PHP: 20 Lessons to Successful Web Development

Master PHP in 20 lessons–online video tutorials included!

Based on the author’s successful online courses, this complete, integrated learning tool provides easy-to-follow lessons that feature clear explanations, sample code and exercises, and video tutorials.

Each lesson is designed to take you less than an hour to complete.

PHP: 20 Lessons to Successful Web Development covers the basics, including constants, superglobals, operators, and arrays. Next, you’l learn ow to work with multidimensional arrays, write unctions, manipulate objects, build web forms, anage security, use Ajax, and much more. ogether, the book and almost five hours of video training make learning PHP easier than ever!

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Table of Contents

PART I PHP Basics
Chapter 1 Introduction to PHP
Chapter 2 Incorporating PHP into a Web Page
Chapter 3 Learning PHP Language Syntax
Chapter 4 Using Constants and Superglobals
Chapter 5 Working with Arithmetic Operators
Chapter 6 Applying Comparison and Logical Operators
Chapter 7 Creating Arrays
Chapter 8 Managing Multidimensional Arrays
Chapter 9 Calling Array Functions
Chapter 10 Advanced Array Manipulation
Chapter 11 Controlling Program Flow
Chapter 12 Looping Sections of Code

PART II Advanced PHP
Chapter 13 Writing Functions
Chapter 14 Manipulating Objects
Chapter 15 Handling Errors and Expressions
Chapter 16 Building Web Forms
Chapter 17 Maintaining Security
Chapter 18 Accessing Cookies and Files
Chapter 19 Advanced File Handling
Chapter 20 Authentication, Sessions, and Ajax

Appendix A Answers to the Self-Test Questions