PHP and MySQL Web Development

by Welling, Luke; Thomson, Laura

Edition: 3rd

ISBN13: 9780672326721

ISBN10: 0672326728

Format: Paperback w/CD

Pub. Date: 2005-01-01

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Summary

bull; A new, updated, and revised edition of the best-selling #1 book on any open source programming topic. bull; New edition updates the material and code to MySQL 5 and PHP 5, and includes new coverage of PHP's object model and validation. bull; Readers have consistently praised the book's clear, practical approach - some have even called it the best technical book they've ever read.

Introduction

(10)

I Using PHP

PHP Crash Course

(46)

Using PHP

(1)

Creating a Sample Application: Bob's Auto Parts

(3)

Creating the Order Form

(2)

Processing the Form

(1)

Embedding PHP in HTML

(4)

Use of PHP Tags

(1)

PHP Tag Styles

(1)

PHP Statements

(1)

Whitespace

(1)

Comments

(1)

Adding Dynamic Content

(2)

Calling Functions

(1)

Using the date () Function

(1)

Accessing Form Variables

(5)

Form Variables

(3)

String Concatenation

(1)

Variables and Literals

(1)

Understanding Identifiers

(1)

Creating User-Declared Variables

(1)

Assigning Values to Variables

(1)

Examining Variable Types

(2)

PHP's Data Types

(1)

Type Strength

(1)

Type Casting

(1)

Variable Variables

(1)

Declaring and Using Constants

(1)

Understanding Variable Scope

(1)

Using Operators

(9)

Arithmetic Operators

(1)

String Operators

(1)

Assignment Operators

(2)

Comparison Operators

(2)

Logical Operators

(1)

Bitwise Operators

(1)

Other Operators

(2)

Using Operators: Working Out the Form Totals

(1)

Understanding Precedence and Associativity: Evaluating Expressions

(2)

Using Variable Functions

(2)

Testing and Setting Variable Types

(1)

Testing Variable Status

(1)

Reinterpreting Variables

(1)

Implementing Control Structures

(1)

Making Decisions with Conditionals

(5)

if Statements

(1)

Code Blocks

(1)

else Statements

(1)

elseif Statements

(1)

switch Statements

(2)

Comparing the Different Conditionals

(1)

Repeating Actions Through Iteration

(5)

while Loops

(1)

for and foreach Loops

(1)

do.. while Loops

(1)

Breaking Out of a Control Structure or Script

(1)

Employing Alternative Control Structure Syntax

(1)

Using declare

(1)

Next: Saving the Customer's Order

(2)

Storing and Retrieving Data

(22)

Saving Data for Later

(1)

Storing and Retrieving Bob's Orders

(1)

Processing Files

(1)

Opening a File

(6)

Choosing File Modes

(1)

Using fopen () to Open a File

(2)

Opening Files Through FTP or HTTP

(1)

Addressing Problems Opening Files

(2)

Writing to a File

(2)

Parameters for fwrite ()

(1)

File Formats

(1)

Closing a File

(2)

Reading from a File

(5)

Opening a File for Reading: fopen ()

(1)

Knowing When to Stop: feof ()

(1)

Reading a Line at a Time: fgets (), fgetss (), and fgetcsv ()

(1)

Reading the Whole File: readfile (), fpassthru (), and file ()

(1)

Reading a Character: fgetc ()

(1)

Reading an Arbitrary Length: fread ()

(1)

Using Other Useful File Functions

(2)

Checking Whether a File Is There: file_exists ()

(1)

Determining How Big a File Is: filesize ()

(1)

Deleting a File: unlink ()

(1)

Navigating Inside a File: rewind (), fseek (), and ftell ()

(2)

Locking Files

(1)

Doing It a Better Way: Database Management Systems

(1)

Problems with Using Flat Files

(1)

How RDBMSs Solve These Problems

(1)

Further Reading

(1)

Using Arrays

(26)

What Is an Array?

(1)

Numerically Indexed Arrays

(3)

Initializing Numerically Indexed Arrays

(1)

Accessing Array Contents

(1)

Using Loops to Access the Array

(1)

Arrays with Different Indices

(2)

Initializing an Array

(1)

Accessing the Array Elements

(1)

Using Loops

(2)

Array Operators

(1)

Multidimensional Arrays

(4)

Sorting Arrays

(1)

Using sort ()

(1)

Using asort () and ksort () to Sort Arrays

(1)

Sorting in Reverse

(1)

Sorting Multidimensional Arrays

(3)

User-Defined Sorts

(2)

Reverse User Sorts

(1)

Reordering Arrays

(2)

Using shuffle ()

(2)

Using array_reverse ()

(1)

Loading Arrays from Files

(4)

Performing Other Array Manipulations

100

(4)

Navigating Within an Array: each (), current (), reset (), end (), next (), pos (), and prev ()

100

(1)

Applying Any Function to Each Elements in an Array: array_walk ()

101

(1)

Counting Elements in an Array: count (), sizeof (), and array_count_values ()

102

(1)

Converting Arrays to Scalar Variables: extract ()

103

(1)

Further Reading

104

(1)

104

(1)

String Manipulation and Regular Expressions

105

(24)

Creating a Sample Application: Smart Form Mail

105

(2)

Formatting Strings

107

(6)

Trimming Strings: chop (), ltrim (), and trim ()

108

(1)

Formatting Strings for Presentation

108

(4)

Formatting Strings for Storage: addslashes () and stripslashes ()

112

(1)

Joining and Splitting Strings with String Functions

113

(3)

Using explode (), implode (), and join ()

114

(1)

Using strtok ()

114

(1)

Using substr ()

115

(1)

Comparing Strings

116

(1)

Performing String Ordering: strcmp (), strcasecmp (), and strnatcmp ()

116

(1)

Testing String Length with strlen ()

117

(1)

Matching and Replacing Substrings with String Functions

117

(4)

Finding Strings in Strings: strstr (), strchr (), strrchr (), and stristr ()

118

(1)

Finding the Position of a Substring: strpos () and strrpos ()

118

(1)

Replacing Substrings: str_replace () and substr_replace ()

119

(2)

Introducing Regular Expressions

121

(5)

The Basics

121

(1)

Character Sets and Classes

121

(2)

Repetition

123

(1)

Subexpressions

123

(1)

Counted Subexpressions

123

(1)

Anchoring to the Beginning or End of a String

123

(1)

Branching

124

(1)

Matching Literal Special Characters

124

(1)

Reviewing the Special Characters

124

(1)

Putting It All Together for the Smart Form

125

(1)

Finding Substrings with Regular Expressions

126

(1)

Replacing Substrings with Regular Expressions

127

(1)

Splitting Strings with Regular Expressions

127

(1)

Comparing String Functions and Regular Expression Functions

127

(1)

Further Reading

128

(1)

128

(1)

Reusing Code and Writing Functions

129

(28)

Reusing Code

129

(1)

Cost

130

(1)

Reliability

130

(1)

Consistency

130

(1)

Using require () and include ()

130

(3)

require ()

131

(1)

Filename Extensions and require ()

132

(1)

PHP Tags and require ()

132

(1)

Using require () for Website Templates

133

(6)

Using include ()

138

(1)

Using require_once () and include_once ()

138

(1)

Using auto_prepend_file and auto_append_file

138

(1)

Using Functions in PHP

139

(3)

Calling Functions

139

(2)

Calling an Undefined Function

141

(1)

Understanding Case and Function Names

142

(1)

Understanding Why You Should Define Your Own Functions

142

(1)

Examining Basic Function Structure

142

(2)

Naming Your Function

143

(1)

Using Parameters

144

(2)

Understanding Scope

146

(3)

Passing by Reference Versus Passing by Value

149

(1)

Returning from Functions

150

(1)

Returning Values from Functions

151

(2)

Code Blocks

152

(1)

Implementing Recursion

153

(2)

Further Reading

155

(1)

155

(2)

Object-Oriented PHP

157

(34)

Understanding Object-Oriented Concepts

158

(2)

Classes and Objects

158

(1)

Polymorphism

159

(1)

Inheritance

160

(1)

Creating Classes, Attributes, and Operations in PHP

160

(2)

Structure of a Class

160

(1)

Constructors

161

(1)

Destructors

161

(1)

Instantiating Classes

162

(1)

Using Class Attributes

162

(2)

Controlling Access with private and public

164

(1)

Calling Class Operations

165

(1)

Implementing Inheritance in PHP

166

(6)

Controlling Visibility Through Inheritance with private and protected

167

(1)

Overriding

168

(2)

Preventing Inheritance and Overriding with final

170

(1)

Understanding Multiple Inheritance

171

(1)

Implementing Interfaces

171

(1)

Designing Classes

172

(1)

Writing the Code for Your Class

173

(8)

Understanding Advanced and New Object-Oriented Functionality in PHP

181

(9)

Note: PHP4 Versus PHP5

182

(1)

Using Per-Class Constants

182

(1)

Implementing Static Methods

182

(1)

Checking Class Type and Type Hinting

183

(1)

Cloning Objects

184

(1)

Using Abstract Classes

184

(1)

Overloading Methods with__call ()

184

(1)

Using__autoload ()

185

(1)

Implementing Iterators and Iteration

186

(2)

Converting Your Classes to Strings

188

(1)

Using the Reflection API

188

(2)

190

(1)

Exception Handling

191

(14)

Exception Handling Concepts

191

(2)

The Exception Class

193

(1)

User-Defined Exceptions

194

(3)

Exceptions in Bob's Auto Parts

197

(3)

Exceptions and PHP's Other Error Handling Mechanisms

200

(1)

Further Reading

201

(1)

201

(4)

II Using MySQL

Designing Your Web Database

205

(12)

Relational Database Concepts

206

(3)

Tables

206

(1)

Columns

207

(1)

Rows

207

(1)

Values

207

(1)

Keys

207

(1)

Schemas

208

(1)

Relationships

209

(1)

How to Design Your Web Database

209

(5)

Think About the Real-World Objects You Are Modeling

209

(1)

Avoid Storing Redundant Data

210

(2)

Use Atomic Column Values

212

(1)

Choose Sensible Keys

213

(1)

Think About the Questions You Want to Ask the Database

213

(1)

Avoid Designs with Many Empty Attributes

213

(1)

Summary of Table Types

214

(1)

Web Database Architecture

214

(2)

Architecture

214

(2)

Further Reading

216

(1)

216

(1)

Creating Your Web Database

217

(24)

Using the MySQL Monitor

218

(1)

Logging In to MySQL

219

(1)

Creating Databases and Users

220

(1)

Creating the Database

220

(1)

Setting Up Users and Privileges

221

(1)

Introducing MySQL's Privilege System

221

(5)

Principle of Least Privilege

221

(1)

User Setup: The GRANT Command

221

(2)

Types and Levels of Privileges

223

(2)

The REVOKE Command

225

(1)

Examples Using GRANT and REVOKE

225

(1)

Setting Up a User for the Web

226

(1)

Logging Out as root

227

(1)

Using the Right Database

227

(1)

Creating Database Tables

227

(6)

Understanding What the Other Keywords Mean

229

(1)

Understanding the Column Types

230

(1)

Looking at the Database with Show and Describe

231

(1)

Creating Indexes

232

(1)

A Note on Table Types

233

(1)

Understanding MySQL Identifiers

233

(1)

Choosing Column Data Types

234

(5)

Numeric Types

235

(4)

Further Reading

239

(1)

239

(2)

Working with Your MySQL Database

241

(24)

What Is SQL?

241

(1)

Inserting Data into the Database

242

(2)

Retrieving Data from the Database

244

(15)

Retrieving Data with Specific Criteria

246

(1)

Retrieving Data from Multiple Tables

247

(6)

Retrieving Data in a Particular Order

253

(1)

Grouping and Aggregating Data

254

(2)

Choosing Which Rows to Return

256

(1)

Using Subqueries

256

(3)

Updating Records in the Database

259

(1)

Altering Tables After Creation

259

(3)

Deleting Records from the Database

262

(1)

Dropping Tables

262

(1)

Dropping a Whole Database

262

(1)

Further Reading

263

(1)

263

(2)

Accessing Your MySQL Database from the Web with PHP

265

(20)

How Web Database Architectures Work

266

(3)

Querying a Database from the Web

269

(1)

Checking and Filtering Input Data

270

(1)

Setting Up a Connection

271

(1)

Choosing a Database to Use

272

(1)

Querying the Database

272

(1)

Retrieving the Query Results

273

(1)

Disconnecting from the Database

274

(1)

Putting New Information in the Database

275

(3)

Using Prepared Statements

278

(2)

Using Other PHP-Database Interfaces

280

(1)

Using a Generic Database Interface: PEAR DB

280

(3)

Further Reading

283

(1)

283

(2)

Advanced MySQL Administration

285

(22)

Understanding the Privilege System in Detail

285

(6)

The user Table

286

(2)

The db and host Tables

288

(1)

The tables_priv and columns_priv Tables

289

(1)

Access Control: How MySQL Uses the Grant Tables

290

(1)

Updating Privileges: When Do Changes Take Effect?

290

(1)

Making Your MySQL Database Secure

291

(2)

MySQL from the Operating System's Point of View

291

(1)

Passwords

291

(1)

User Privileges

292

(1)

Web Issues

293

(1)

Getting More Information About Databases

293

(8)

Getting Information with SHOW

293

(3)

Getting Information About Columns with Describe

296

(1)

Understanding How Queries Work with EXPLAIN

296

(5)

Speeding Up Queries with Indexes

301

(1)

Optimizing Your Database

301

(1)

Design Optimization

301

(1)

Permissions

301

(1)

Table Optimization

301

(1)

Using Indexes

302

(1)

Using Default Values

302

(1)

Other Tips

302

(1)

Backing Up Your MySQL Database

302

(1)

Restoring Your MySQL Database

303

(1)

Implementing Replication

303

(3)

Setting Up the Master

304

(1)

Performing the Initial Data Transfer

304

(1)

Setting Up the Slave or Slaves

305

(1)

Further Reading

306

(1)

306

(1)

Advanced MySQL Programming

307

(16)

The LOAD DATA INFILE Statement

307

(1)

Storage Engines

308

(1)

Transactions

309

(2)

Understanding Transaction Definitions

309

(1)

Using Transactions with InnoDB

310

(1)

Foreign Keys

311

(1)

Stored Procedures

312

(7)

Basic Example

312

(3)

Local Variables

315

(1)

Cursors and Control Structures

315

(4)

Further Reading

319

(1)

319

(4)

III E-commerce and Security

Running an E-commerce Site

323

(14)

Deciding What You Want to Achieve

323

(1)

Considering the Types of Commercial Websites

323

(9)

Publishing Information Using Online Brochures

324

(3)

Taking Orders for Goods or Services

327

(3)

Providing Services and Digital Goods

330

(1)

Adding Value to Goods or Services

331

(1)

Cutting Costs

331

(1)

Understanding Risks and Threats

332

(3)

Crackers

333

(1)

Failure to Attract Sufficient Business

333

(1)

Computer Hardware Failure

333

(1)

Power, Communication, Network, or Shipping Failures

334

(1)

Extensive Competition

334

(1)

Software Errors

334

(1)

Evolving Governmental Policies and Taxes

335

(1)

System Capacity Limits

335

(1)

Deciding on a Strategy

335

(1)

335

(2)

E-commerce Security Issues

337

(20)

How Important Is Your Information?

338

(1)

Security Threats

338

(7)

Exposure of Confidential Data

339

(1)

Loss or Destruction of Data

340

(1)

Modification of Data

341

(1)

Denial of Service

342

(1)

Errors in Software

343

(1)

Repudiation

344

(1)

Usability, Performance, Cost, and Security

345

(1)

Security Policy Creation

345

(1)

Authentication Principles

346

(1)

Authentication

347

(1)

Encryption Basics

347

(2)

Private Key Encryption

349

(1)

Public Key Encryption

349

(1)

Digital Signatures

350

(1)

Digital Certificates

351

(1)

Secure Web Servers

352

(1)

Auditing and Logging

353

(1)

Firewalls

353

(1)

Data Backups

354

(1)

Backing Up General Files

354

(1)

Backing Up and Restoring Your MySQL Database

354

(1)

Physical Security

355

(1)

355

(2)

Implementing Authentication with PHP and MySQL

357

(22)

Identifying Visitors

357

(1)

Implementing Access Control

358

(8)

Storing Passwords

361

(3)

Encrypting Passwords

364

(1)

Protecting Multiple Pages

365

(1)

Using Basic Authentication

366

(1)

Using Basic Authentication in PHP

367

(2)

Using Basic Authentication with Apache's .htaccess Files

369

(4)

Using Basic Authentication with IIS

373

(2)

Using mod_auth_mysql Authentication

375

(2)

Installing mod_auth_mysql

375

(1)

Did It Work?

376

(1)

Using mod_auth_mysql

376

(1)

Creating Your Own Custom Authentication

377

(1)

Further Reading

378

(1)

378

(1)

Implementing Secure Transactions with PHP and MySQL

379

(22)

Providing Secure Transactions

379

(4)

The User's Machine

380

(1)

The Internet

381

(1)

Your System

382

(1)

Using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)

383

(4)

Screening User Input

387

(1)

Providing Secure Storage

387

(2)

Determining Whether to Store Credit Card Numbers

389

(1)

Using Encryption in PHP

389

(8)

Further Reading

397

(1)

398

(3)

IV Advanced PHP Techniques

Interacting with the File System and the Server

401

(18)

Uploading Files

401

(7)

HTML for File Upload

402

(1)

A Note on Security

403

(1)

Writing the PHP to Deal with the File

403

(4)

Common Problems

407

(1)

Using Directory Functions

408

(3)

Reading from Directories

408

(2)

Getting Information About the Current Directory

410

(1)

Creating and Deleting Directories

410

(1)

Interacting with the File System

411

(4)

Getting File Information

411

(3)

Changing File Properties

414

(1)

Creating, Deleting, and Moving Files

414

(1)

Using Program Execution Functions

415

(2)

Interacting with the Environment: getenv () and putenv ()

417

(1)

Further Reading

418

(1)

418

(1)

Using Network and Protocol Functions

419

(20)

Examining Available Protocols

419

(1)

Sending and Reading Email

420

(1)

Using Other Websites

420

(4)

Using Network Lookup Functions

424

(4)

Using FTP

428

(9)

Using FTP to Back Up or Mirror a File

428

(7)

Uploading Files

435

(1)

Avoiding Timeouts

435

(1)

Using Other FTP Functions

436

(1)

Further Reading

437

(1)

437

(2)

Managing the Date and Time

439

(12)

Getting the Date and Time from PHP

439

(5)

Using the date () Function

439

(2)

Dealing with Unix Timestamps

441

(1)

Using the getdate () Function

442

(1)

Validating Dates

443

(1)

Converting Between PHP and MySQL Date Formats

444

(1)

Calculating Dates in PHP

445

(1)

Calculating Dates in MySQL

446

(2)

Using Microseconds

448

(1)

Using the Calendar Functions

448

(1)

Further Reading

449

(1)

449

(2)

Generating Images

451

(28)

Setting Up Image Support in PHP

452

(1)

Understanding Image Formats

452

(2)

JPEG

452

(1)

PNG

453

(1)

WBMP

453

(1)

GIF

453

(1)

Creating Images

454

(5)

Creating a Canvas Image

455

(1)

Drawing or Printing Text on the Image

456

(2)

Outputting the Final Graphic

458

(1)

Cleaning Up

459

(1)

Using Automatically Generated Images in Other Pages

459

(1)

Using Text and Fonts to Create Images

460

(8)

Setting Up the Base Canvas

463

(1)

Fitting the Text onto the Button

464

(3)

Positioning the Text

467

(1)

Writing the Text onto the Button

467

(1)

Finishing Up

468

(1)

Drawing Figures and Graphing Data

468

(8)

Using Other Image Functions

476

(1)

Further Reading

477

(1)

477

(2)

Using Session Control in PHP

479

(16)

What Session Control Is

479

(1)

Understanding Basic Session Functionality

479

(3)

What Is a Cookie?

480

(1)

Setting Cookies from PHP

480

(1)

Using Cookies with Sessions

481

(1)

Storing the Session ID

481

(1)

Implementing Simple Sessions

482

(2)

Starting a Session

482

(1)

Registering Session Variables

482

(1)

Using Session Variables

483

(1)

Unsetting Variables and Destroying the Session

483

(1)

Creating a Simple Session Example

484

(2)

Configuring Session Control

486

(1)

Implementing Authentication with Session Control

487

(6)

Further Reading

493

(1)

494

(1)

Other Useful Features

495

(12)

Using Magic Quotes

495

(1)

Evaluating Strings: eval ()

496

(1)

Terminating Execution: die and exit

497

(1)

Serializing Variables and Objects

497

(2)

Getting Information About the PHP Environment

499

(1)

Finding Out What Extensions Are Loaded

499

(1)

Identifying the Script Owner

500

(1)

Finding Out When the Script Was Modified

500

(1)

Loading Extensions Dynamically

500

(1)

Temporarily Altering the Runtime Environment

500

(1)

Highlighting Source Code

501

(1)

Using PHP on the Command Line

502

(1)

503

(4)

V Building Practical PHP and MySQL Projects

Using PHP and MySQL for Large Projects

507

(16)

Applying Software Engineering to Web Development

508

(1)

Planning and Running a Web Application Project

508

(1)

Reusing Code

509

(1)

Writing Maintainable Code

510

(4)

Coding Standards

510

(3)

Breaking Up Code

513

(1)

Using a Standard Directory Structure

514

(1)

Documenting and Sharing In-House Functions

514

(1)

Implementing Version Control

514

(2)

Choosing a Development Environment

516

(1)

Documenting Your Projects

516

(1)

Prototyping

517

(1)

Separating Logic and Content

518

(1)

Optimizing Code

518

(2)

Using Simple Optimizations

519

(1)

Using Zend Products

519

(1)

Testing

520

(1)

Further Reading

521

(1)

521

(2)

Debugging

523

(18)

Programming Errors

523

(8)

Syntax Errors

524

(1)

Runtime Errors

525

(5)

Logic Errors

530

(1)

Variable Debugging Aid

531

(2)

Error Reporting Levels

533

(1)

Altering the Error Reporting Settings

534

(2)

Triggering Your Own Errors

536

(1)

Handling Errors Gracefully

536

(3)

539

(2)

Building User Authentication and Personalization

541

(38)

The Problem

541

(1)

Solution Components

542

(1)

User Identification and Personalization

542

(1)

Storing Bookmarks

543

(1)

Recommending Bookmarks

543

(1)

Solution Overview

543

(2)

Implementing the Database

545

(1)

Implementing the Basic Site

546

(3)

Implementing User Authentication

549

(19)

Registering

549

(7)

Logging In

556

(4)

Logging Out

560

(1)

Changing Passwords

561

(2)

Resetting Forgotten Passwords

563

(5)

Implementing Bookmark Storage and Retrieval

568

(6)

Adding Bookmarks

568

(2)

Displaying Bookmarks

570

(1)

Deleting Bookmarks

571

(3)

Implementing Recommendations

574

(4)

Wrapping Up and Considering Possible Extensions

578

(1)

578

(1)

Building a Shopping Cart

579

(46)

The Problem

579

(1)

Solution Components

580

(1)

Building an Online Catalog

580

(1)

Tracking Users' Purchases While They Shop

580

(1)

Implementing a Payment System

580

(1)

Building an Administration Interface

581

(1)

Solution Overview

581

(4)

Implementing the Database

585

(2)

Implementing the Online Catalog

587

(8)

Listing Categories

589

(3)

Listing Books in a Category

592

(2)

Showing Book Details

594

(1)

Implementing the Shopping Cart

595

(16)

Using the show_cart.php Script

596

(3)

Viewing the Cart

599

(3)

Adding Items to the Cart

602

(2)

Saving the Updated Cart

604

(1)

Printing a Header Bar Summary

604

(1)

Checking Out

605

(6)

Implementing Payment

611

(2)

Implementing an Administration Interface

613

(9)

Extending the Project

622

(1)

Using an Existing System

622

(1)

623

(2)

Building a Content Management System

625

(32)

The Problem

625

(1)

Solution Requirements

626

(1)

Existing Systems

626

(1)

Editing Content

626

(2)

Getting Content into the System

626

(1)

Databases Versus File Storage

627

(1)

Document Structure

627

(1)

Using Metadata

628

(1)

Formatting the Output

629

(1)

Solution Design/Overview

630

(1)

Designing the Database

631

(2)

Implementing the CMS

633

(22)

Front End

633

(7)

Back End

640

(10)

Searches

650

(3)

Editor Screen

653

(2)

Extending the Project

655

(1)

655

(2)

Building a Web-Based Email Service

657

(38)

The Problem

657

(1)

Solution Components

658

(1)

Solution Overview

659

(2)

Setting Up the Database

661

(2)

Examining the Script Architecture

663

(6)

Logging In and Out

669

(3)

Setting Up Accounts

672

(5)

Creating a New Account

674

(2)

Modifying an Existing Account

676

(1)

Deleting an Account

676

(1)

Reading Mail

677

(11)

Selecting an Account

677

(3)

Viewing Mailbox Contents

680

(3)

Reading a Mail Message

683

(3)

Viewing Message Headers

686

(1)

Deleting Mail

687

(1)

Sending Mail

688

(4)

Sending a New Message

688

(3)

Replying To or Forwarding Mail

691

(1)

Extending the Project

692

(1)

693

(2)

Building a Mailing List Manager

695

(56)

The Problem

695

(1)

Solution Components

696

(1)

Setting Up a Database of Lists and Subscribers

696

(1)

Using File Upload

696

(1)

Sending Mail with Attachments

697

(1)

Solution Overview

697

(3)

Setting Up the Database

700

(2)

Defining the Script Architecture

702

(9)

Implementing Login

711

(6)

Creating a New Account

711

(3)

Logging In

714

(3)

Implementing User Functions

717

(14)

Viewing Lists

717

(6)

Viewing List Information

723

(2)

Viewing List Archives

725

(1)

Subscribing and Unsubscribing

726

(2)

Changing Account Settings

728

(1)

Changing Passwords

728

(2)

Logging Out

730

(1)

Implementing Administrative Functions

731

(18)

Creating a New List

731

(3)

Uploading a New Newsletter

734

(2)

Handling Multiple File Upload

736

(5)

Previewing the Newsletter

741

(2)

Sending the Message

743

(6)

Extending the Project

749

(1)

750

(1)

Building Web Forums

751

(32)

The Problem

751

(1)

Solution Components

752

(1)

Solution Overview

753

(1)

Designing the Database

754

(3)

Viewing the Tree of Articles

757

(13)

Expanding and Collapsing

759

(3)

Displaying the Articles

762

(1)

Using the treenode Class

763

(7)

Viewing Individual Articles

770

(3)

Adding New Articles

773

(7)

Adding Extensions

780

(1)

Using an Existing System

780

(1)

781

(2)

Generating Personalized Documents in Portable Documents Format (PDF)

783

(36)

The Problem

783

(5)

Evaluating Document Formats

784

(4)

Solution Components

788

(3)

Question and Answer System

788

(1)

Document Generation Software

788

(3)

Solution Overview

791

(25)

Asking the Questions

792

(2)

Grading the Answers

794

(2)

Generating an RTF Certificate

796

(4)

Generating a PDF Certificate from a Template

800

(3)

Generating a PDF Document Using PDFlib

803

(1)

A Hello World Script for PDFlib

803

(5)

Generating a Certificate with PDFlib

808

(8)

Handling Problems with Headers

816

(1)

Extending the Project

817

(1)

Further Reading

817

(1)

817

(2)

Connecting to Web Services with XML and SOAP

819

(48)

The Problem

819

(7)

Understanding XML

820

(4)

Understanding Web Services

824

(2)

Solution Components

826

(2)

Building a Shopping Cart

826

(1)

Using Amazon's Web Services Interfaces

826

(1)

Parsing XML

827

(1)

Using SOAP with PHP

827

(1)

Caching

828

(1)

Solution Overview

828

(35)

Core Application

833

(6)

Showing Books in a Category

839

(2)

Getting an AmazonResultSet Class

841

(8)

Using REST/XML Over HTTP

849

(5)

Using SOAP

854

(2)

Caching the Data

856

(2)

Building the Shopping Cart

858

(4)

Checking Out to Amazon

862

(1)

Installing the Project Code

863

(1)

Extending the Project

863

(1)

Further Reading

864

(3)

VI Appendixes

A Installing PHP and MySQL

867

(22)

Running PHP as a CGI Interpreter or Module

868

(1)

Installing Apache, PHP, and MySQL Under Unix

868

(10)

Binary Installation

868

(1)

Source Installation

868

(7)

httpd.conf File: Snippets

875

(1)

Is PHP Support Working?

876

(1)

Is SSL Working?

877

(1)

Installing Apache, PHP, and MySQL Under Windows

878

(9)

Installing MySQL Under Windows

879

(3)

Installing Apache Under Windows

882

(2)

Installing PHP for Windows

884

(3)

Installing PEAR

887

(1)

Setting Up Other Configurations

888

(1)

B Web Resources

889

(4)

PHP Resources

889

(2)

MySQL and SQL Specific Resources

891

(1)

Apache Resources

891

(1)

Web Development

892

(1)

Index

893

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