Microsoft Word - Core PHP Programming Using PHP to Build Dynamic Web Sites

Foreword....................................................................................................................

Preface

Acknowledgments

I: PROGRAMMING WITH PHP

1. AN INTRODUCTION TO PHP
   The Origins of PHP
   What Makes PHP Better than Its Alternatives
   Interfaces to External Systems
   How PHP Works with the Web Server
   Hardware and Software Requirements
   Installation on Apache for UNIX
   Installation on IIS for Windows NT
   Editing Scripts
   Algorithms
   What a PHP Script Looks Like
   Saving Data for Later
   Receiving User Input
   Choosing between Alternatives
   Repeating Code
   Conclusion


2. VARIABLES, OPERATORS, AND EXPRESSIONS
   Identifiers
   Data Types
   Variable Creation and Scope
   Assigning Values to Variables
   Retrieving Values
   Freeing Memory
   Constants
   Operators
   Logical and Relational Operators
   Bitwise Operators
   Miscellaneous Operators
   Assignment Operators
   Expressions


3. CONTROL STATEMENTS
   True and False
   The if Statement
   The? Operator
   The switch Statement
   Loops
   The while Statement
   The break Statement
   The continue Statement
   The do...while Statement
   The for Statement
   The foreach Statement
   exit , die , and return