PHP Cookbook by David Sklar & Adam Trachtenberg Published by: O'Reilly Price: $39.95 US I have read many PHP books some I liked, some I feel that I should have been paid just to take the book. By : postalcow I'll start off with "I Liked This Book". This book reminds me of having the codewalkers forum in book form. One big book of question and (great) answer. Once you understand PHP you don't need a book that reiterates everything you already know, then makes you search for your answer hidden in an example that no real world usage. As I read through this book, I kept thinking "YUP, I saw that question inthe forum." This book is by no means the last book you'll buy, But, Iguarantee it will be right beside your computer and full of thumb prints. I felt obligated to list a few of the things that are covered and answeredin this book. - Working with time stamps, and using epoch. When I work with date I havefound it easier and less painful to use epoch. For those of you that don'tknow what epoch is, epoch is seconds that have elapsed since Midnight, 1January, 1970 (UTC, of course). Date validation, and dealing with timezones.
- Arrays, Examples in stepping through arrays, checking keys, sorting,deleting, pushing, pulling. The array section is vast and very complete.
- Functions, A fairly good function section with examples
- Classes and Objects
- Web Basics, Cookies, redirection, sessions, Authentication, GET, POST,error handling and a nice example of a web account (De)activator
- Forms Processing and validating inputs, multiage forms, file uploads.
- Database access. Forget this section, buy a book dedicated to the databaseof your choosing and PHP.
- XML This has a fair section on XML once again I recommend a book dedicatedto this topic.
- Encryption & Security, A must read section if you ever plan on dealingwith passwords, encryption and decryption, and SSL.
- Plus many other topics too numerous to mention.
Who is this book for? If you're a newbie to PHP this should be your secondor third book. If you have a good understanding of PHP and have questions -"This is your book". On a scale of 1 to 10. Completeness -7 Content -9 Price -7 Overall -8 | DISCLAIMER: The content provided in this article is not warranted or guaranteed by Developer Shed, Inc. The content provided is intended for entertainment and/or educational purposes in order to introduce to the reader key ideas, concepts, and/or product reviews. As such it is incumbent upon the reader to employ real-world tactics for security and implementation of best practices. We are not liable for any negative consequences that may result from implementing any information covered in our articles or tutorials. If this is a hardware review, it is not recommended to open and/or modify your hardware. |
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