Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 Getting Started with PHP -- Installing a Web Server -- Working with Apache -- Installing and Configuring PHP -- Installing PHP on Linux/UNIX -- Installing PHP on Windows -- Modifications with php.ini -- Adding Database Support to PHP -- Testing Your Installation -- Working with Other Web Servers -- Installing on Microsoft IIS 4 (or Newer) -- Chapter 2 Basic PHP Techniques -- An HTML Refresher -- HTML Tags -- Creating a Valid HTML Document -- Understanding How PHP Is Parsed -- Code Cohabitation and PHP Tags -- The Importance of the Instruction Terminator -- Escaping Your Code -- Commenting Your Code -- PHP Variables and Operators -- Variables and Value Types -- Operator Types -- Working with Arrays -- User-Defined Functions -- Retrieving Values from Forms -- Displaying Dynamic Content -- Sending E-Mail -- Chapter 3 Working with Databases -- Basic Database Information -- The Importance of Unique Identifiers -- What About Relationships? -- Understanding Database Normalization -- Looking at a Flat Table -- The First Normal Form -- The Second Normal Form -- The Third Normal Form -- Basic SQL Commands -- CREATE -- ALTER -- DROP -- INSERT -- UPDATE -- SELECT -- DELETE -- Establishing a Database Connection with PHP -- Connecting to a MySQL Database -- Connecting to a PostgreSQL Database -- Connecting to a Oracle Database -- Connecting to Microsoft SQL Server -- Using Other Databases with PHP -- Chapter 4 Creating and Populating Database Tables -- Create a Database Table -- Step 1: Basic Table Definition -- Step 2: Field Definitions -- Step 3: Connect to MySQL and Create the Table -- Inserting Data -- Select and Display Data -- Chapter 5 User Authentication -- Basic HTTP Authentication -- Configuring HTTP Authentication on Apache -- Database-Driven Authentication -- Using PHP Authentication Variables to Validate Users.

Using HTML Forms to Validate Users -- Limit by IP Address -- Chapter 6 User Tracking and Session Management -- Cookies -- Setting Cookies -- Reading cookies -- Session Handling -- Understanding session Variables -- Starting a session and Registering Variables -- Managing User Preferences with Sessions -- Chapter 7 Advanced PHP Techniques: Web-Based Database Administration -- Planning Your Product Catalog -- Developing an Administration Menu -- Safe and Secure Shopping -- Becoming SSL-Enabled -- Credit Card Processing and Store Checkout Procedures -- Creating a Basic Shopping System -- Displaying Your Product Catalog -- Counting the Cart Items -- When It's Checkout Time -- Chapter 8 Advanced PHP Techniques: Working with Images -- Installation and Configuration Requirements -- Creating New Images -- Pie Chart Example -- Working with Existing Images -- Expanding Your Image-Related Knowledge -- Chapter 9 Advanced PHP Techniques: Working with XML -- XML Overview -- Basic XML Document Structure -- XML and Traditional Databases -- Preparing to Use XML with PHP -- Parsing XML -- Parse and Display Content from XML Files -- Appendix A: Essential PHP Language Reference -- PHP Syntax -- Variables -- Floats -- Integers -- Strings -- Variables from HTML Forms -- Variables from Cookies -- Environment Variables -- Arrays -- Operators -- Arithmetic Operators -- Assignment Operators -- Comparison Operators -- Increment/Decrement Operators -- Logical Operators -- Control Structures -- if...elseif...else -- while -- for -- Built-In Functions -- Array Functions -- Database Connectivity Functions -- Date and Time Functions -- Filesystem Functions -- HTTP Functions -- Mail Function -- Mathematical Functions -- Miscellaneous Functions -- Network Functions -- PHP Version and Related Information -- Program Execution Functions -- Regular Expression Functions.

Session-Handling Functions -- String Functions -- Variable Functions -- Appendix B: Getting Support -- Web Sites -- Mailing Lists -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z.