PHP for Absolute Beginners

by Jason Lengstorf

Overview

Get started in web development using PHP. Even if you've never programmed before, author Jason Lengstorf introduces you to PHP by building a PHP-based blogging site while covering all the good coding practices and skills that you'll need when you start your own projects.

• Create web content with version 5.3 of PHP
• Learn good coding practices from the very beginning
• Learn how systems like WordPress work

Jason Lengstorf takes a practical approach to teaching you how to build a content management system. You'll dive into writing web applications and be guided by the author's supportive explanations, rather than learning elements of the PHP language and viewing examples after.

PHP for Absolute Beginners starts slowly and covers everything you need to know about beginning web development using PHP. Even the most inexperienced web developer will find this book accessible.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781430224730
Publisher:	Apress
Publication date:	10/15/2009
Edition description:	1st ed.
Pages:	408
Product dimensions:	7.50(w) x 9.20(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Jason Lengstorf is a 27-year-old turbogeek from Portland, OR. He started building websites in his late teens when his band couldn t afford to pay someone to do it, and he continued building websites after he realized his band wasn t actually very good. He s been a full-time freelance web developer since 2007, and expanded his business under the name Copter Labs, which is now a distributed freelance collective, keeping about 10 freelancers worldwide busy. He is also the author of PHP for Absolute Beginners and Pro PHP and jQuery.

Table of Contents

Getting Started.- Setting Up the PHP Development Environment.- Understanding PHP: Language Basics.- Passing Information with PHP.- Working with Databases.- Building Your Blog.- Building the Entry Manager.- Adding Support for Multiple Pages.- Updating and Deleting Entries.- Adding the Ability to Upload Images.- Reaching Out to Site Visitors.- Syndicating the Blog.- Adding a Commenting System to Your Blog.- Adding Password Protection to Administrative Links.- Finishing Touches.