The fastest route to true PHP mastery!

    So...you've been asked to pitch in on a PHP project...starting now. Or maybe one's on the horizon. Or maybe you need to get real PHP skills onto your r้sum้. You've done web stuff. Maybe used other scripting languages. Now you want to get productive with PHP, fast.

    Welcome. We wrote this book for you. We'll leverage what you already know, so you'll go further, faster than you ever expected.

    You'll get the real nuts and bolts, not theory or hooey. You'll learn through dozens of focused examples: tested for reliability, crafted for clarity, easy to adapt for your own projects.

    Need specific solutions? This book's modular, high-efficiency format delivers them—instantly. Steven Holzner draws on his unparalleled experience teaching programming: No other PHP guide covers this much, this well, this quickly. Dig in, get started, get results—today!

- All you need to succeed with PHP in Linux or Windows
- Master core concepts: operators, flow control, strings, arrays,
   functions, and much more
- Learn essential web techniques: cookies, session
   management, automated email, FTP, and more
- Use PHP 5's object model and object-oriented techniques
- Efficiently handle text boxes, buttons, and other HTML
   controls
- Create web forms, validate user input, and check browsers
- Work with MySQL and other databases
- Includes concise PHP 5 language and functional references!

Chapter 1 Essential PHP
Chapter 2 Gaining control with operators and flow control
Chapter 3 Handling strings and arrays
Chapter 4 Breaking it up : functions
Chapter 5 Handling HTML controls in Web pages
Chapter 6 Creating Web forms and validating user input
Chapter 7 Object-oriented programming and file handling
Chapter 8 Working with databases
Chapter 9 Cookies, sessions, FTP, email, and more
Appendix A PHP language elements
Appendix B PHP function reference