| Overview
PHP is an easy-to-use scripting language perfect for quickly
creating the Web features you need. Once you know the basics of how
the language works, wouldn't it be great to have a collection of
useful scripts that solve those tricky problems and add interesting
functionality to your site? We thought so, too.
Instead of starting at "Hello World," Wicked Cool PHP
assumes that you're familiar with the language and jumps right into
the good stuff. After you learn the FAQs of life-the most commonly
wished for PHP scripts-you'll work your way through smart
configuration options and the art of forms, all the way through to
complex database-backed scripts. Wicked Cool PHP contains a wide variety of scripts to
process credit cards, check the validity of email addresses,
template HTML, and serve dynamic images and text. The 76 easily
implemented scripts will also teach you how to: Send and receive email notifications Track your visitors' behavior with cookies and sessions Override PHP's default settings Manipulate dates, images, and text on the fly Harness SOAP and other web services Create an online poll, ecard delivery system, and blog
But it's not all fun and games: Security is a big concern when
programming any web application. So you'll learn how to encrypt
your confidential data, safeguard your passwords, and prevent
common cross-site-scripting attacks. And you'll learn how to
customize all of the scripts to fit your own needs. Dynamic Web content doesn't have to be difficult. Learn the
secrets of the craft from two experienced PHP developers with
Wicked Cool PHP.
Editorial ReviewsProduct DescriptionPHP is an easy-to-use scripting language perfect for quickly creating the Web features you need. Once you know the basics of how the language works, wouldn't it be great to have a collection of useful scripts that solve those tricky problems and add interesting functionality to your site? We thought so, too. Instead of starting at "Hello World," Wicked Cool PHP assumes that you're familiar with the language and jumps right into the good stuff. After you learn the FAQs of life-the most commonly wished for PHP scripts-you'll work your way through smart configuration options and the art of forms, all the way through to complex database-backed scripts. Wicked Cool PHP contains a wide variety of scripts to process credit cards, check the validity of email addresses, template HTML, and serve dynamic images and text. The 76 easily implemented scripts will also teach you how to: Send and receive email notifications Track your visitors' behavior with cookies and sessions Override PHP's default settings Manipulate dates, images, and text on the fly Harness SOAP and other web services Create an online poll, ecard delivery system, and blog But it's not all fun and games: Security is a big concern when programming any web application. So you'll learn how to encrypt your confidential data, safeguard your passwords, and prevent common cross-site-scripting attacks. And you'll learn how to customize all of the scripts to fit your own needs. Dynamic Web content doesn't have to be difficult. Learn the secrets of the craft from two experienced PHP developers with Wicked Cool PHP. |
Other Readers Also Read | Top Sellers in This Category | | | | | |
Reader Reviews From Amazon (Ranked by 'Helpfulness') Average Customer Rating: based on 9 reviews. Gets to the point, 2009-06-06 Reviewer rating: This book doesn't waste your time. It isn't so much about code snippets as it is about tactics and strategy. You have a site. You want to put some dynamic content on it. Here's what you do, using PHP and SQL. One step at a time, it tells you the best practices for security, for email, for XML parsing. And the author is not afraid to express strong opinions along the way, and to explain why some extensions and practices are better than others. NOTE: You must know how to write basic PHP code to get the most out of the book. It isn't written for beginning programmers. But it's really useful even if you develop with some other language. | Great for intermediate PHP programmers!, 2009-05-23 Reviewer rating: I've been searching for a book like this for a long time, and it doesn't disappoint. 76 useful scripts, and even an introduction to regular expressions! Perfect for anyone working on a project. | Great jump start into the world of PHP, 2009-05-12 Reviewer rating: I had a background in HTML/CSS and Actionscript but had never done much with PHP. I was looking for a book with simple, real world examples that would get me moving in the right direction. This was that book. After quickly digesting several of the short, well written chapters, I was able to do a few things that I wanted to do as well as several things I never dreamed of. This book gave me enough of a start that I now feel comfortable using the vast array of free PHP resources available on the web to continue my learning. This is a not a reference manual or a tome on PHP/MySQL application development, but it's a great entry into working with PHP. | PHP Questions . . . Solved, 2009-05-04 Reviewer rating: I was looking for a PHP script online one day and stumbled across this book in my search. After reading the reviews, I decided to give the book a shot. As a person who owns over 15 PHP books, I was wondering whether I would find something magical in this book compared to the others. I was VERY surprised!
This book is absolutely AWESOME!!! The books chapters are very well organized and then broken down into important topics of interest under that. It bills itself as "real world scripts that solve difficult problems". This book succeeds in this. The book also includes 3 full programs.
I have found use for 45 of the 73 listed scripts. If you are a PHP developer, this book is a MUST for your arsenal. | Beyond Basic and Useful, 2009-04-05 Reviewer rating: I learned a lot of useful scripts/concepts in the two hours using this book. It's great coz it's not a basic intro to programming book, but it's simple enough for me who's new to PHP but has some programming background. The author also explains the code clearly. I like the organization of the topics. It's easy to just go to the topic I want and related topics are clearly pointed to.
|
Some information above was provided using data from Amazon.com. View at Amazon > |
| |
|
|
