Guide for intermediate to advanced level developers, showing how PHP applications can be developed by keeping security considerations in focus. Shows how to take advantage of an object-oriented approach to PHP programming to develop highly maintainable, extensible applications for Web and intranet use. Includes index. Softcover.

Covers the latest major release of PHP, the most popular open source Web scripting language, in the friendly, easy-to-understand For Dummies style.
PHP is installed on nearly nine million servers, and usage has grown at the rate of 6.5 percent per month for the past two years
PHP is easy to learn, well suited for Web development, and can be embedded with HTML, making it a good choice for creating dynamic Web pages for e-commerce sites and other Web applications; a database-friendly language, it connects easily to Sybase, MySQL, mSQL, Oracle, and other databases
Explains how to acquire and install PHP, how PHP's features make it a useful scripting language, and how to use PHP for three of the most common applications: interactive Web sites, database storage, and common operating system tasks.

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About the Author
Julie Meloni is the Technical Director for i2i Interactive, a multimedia company located in Los Altos, CA. She's been developing Web-based applications since the Web first saw the light of day and remembers the excitement surrounding the first GUI Web browser. She is the author of several books and articles on Web-based programming languages and database topics, and you can find translations of her work in several languages, including Chinese, Italian, Portuguese, and Polish. She is the author of "PHP Fast & Easy Web Development, 2nd Edition" (Premier Press, 193184187X).

* Demonstrates Web application development by presenting ten real, ready-to-use examples
* Samples start with a simple guess book and end with a fully-functional e-commerce site with a shopping cart
* New features include both MySQL 4.1 and PHP 4.2
* Latest edition contains new applications including log analysis and project tracking

About the Authors

BRAD BULGER is a seasoned software developer who has worked for several companies that no longer exist and is now a member of The Madfish Group, where he builds Web sites.

JAY GREENSPAN is a New York—based writer, editor, and technical consultant. He is author of MySQL Weekend Crash Course and runs Trans-City Productions, Inc., a firm that provides editorial services to high-tech companies.

DAVID WALL is a freelance technical consultant, lecturer, and writer operating through his consultancy David Wall Enterprises. He specializes in Linux/Apache/MySQL/PHP (LAMP) servers and in Voice over IP technologies from IBM and Cisco Systems.