Explore HTTP, from the request/response cycle to its verbs, headers, and cookies Determine whether JSON or XML is the best data format for your application Get practical advice for working with RPC, SOAP, and RESTful services Use a variety of tools and techniques for debugging HTTP web services Choose the service that works best for your application, and learn how to make it robust Learn how to document your API—and how to design it to handle errors