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Tables of Contents for Programming Php
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
ix
Introduction to PHP
1
16
What Does PHP Do?
1
1
A Brief History of PHP
2
5
Installing PHP
7
2
A Walk Through PHP
9
8
Language Basics
17
44
Lexical Structure
17
6
Data Types
23
7
Variables
30
4
Expressions and Operators
34
12
Flow-Control Statements
46
8
Including Code
54
2
Embedding PHP in Web Pages
56
5
Functions
61
11
Calling a Function
61
1
Defining a Function
62
2
Variable Scope
64
2
Function Parameters
66
3
Return Values
69
1
Variable Functions
70
1
Anonymous Functions
71
1
Strings
72
44
Quoting String Constants
72
3
Printing Strings
75
4
Accessing Individual Characters
79
1
Cleaning Strings
80
1
Encoding and Escaping
81
5
Comparing Strings
86
3
Manipulating and Searching Strings
89
6
Regular Expressions
95
4
POSIX-Style Regular Expressions
99
4
Perl-Compatible Regular Expressions
103
13
Arrays
116
24
Indexed Versus Associative Arrays
116
1
Identifying Elements of an Array
117
1
Storing Data in Arrays
117
3
Multidimensional Arrays
120
1
Extracting Multiple Values
120
4
Converting Between Arrays and Variables
124
1
Traversing Arrays
125
5
Sorting
130
5
Acting on Entire Arrays
135
1
Using Arrays
136
4
Objects
140
18
Terminology
141
1
Creating an Object
141
1
Accessing Properties and Methods
142
1
Declaring a Class
143
4
Introspection
147
6
Serialization
153
5
Web Techniques
158
31
HTTP Basics
158
1
Variables
159
1
Server Information
160
2
Processing Forms
162
13
Setting Response Headers
175
3
Maintaining State
178
10
SSL
188
1
Databases
189
25
Using PHP to Access a Database
189
1
Relational Databases and SQL
190
2
PEAR DB Basics
192
5
Advanced Database Techniques
197
5
Sample Application
202
12
Graphics
214
19
Embedding an Image in a Page
214
1
The GD Extension
215
1
Basic Graphics Concepts
216
1
Creating and Drawing Images
217
3
Images with Text
220
3
Dynamically Generated Buttons
223
4
Scaling Images
227
1
Color Handling
228
5
PDF
233
29
PDF Extensions
233
1
Documents and Pages
233
4
Text
237
9
Images and Graphics
246
9
Navigation
255
4
Other PDF Features
259
3
XML
262
23
Lightning Guide to XML
262
2
Generating XML
264
1
Parsing XML
265
12
Transforming XML with XSLT
277
3
Web Services
280
5
Security
285
12
Global Variables and Form Data
285
2
Filenames
287
2
File Uploads
289
2
File Permissions
291
2
Concealing PHP Libraries
293
1
PHP Code
294
1
Shell Commands
295
1
Security Redux
296
1
Application Techniques
297
20
Code Libraries
297
1
Templating Systems
298
3
Handling Output
301
2
Error Handling
303
5
Performance Tuning
308
9
Extending PHP
317
34
Architectural Overview
317
1
What You'll Need
318
1
Building Your First Extensions
319
8
The config.m4 File
327
2
Memory Management
329
2
The pval/zval Data Type
331
4
Parameter Handling
335
3
Returning Values
338
4
References
342
1
Global Variables
343
2
Creating Variables
345
2
Extension INI Entries
347
2
Resources
349
1
Where to Go from Here
350
1
PHP on Windows
351
24
Installing and Configuring PHP on Windows
351
8
Writing Portable Code for Windows and Unix Interfacing with COM
359
8
Interacting with ODBC Data Sources
367
8
Function Reference
375
82
Extension Overview
457
14
Index
471