So...you've been asked to pitch in on a PHP project...starting now. Or maybe one's on the horizon. Or maybe you need to get real PHP skills onto your r�sum�. You've done web stuff. Maybe used other scripting languages. Now you want to get productive with PHP, fast.
Welcome. We wrote this book for you. We'll leverage what you already know, so you'll go further, faster than you ever expected.
You'll get the real nuts and bolts, not theory or hooey. You'll learn through dozens of focused examples: tested for reliability, crafted for clarity, easy to adapt for your own projects.
Need specific solutions? This book's modular, high-efficiency format delivers them—instantly. Award-winning author Steven Holzner draws on his unparalleled experience teaching programming: No other PHP guide covers this much, this well, this quickly. Dig in, get started, get results—today!
All you need to succeed with PHP in Linux or Windows
Master core concepts: operators, flow control, strings, arrays, functions, and more
Learn essential web techniques: cookies, session management, automated email, FTP, and more
Use PHP 5's object model and object-oriented techniques
Efficiently handle text boxes, buttons, and other HTML controls
Create web forms, validate user input, and check browsers
Work with MySQL and other databases
