PHP Developers Cookbook 2nd Edition

Book Description

PHP has rapidly established itself as an extremely popular open-source server-side scripting language for creating dynamic Web pages for e-Commerce and other Web applications. It runs on any Web server, and it offers a simple, intuitive, and universal solution for easy-to-program dynamic Web pages.

The latest version of PHP is a major new release that includes a new scripting engine which greatly improves the object model, adds exception handling, and provides a much better infrastructure for the integration of external technologies like Java or .NET.

This version of PHP requires significant changes in the way most Web developers approach their programming tasks, and the PHP Developer's Cookbook shows how to accomplish these common PHP taskes using the new version. The main content of the book is presented in a problem and solution format, logically organized on a topic-by-topic basis. Each question specifies a goal, and the following text provides a detailed solution that achieves the stated goal along with any additional related information.

Reviews From AMAZON.COM

A god-sent book for the PHP masses....

I love this book! You know how you sometimes get a little bugger of a problem while coding? Chances are you'll find a solution for it in here. This book has saved me countless hours while coding -- skip searching and get the solution right away. Plus I used a coupon from UnderTag.com, so it was almost free for me.

Not the best... Not the worst...

I am a newb when it comes to PHP, but not when it comes to programming in general. The Content is very cleanly laid out. It is straightforward, but by no means simple. For using some detailed code, I was surprised at the lack of commenting on the code. He steps into some areas not expected by me. For instance, he lays out some XML / XSL based code that I was itching to know and now I do!

However, he also covers some topics that are so basic that I felt it hurt the book overall... I learned most basic code from such books as Sams Teach Yourself PHP in 24 hours... so to cover the few basic topics like he did felt more appropriate for a beginners book... But he does make up for it with some VERY in-depth code. Just wish he commented his advanced code to help the newbs a little more...

If you're going to get a book to help you with specific issues? This is your book... (as long as your issues are his) If you want to learn PHP? Get Sams Teach Yourself PHP in 24 hours...

Either way, do yourself a favor and check out the Index here on Amazon... You might just find exactly what you are hoping to do, in which case, his coding is great...