PHP for the Web: Visual QuickStart Guide

by Larry Ullman

Overview

Learn PHP programming the quick and easy way!

With PHP for the Web: Visual QuickStart Guide readers can start from the beginning to get a tour of the programming language, or look up specific tasks to learn just what they need to know. This task-based visual reference guide uses step-by-step instructions and plenty of screenshots to teach beginning and intermediate users this popular open-source scripting language. Author Larry Ullman guides readers through the ins and outs of both PHP 5 and PHP 7, and offers more efficient ways to tackle common needs.
Both beginning users, who want a thorough introduction to the technology, and more intermediate users, who are looking for a convenient reference, will find what they need here—in straightforward language and through readily accessible examples.

• Easy visual approach uses demonstrations and real-world examples to guide you through dynamic web development using PHP and show you what to do step by step.
• Concise steps and explanations let you get up and running in no time.
• Essential reference guide keeps you coming back again and again.
• Whether you’re a programming newbie or an experienced veteran learning PHP for the first time, this book will teach you all you need to know, including the latest changes in PHP and more efficient ways to tackle common needs.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780134291253
Publisher:	Pearson Education
Publication date:	06/29/2016
Series:	Visual QuickStart Guide
Edition description:	5th ed.
Pages:	496
Sales rank:	372,812
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 8.70(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Larry Ullman is a writer, web and software developer, trainer, instructor, speaker, and consultant. He has written more than 20 books, which have sold over 400,000 copies worldwide in more than 20 languages. As his readers, students, and co-workers can attest, Larry’s strength is in translating geek into English: converting the technical and arcane into something comprehensible and useful.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Chapter 1 Getting Started with PHP

Basic HTML Syntax

Basic PHP Syntax

Using SFTP

Testing Your Script

Sending Text to the Browser

Using the PHP Manual

Sending HTML to the Browser

Adding Comments to Scripts

Basic Debugging Steps

Review and Pursue

Chapter 2 Variables

What Are Variables?

Variable Syntax

Types of Variables

Variable Values

Understanding Quotation Marks

Review and Pursue

Chapter 3 HTML Forms and PHP

Creating a Simple Form

Choosing a Form Method

Receiving Form Data in PHP

Displaying Errors

Error Reporting

Manually Sending Data to a Page

Review and Pursue

Chapter 4 Using Numbers

Creating the Form

Performing Arithmetic

Formatting Numbers

Understanding Precedence

Incrementing and Decrementing a Number

Review and Pursue

Chapter 5 Using Strings

Creating the HTML Form

Concatenating Strings

Handling Newlines

HTML and PHP

Encoding and Decoding Strings

Finding Substrings

Replacing Parts of a String

Review and Pursue

Chapter 6 Control Structures

Creating the HTML Form

The if Conditional

Validation Functions

Using else

More Operators

Using elseif

The Switch Conditional

The for Loop

Review and Pursue

Chapter 7 Using Arrays

What Is an Array?

Creating an Array

Adding Items to an Array

Accessing Array Elements

Creating Multidimensional Arrays

Sorting Arrays

Transforming Between Strings and Arrays

Creating an Array from a Form

Review and Pursue

Chapter 8 Creating Web Applications

Creating Templates

Using External Files

Using Constants

Working with the Date and Time

Handling HTML Forms with PHP, Revisited

Making Forms Sticky

Sending Email

Output Buffering

Manipulating HTTP Headers

Review and Pursue

Chapter 9 Cookies and Sessions

What Are Cookies?

Creating Cookies

Reading from Cookies

Adding Parameters to a Cookie

Deleting a Cookie

What Are Sessions?

Creating a Session

Accessing Session Variables

Deleting a Session

Review and Pursue

Chapter 10 Creating Functions

Creating and Using Simple Functions

Creating and Calling Functions That Take Arguments

Setting Default Argument Values

Creating and Using Functions That Return a Value

Understanding Variable Scope

Review and Pursue

Chapter 11 Files and Directories

File Permissions

Writing to Files

Locking Files

Reading from Files

Handling File Uploads

Navigating Directories

Creating Directories

Reading Files Incrementally

Review and Pursue

Chapter 12 Intro to Databases

Introduction to SQL

Connecting to MySQL

MySQL Error Handling

Creating a Table

Inserting Data into a Database

Securing Query Data

Retrieving Data from a Database

Deleting Data in a Database

Updating Data in a Database

Review and Pursue

Chapter 13 Putting It All Together

Getting Started

Connecting to the Database

Writing the User-Defined Function

Creating the Template

Logging In

Logging Out

Adding Quotes

Listing Quotes

Editing Quotes

Deleting Quotes

Creating the Home Page

Review and Pursue

Appendix A Installation and Configuration

Appendix B Resources and Next Steps

Index