Table of Contents
1 Getting started 7
Introducing PHP 8
Installing the Abyss server 10
Installing the PHP engine 12
Integrating Abyss and PHP 14
Embedding PHP script code 16
Scripting by the rules 18
Summary 20
2 Storing values 21
Creating variables 22
Quoting strings 24
Producing arrays 26
Sorting arrays 28
Describing dimensions 30
Checking types 32
Defining constants 34
Exploring superglobals 36
Summary 38
3 Performing operations 39
Doing arithmetic 40
Making comparisons 42
Examining conditions 44
Assessing logic 46
Comparing bits 48
Changing values 50
Grasping precedence 51
Summary 52
4 Testing conditions 53
Seeking truth 54
Providing alternatives 56
Switching branches 58
Performing loops 60
Looping while true 62
Breaking from loops 64
Summary 66
5 Employing functions 67
Defining functions 68
Passing arguments 70
Varying parameters 72
Recognizing scope 74
Returning values 76
Calling back 78
Summary 80
6 Manipulating strings 81
Comparing characters 82
Searching text 84
Extracting substrings 86
Changing case 87
Formatting strings 88
Making dates 90
Encoding entities 92
Summary 94
7 Building classes 95
Encapsulating data 96
Creating an object 98
Initializing members 100
Using constructors 102
Inheriting properties 104
Embracing polymorphism 106
Summary 108
8 Handling files 109
Reading files 110
Reading lines 112
Reading characters 113
Writing a file 114
Appending text 116
Handling errors 118
Catching exceptions 120
Summary 122
9 Producing forms 123
Performing actions 124
Checking set values 126
Validating form data 128
Filtering data 130
Sending hidden data 132
Handling submissions 134
Making sticky forms 136
Uploading files 138
Surrounding forms 140
Appending link data 142
Summary 144
10 Preserving data 145
Submitting cookie data 146
Setting cookies 147
Getting cookies 148
Viewing cookie data 150
Submitting session data 152
Setting sessions 153
Getting sessions 154
Viewing session data 156
Summary 158
11 Connecting Databases 159
Making a connection 160
Creating a forum 162
Providing the page 164
Supplying a form 166
Processing messages 168
Confirming success 170
Summary 172
12 Adding Web Services 173
Loading data 174
Getting nodes 176
Getting attributes 178
Including feeds 180
Setting parameters 182
Selecting components 184
Summary 186
Index 187
