“PHP for the World Wide Web: Visual QuickStart Guide” Table of Contents

PHP for the Web:
Visual QuickStart Guide

  • Introduction
    • What is PHP?
    • Why Use PHP
    • How PHP Works
    • What You’ll Need
    • About This Book
    • PHP: VQS Companion Web Site
  • Chapter 1: Getting Started With PHP
    • Basic Syntax
    • Sending Data to the Browser
    • Testing Your Script
    • Sending Text to the Browser
    • Sending HTML to the Browser
    • Using White Space in PHP (and HTML)
    • Adding Comments to Your Scripts
  • Chapter 2: Variables
    • What are Variables?
    • Variable Syntax
    • Types of Variables
    • Assigning Values to Variables
    • Predefined Variables
  • Chapter 3: HTML Forms and PHP
    • Creating a Simple Form
    • Using Get or Post
    • Receiving Data from a Form in PHP
    • Inputting Data Manually
  • Chapter 4: Using Numbers
    • Adding, Subtracting, Multiplying, and Dividing
    • Formatting Numbers
    • Incrementing and Decrementing a Number
    • Using Multiple Operators
    • Using Built-in Mathematical Functions
  • Chapter 5: Using Strings
    • Trimming Strings
    • Connecting Strings (Concatenation)
    • Encoding and Decoding Strings
    • Encrypting and Decrypting Strings
    • Pulling Out Parts from a String
  • Chapter 6: Control Structures
    • The If Conditional
    • More Operators
    • Using Else
    • Using Elseif
    • The Switch Conditional
    • The While Loop
    • The For Loop
  • Chapter 7: Using Arrays
    • Creating an Array
    • Adding Items to an Array
    • Accessing Array Elements
    • Sorting Arrays
    • Transforming Between Strings and Arrays
    • Creating an Array from a Form
    • Creating Multidimensional Arrays
  • Chapter 8: Regular Expressions
    • What are Regular Expressions?
    • Defining a Simple Pattern
    • Matching Patterns
    • Defining More Complicated Patterns
    • Matching and Replacing Patterns
  • Chapter 9: Creating Functions
    • Creating and Using Simple Functions
    • Creating and Calling Functions that Take Arguments
    • Creating and Using Functions that Return a Value
    • Variables and Functions
  • Chapter 10: Files and Directories
    • File Permissions
    • Writing to Files
    • Reading from Files
    • Directories
    • Handling File Uploads
    • Renaming and Deleting Files and Directories
  • Chapter 11: Databases
    • Connecting to and Creating a Database
    • Creating a Table
    • Sending Data to a Database
    • Retrieving Data from a Database
  • Chapter 12: Cookies
    • Creating and Reading from Cookies
    • Adding Parameters to a Cookie
    • Deleting a Cookie
  • Chapter 13: Creating Web Applications
    • Using include and require
    • Determining the Date and Time
    • Using http Headers
    • Sending Email
  • Chapter 14: Debugging
    • Common Errors
    • Error Reporting and Logging
    • Debugging Detective Work
    • Using the Die Statement
  • Appendix A: Installation and Configuration
    • Installing on a Linux Server
    • Installing on a Windows 2000 Server
    • Configuration
  • Appendix B: Security
    • Cryptography and SSL
    • Writing Secure PHP
    • Security Resources
  • Appendix C: PHP Resources
    • The PHP Manual
    • Web Sites and Newsgroups
    • Database Resources
    • Advanced Topics
    • Tables