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Expert PHP 5 programming techniques, direct from PHP 5
co-creator and key developers Definitive coverage of the PHP object model, design patterns,
XML/SOAP integration, and more Solid introduction and expert insights into performance tuning,
PEAR, extensions, and database access The definitive introduction to PHP 5's advanced features! The definitive introduction for today's most powerful PHP 5
techniques
In this book, PHP 5's co-creator and two leading PHP developers
show you how to make the most of PHP 5's industrial-strength
enhancements in any projectno matter how large or complex.
Their unique insights and realistic examples illuminate PHP 5's new
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codehere are high-powered solutions you won't find anywhere
else.
Review PHP's syntax and master its object-oriented
capabilitiesfrom properties and methods to polymorphism,
interfaces, and reflection
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development Write powerful web applications: handle input, cookies, session
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users Leverage PHP 5's improved XML supportincluding parsing,
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If you're a software developer new to PHP, you'll leap quickly
into PHP and its new object-oriented capabilities. If you're an
experienced PHP programmer, you already recognize PHP's convenience
and simplicity. Now, discover all of its extraordinary power! |
