PHP Programming Solutions

Find real-world solutions to PHP programming problems Simplify and shorten the PHP application development cycle using the in-depth information contained in this hands-on guide. PHP Programming Solutions clearly lays out more than 250 programming challenges alongside practical solutions, functioning code, detailed explanations, and usage tips.

Inside, you'll learn to manipulate strings and arrays, work with HTML and Web pages, accept and validate user input, parse XML code, and resolve programming problems using PEAR and PECL widgets and extensions. Plus, you'll get detailed coverage of PHP security issues, SQL database interaction, debugging techniques, and error processing.

Work with numbers, strings, dates, times, files, and directories

Build complex data structures using PHP's array manipulation API

Use functions and classes to build modular, reusable code

Create, update, and cache HTML documents and Web content

Obtain and process user input submitted via online forms

Protect, log, and debug PHP script actions

Authenticate and track users with sessions and cookies

Traverse, validate, and transform XML documents

Store and retrieve data from MySQL, PostgreSQL, and Oracle databases

Interface with different server types, network protocols, and file formats

Perform efficient exception handling and error processing