Preface.

Acknowledgements.

Part I: PHP: The Basics.

Chapter 1: Why PHP?

Chapter 2: Server-Side Web Scripting.

Chapter 3: Getting Started with PHP.

Chapter 4: Adding PHP to HTML.

Chapter 5: Syntax, Variables, and Printing.

Chapter 6: Types in PHP.

Chapter 7: Control.

Chapter 8: Using and Defining Functions.

Chapter 9: Passing Information Between Pages.

Chapter 10: Strings and String Functions.

Chapter 11: Arrays and Array Functions.

Chapter 12: Math.

Chapter 13: Filesystem and System Functions.

Chapter 14: PHP Style.

Chapter 15: Basic PHP Gotchas.

Part II: PHP and Databases.

Chapter 16: Choosing a Database for PHP.

Chapter 17: SQL Tutorial.

Chapter 18: PHP/MySQL Database Functions.

Chapter 19: Oracle Functions.

Chapter 20: Displaying Queries InTables.

Chapter 21: Building Forms from Queries.

Chapter 22: Weblogs.

Chapter 23: Case Study: A User-Rating System.

Chapter 24: PHP/Database Efficiency and Style.

Chapter 25: PHP/Database Gotchas.

Part III: Advanced Techniques.

Chapter 26: Object-Oriented Programming with PHP.

Chapter 27: Sessions, Cookies, and HTTP.

Chapter 28: PHP and JavaScript.

Chapter 29: E-mail.

Chapter 30: Regular Expressions.

Chapter 31: PHP and XML.

Chapter 32: Web Services.

Chapter 33: Graphics.

Chapter 34: Converting Static HTML Sites.

Chapter 35: Other People's PHP.

Chapter 36: Security and Cryptography.

Chapter 37: Configuration and Tuning.

Chapter 38: Case Study: User Authentication.

Chapter 39: Case Study: A Trivia Game.

Part IV: Appendixes.

Appendix A: PHP for C Programmers.

Appendix B: PHP for Perl Hackers.

Appendix C: PHP for HTML Coders.

Appendix D: PHP Resources.

Glossary.

Index.