Kevin Tatroe, Peter MacIntyre, Rasmus Lerdorf - Programming PHP, 3rd Edition [2013, PDF/EPUB, ENG]

Chapter 1 : Introduction to PHP
What Does PHP Do?
A Brief History of PHP
Installing PHP
A Walk Through PHP

Chapter 2 : Language Basics
Lexical Structure
Data Types
Variables
Expressions and Operators
Flow-Control Statements
Including Code
Embedding PHP in Web Pages

Chapter 3 : Functions
Calling a Function
Defining a Function
Variable Scope
Function Parameters
Return Values
Variable Functions
Anonymous Functions

Chapter 4 : Strings
Quoting String Constants
Printing Strings
Accessing Individual Characters
Cleaning Strings
Encoding and Escaping
Comparing Strings
Manipulating and Searching Strings
Regular Expressions

Chapter 5 : Arrays
Indexed Versus Associative Arrays
Identifying Elements of an Array
Storing Data in Arrays
Multidimensional Arrays
Extracting Multiple Values
Converting Between Arrays and Variables
Traversing Arrays
Sorting
Acting on Entire Arrays
Using Arrays
Iterator Interface

Chapter 6 : Objects
Terminology
Creating an Object
Accessing Properties and Methods
Declaring a Class
Introspection
Serialization

Chapter 7 : Web Techniques
HTTP Basics
Variables
Server Information
Processing Forms
Setting Response Headers
Maintaining State
SSL

Chapter 8 : Databases
Using PHP to Access a Database
Relational Databases and SQL
MySQLi Object Interface
SQLite
Direct File-Level Manipulation
MongoDB

Chapter 9 : Graphics
Embedding an Image in a Page
Basic Graphics Concepts
Creating and Drawing Images
Images with Text
Dynamically Generated Buttons
Scaling Images
Color Handling

Chapter 10 : PDF
PDF Extensions
Documents and Pages
Text

Chapter 11 : XML
Lightning Guide to XML
Generating XML
Parsing XML
Parsing XML with DOM
Parsing XML with SimpleXML
Transforming XML with XSLT

Chapter 12 : Security
Filter Input
Cross-Site Scripting
Escape Output
Session Fixation
File Uploads
File Access
PHP Code
Shell Commands
More Information
Security Recap

Chapter 13 : Application Techniques
Code Libraries
Templating Systems
Handling Output
Error Handling
Performance Tuning

Chapter 14 : PHP on Disparate Platforms
Writing Portable Code for Windows and Unix
Interfacing with COM

Chapter 15 : Web Services
REST Clients
XML-RPC

Chapter 16 : Debugging PHP
The Development Environment
The Staging Environment
The Production Environment
php.ini Settings
Manual Debugging
Error Log
IDE Debugging
Additional Debugging Techniques

Chapter 17 : Dates and Times
Appendix Function Reference
PHP Functions by Category
Alphabetical Listing of PHP Functions

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