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Learning PHP : a gentle introduction to the Web's most popular language / David Sklar.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Beijing : O'Reilly, 2016Edition: First editionDescription: xviii, 394 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781491933572
  • 1491933577
Subject(s):
Contents:
Orientation and first steps -- Data: working with text and numbers -- Logic: making decisions and repeating yourself -- Groups of data: working with arrays -- Groups of logic: functions and files -- Data and logic together: working with objects -- Exchanging information with users: making web forms -- Remembering information: databases -- Working with files -- Remembering users: cookies and sessions -- Talking to other websites and services -- Debugging -- Testing: ensuring your program does the right thing -- Software engineering practices you should be aware of -- Handling dates and times -- Package management -- Sending email -- Frameworks -- Command-Line PHP -- Internationalization and localization.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 005.2762 S628 Available 33111008396141
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

If you want to get started with PHP, this book is essential. Author David Sklar ( PHP Cookbook ) guides you through aspects of the language you need to build dynamic server-side websites. By exploring features of PHP 5.x and the exciting enhancements in the latest release, PHP 7, you'll learn how to work with web servers, browsers, databases, and web services. End-of-chapter exercises help you make the lessons stick.

Whether you're a hobbyist looking to build dynamic websites, a frontend developer ready to add server-side programs, or an experienced programmer who wants to get up to speed with this language, this gentle introduction also covers aspects of modern PHP, such as internationalization, using PHP from the command line, and package management.

Learn how PHP interacts with browsers and servers Understand data types, variables, logic, looping, and other language basics Explore how to use arrays, functions, and objects Build and validate web forms Work with databases and session management Access APIs to interact with web services and other websites Jumpstart your project with popular PHP web application frameworks

Covers PHP 5.x and the enhancements of PHP 7.

Includes index.

Orientation and first steps -- Data: working with text and numbers -- Logic: making decisions and repeating yourself -- Groups of data: working with arrays -- Groups of logic: functions and files -- Data and logic together: working with objects -- Exchanging information with users: making web forms -- Remembering information: databases -- Working with files -- Remembering users: cookies and sessions -- Talking to other websites and services -- Debugging -- Testing: ensuring your program does the right thing -- Software engineering practices you should be aware of -- Handling dates and times -- Package management -- Sending email -- Frameworks -- Command-Line PHP -- Internationalization and localization.

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