THE BUILDING STRUCTURE

Variables, Data Types, Operators and Expressions, Constant

FLOW CONTROL FUNCTIONS IN PHP

Switching Flow, Loops, Code Blocks and Browsers Output

WORKING WITH FUNCTIONS

What Is Function?, Calling Functions, Defining a Function, Returning Values From User-Defined Functions, Variables Scope, Saving State Between Functions Calls with the Static Statement, More About Arguments, Testing for the Existence of a Function

WORKING WITH ARRAYS

What Are Arrays?, Creating Array, Some Array-Related Constructs and Functions

WORKING WITH OBJECTS

Creating an Objects, Object Inheritance

WORKING WITH FORMS

Creating a Simple Input Form, Accessing Form Input with User-Defined Arrays, Combining HTML and PHP Code On a Single Page, Using Hidden Fields to Save State, Redirecting the User, Sending Mail On Form Submission, Creating the Form, Creating the Script to Send the Mail, Working with File Uploads

WORKING WITH COOKIES AND USER SESSIONS

Introducing Cookies, Setting a Cookie with PHP, Deleting a Cookie with PHP, Session Function Overview, Starting a Session, Working with Session Variables, Destroying Sessions and Unsetting Variables, Using Sessions in an Environment with Registered Users

WORKING WITH FILES AND DIRECTORIES

Including Files, Using Include_Once, Validating Files, Creating and Deleting Files, Opening a File for Writing, Reading, Or Appending, Reading From Files, Writing Or Appending to a File, Working with Directories, Opening Pipes to and From Processes Using Popen(), Running Commands with Exec(), Running Commands with System() Or Passthru()

WORKING WITH IMAGES

Understanding the Image-Creation Process, Necessary Modifications to PHP, Drawing a New Image, Modifying Existing Images, Image Creation From User Input, Using Images Created By Scripts

LEARNING BASIC SQL COMMANDS

Learning the Mysql Data Types, Learning the Table-Creation Syntax, Using the INSERT Command, Using the SELECT Command, Using WHERE in Your Queries, Selecting From Multiple Tables, Using the UPDATE Command to Modify Records, Using the DELETE Command, Frequently Used String Functions in Mysql, Using Date and Time Functions in Mysql

MANAGING A SIMPLE MAILING LIST

Developing the Subscription Mechanism, Developing the Mailing Mechanism

RESTRICTING ACCESS TO YOUR APPLICATIONS

Authentication Overview, Apache Authentication Module Functionality, Using Apache for Access Control, Combining Apache Access Methods, Limiting Access Based On HTTP Methods, Restricting Access Based On Cookie Values

LOGGING AND MONITORING WEB SERVER ACTIVITY

Standard Apache Access Logging, Standard Apache Error Logging, Managing Apache Logs, Logging Custom Information to a Database

APPLICATION LOCALIZATION

About Internationalization and Localization, About Character Sets, Environment Modifications, Creating a Localized Page Structure, Localizing Your Application with Gettext ()

WORKING WITH XML AND JSON

What Is XML?, Accessing XML in PHP Using DOM Functions, Accessing XML in PHP Using SimpleXML Functions, Working with Json

APACHE PERFORMANCE TUNING AND VIRTUAL HOSTING

Performance and Scalability Issues, Load Testing with Apachebench, Proactive Performance Tuning, Preventing Abuse, Implementing Virtual Hosting

SETTING UP A SECURE WEB SERVER

the Need for Security, the SSL Protocol, Obtaining and Installing SSL Tools, Managing Certificates, SSL Configuration

OPTIMIZING AND TUNING MYSQL

Building an Optimized Platform, Benchmarking Your Database Server, Mysql Startup Options, Optimizing Your Table Structure, Optimizing Your Queries, Using the FLUSH Command, Using the SHOW Command

PERFORMING SOFTWARE UPGRADES

Staying in the Loop, Upgrading Mysql, Upgrading Apache, Upgrading PHP

USING APPLICATION FRAMEWORKS

Understanding Application Frameworks, Using the MVC Pattern, Installing and Using PHP Application Frameworks