Practical PHP Programming (Paul Hudson Prev Version)
This book has written with the goal of making the task of learning PHP something fun that you don't have to worry about. As such, you will find lots of information for newcomers, even those who have not programmed much before. Topics covered includes: Introducing PHP, Simple variables and operators, Functions, Arrays, Objects, HTML Forms, Files, Databases, Cookies and Sessions, Multimedia, XML & XSLT, Output Buffering, Java and COM, Networks,,Miscellaneous topics, Security concerns, Performance,, Writing PHP, Writing extensions, Alternative PHP uses, Practical PHP, Bringing it to a close, Answers to Exercises, The future of PHP.
Author(s): Paul Hudson
NA Pages 
PHP is a scripting language designed to fill the gap between SSI and Perl, intended for the Web environment. Its principal application is the implementation of Web pages having dynamic content. Topics covered includes: Beginning with Hello World, Nuts and Bolts, Commenting and Style,Comparison operators, Arrays, Control structures, Functions, Files, Images, Mailing, Cookies, Sessions, Databases and Regular expressions.
Author(s): Wikibooks.org
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This book covers the following topics: PHP 5 Basic Language, PHP 5 OO Language, PHP 5 Advanced OOP and Design Patterns, Write a Web Application with PHP, Databases with PHP 5, Error Handling, XML with PHP 5, Mainstream Extensions, Using PEAR, Important PEAR Packages, Building PEAR Components, Introduction to Writing PHP Extensions, PHP Shell Scripting.
Author(s): Andi Gutmans, Stig Saether Bakken and Derick Rethans
720 Pages
