PHP

Professional PHP4 Web Development Solutions - Part 2 Wrox Press December 19, 2002	This case study explores a very basic Content Management System (CMS) designed for internal use by a team of technically capable contributors. This weeks installment gives examples for setting up a placeholder document, defining a document, and more. From Wrox Press.
Professional PHP4 Web Development Solutions Wrox Press December 2, 2002	This case study explores a very basic Content Management System (CMS) designed for internal use by a team of technically capable contributors. Our excerpt discusses a very simple CMS in which the content of a document takes on several forms while using a single database. From Wrox Press.
Handling files with PHP4 - Part 2 Ian Gilfillan August 19, 2002	Last months installment covered using PHP for opening and closing files, displaying, reading and writing to files. This month we'll look at moving the current position in the file, copying and deleting files, getting more information about files, and uploading files.
Dreamweaver MX: PHP Web Development - Part 2 glasshaus July 24, 2002	This excerpt from Dreamweaver MX: PHP Web Development discusses how to configure Dreamweaver to work with your Development Environment. This weeks installment covers an overview of the advanced site definition, testing the server, a site map layout and the database connection. From Glasshaus.
Handling files with PHP4 - Part1 Ian Gilfillan July 22, 2002	Basic file handling is a fundamental part of programming. Even now, with powerful and easy to use Database Management Systems available to manage your files, manipulating files in your own code is often necessary. Part 1 of this article explains how to read, write and process files with PHP4.
Dreamweaver MX: PHP Web Development glasshaus July 17, 2002	This excerpt from Dreamweaver MX: PHP Web Development discusses how to configure Dreamweaver to work with your Development Environment. It walks the reader through the new Site Definition Wizard, explaining each step of the configuration. It also looks at the creation of a MySQL Connection that allows Dreamweaver to fully interact with your database.
Instant PHP 4 - Part 3 McGraw-Hill/Osborne Media May 31, 2002	Use PHP 4 to create calendars, shopping carts, WAP pages and much more using this practical cookbook-style guide. Packed with ready-to-use applications and organized by application type, this is an ideal resource for when you need quick and easy access to hands-on information. This weeks installment covers Table Administration, User Administration, and SQL Query Execution . From McGraw-Hill/Osborne Media.
Date and Time in PHP Ian Gilfillan May 28, 2002	PHP's date functions are powerful, flexible, and surprisingly easy to use. This article guides you through the functions, explaining the concept of a Unix timestamp, which is at the heart of most of the functions, and shows you how easy it is to master these often-misused functions.
Instant PHP 4 - Part 2 McGraw-Hill/Osborne Media May 24, 2002	Use PHP 4 to create calendars, shopping carts, WAP pages and much more using this practical cookbook-style guide. Packed with ready-to-use applications and organized by application type, this is an ideal resource for when you need quick and easy access to hands-on information. This weeks installment covers Managing the Login, Database Monitoring, and Database Administration. From McGraw-Hill/Osborne Media.
Instant PHP 4 McGraw-Hill/Osborne Media May 17, 2002	Use PHP 4 to create calendars, shopping carts, WAP pages and much more using this practical cookbook-style guide. Packed with ready-to-use applications and organized by application type, this is an ideal resource for when you need quick and easy access to hands-on information.
Web Database Applications with PHP & MySQL - Part 2 : Case Study: Adding Sessions to the Winestore From O'Reilly & Associates, Inc. May 1, 2002	Web Database Applications with PHP and MySQL offers web developers a mixture of theoretical and practical information on creating web database applications. This weeks installment shows how to use sessions to improve the user interaction with the client entry <form> The improvements focus on the interaction when the <form> is submitted and fields don't validate. From O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
Maintaining state with PHP4 sessions Ian Gilfillan April 29, 2002	PHP4 comes with a complete set of sessioning functions. Follow along with Ian Gilfillan to learn how maintain state using the sessioning functions.
Web Database Applications with PHP & MySQL O'Reilly & Associates, Inc. April 24, 2002	Web Database Applications with PHP and MySQL offers web developers a mixture of theoretical and practical information on creating web database applications. The focus of this chapter is on the session management provided by PHP. However, other techniques to keep state are briefly discussed, including the use of cookies. From O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
Professional PHP4 Programming - Part 6 Wrox March 15, 2002	Professional PHP4 will show you exactly how to create state of the art web applications that scale well, utilize databases optimally, and connect to a back-end network using a multi-tiered approach. This week we will break down and look at the different aspects of the Dom and Rax Models
Professional PHP4 Programming - Part 5 Wrox March 8, 2002	In this section we will read an XML file and display it as an HTML table, using SAX.
Professional PHP4 Programming - Part 4 Wrox Press March 1, 2002	This manuscript is an abridged version of Chapter 22.In Professional PHP4 we delve deeper into PHP XML, The XML Framework and Verifying XML Support.
Professional PHP4 Programming - Part 3 Wrox Press February 22, 2002	Professional PHP4 will show you exactly how to create state of the art web applications that scale well, utilize databases optimally, and connect to a back-end network using a multi-tiered approach. This weeks installment discusses "A Sample LDAP Application in PHP". From Wrox Press.
Professional PHP4 Programming: Part 2 Wrox Press February 15, 2002	In the second part we take a look at some of the more advanced features involved in PHP4 programming such as LDAP software and LDAP server installing and configuration.
Professional PHP4 Programming: Part 1 Wrox Press February 8, 2002	This manuscript is an abridged version of Chapter 14. This first installment looks at LDAP components, applications, and models. This book is a resource for working PHP developers who want to take their skills to the next level.
Beginning PHP4 - Part 4 Wrox Press January 26, 2001	This manuscript is an abridged version of Chapter 16 from the Wrox Press book Beginning PHP4. This final installment shows how to manipulate graphics and use the ImageColorTransparent() Function
Beginning PHP4 - Part 3 Wrox Press January 12, 2001	This manuscript is an abridged version of Chapter 16 from the Wrox Press book Beginning PHP4. This installment shows how to build a framework, draw the layout and modify the script, as needed.
Beginning PHP4 - Part 2 Wrox Press December 29, 2000	This abridged version of Chapter 16 from the Wrox Press book Beginning PHP4 covers how to create images on the fly. By the end of the chapter you will have built a practical application using these methods and concepts.
Beginning PHP4 Wrox Press December 15, 2000	This manuscript is an abridged version of Chapter 16 from the Wrox Press book Beginning PHP4. This book is a complete tutorial in PHP's language features and functionality, beginning with the basics and building up to the design and construction of complex data-driven websites.
Debugging PHP: Did You Remember to "Dot All Your I's and Cross All Your T's"? Michael M Krznaric October 2, 2000	So you've finally managed to install PHP. Anxious to use your new tool, you find the print function in the manual, write your own hello world, load the page and the dreaded "Parse error: parse error in /usr/local/apache/htdocs/test.php on line 2" error pops up in front of you. You know the scenario, read on to learn the fixes....
Templates - why and how to use them in PHP3 Reprint from PHPBuilder.com September 22, 2000	Are you faced with the task of creating a site which should be programmed by a coder (namely you) and designed by a designer? Need to make life easy for both of you? Sascha Schumann will show you how to make your site customizable using PHP3s FastTemplate!
Another Look At "Building Your Website With Cached Dynamic Modules" Reprint from PHPBuilder.com August 4, 2000	Spencer D. Mindlin builds on the "Building your website with cached dynamic modules" foundation, adding new functionalities.
Building your website with cached dynamic modules Reprint from PHPBuilder.com July 28, 2000	In today's web-world the emphasis is on load speed and easy maintenance. Learn how to construct a website on the fly using dynamic modules which can be cached for improved performance.
Welcome to PHP Reprint from Intranet Design Magazine July 21, 2000	Early era web developers with dynamic ambitions had little more than server side includes in their toolbelts -- it was a dark era indeed. The need for embedded server-parsed scripting languages was apparent, and Microsoft went after this hunger with their ASP, or Active Server Pages, technology. The concept behind ASP, and all other embedded server-parsed languages, is premised upon embedding programming code within the HTML that makes up a web page. The web server interprets and executes this code, replacing the code with its results, and delivering the resulting web page to the browser. Popular though ASP became, many developers continued wanting for a more stable and less proprietary solution: enter PHP, an open-source server-parsed embedded scripting language.
Slapping together a search engine for your database is easy with PHP and MySQL Reprint from PHPBuilder.com July 7, 2000	Normal site searches just don't fill the bill when most of your content resides in a database. You can't do anything useful like using a 'searchword' query; it just doesn't bring back relevant results. There has to be a better way, and indeed there is, with a few easy steps. This article details how to slap one together.
Session Management and Authentication with PHPLIB Reprint from PHPBuilder.com June 30, 2000	Let's face it, web pages aren't designed for interaction with users. At one time or another, you've probably found yourself needing to know what user you are dealing with, and some information about that user. But how do you do it on the web? There are many ways, but most of them are either error prone, or serious security risks. Passing around form data from page to page can easily be sniffed, and even more easily forged. What is a webmaster to do? Join Chad Cunningham to learn how to use PHPLIB for session management and user authentication.
PHP, MySQL and Images Reprint from PHPBuilder.com June 23, 2000	With PHP, mySQL and a little savvy, you can build a working database for Joe's Auto Sales, or even for your own site! Follow along with William Samplonius to learn how.
So you want to use a database in your site? Reprint from PHPBuilder.com June 6, 2000	Chances are that at some point in the life of a web site you will need to be creating content on request. Join Jesús Castagnetto to learn how to create the database in mSQL and connect to it using PHP.

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