PHP Hacks: Tips & Tools For Creating Dynamic Websites (Paperback)

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Programmers love its flexibility and speed; designers love its
accessibility and convenience. When it comes to creating web sites, the PHP
scripting language is truly a red-hot property. In fact, PHP is currently used
on more than 19 million web sites, surpassing Microsoft's ASP .NET technology
in popularity. Not surprisingly, this surge in usage has resulted in a number
of PHP books hitting the market. Only one, though, takes the language beyond
traditional Web programming and into mapping, graphing, multimedia, and
beyond: PHP Hacks.
In PHP Hacks, author Jack Herrington wrings out his 20 years of
code generation experience to deliver hands-on tools ranging from basic PHP
and PEAR installation and scripting to advanced multimedia and database
optimizing tricks.
On the practical side of things, PHP Hacks helps you develop
more robust PHP applications by explaining how to improve your database
design, automate application testing, and employ design patterns in your PHP
scripts and classes. In the category of "cool," Herrington explains how to
upgrade your Web interface through the creation of tabs, stickies, popups, and
calendars. He even examines how to leverage maps and graphics in PHP. There's
also a bounty of image and application hacks, including those that show you
how to:

Integrate web sites with Google maps and satellite imaging
Dynamically display iPhoto libraries online
Add IRC, SMS, and Instant Messaging capabilities to your Web
applications
Drop the latest Wikipedia dictionary onto your Sony PSP
Render graphics and user interfaces with SVG, DHTML, and
Ajax
Table of
Contents

Credits  
Preface  
Chapter 1. Installation and Basics     
  1. Install PHP         2. Install
PEAR Modules  
Chapter 2. Web Design        3. Create
a Skinnable Interface         4. Build a
Breadcrumb Trail         5. Create HTML
Boxes         6. Add Tabs to Your Web
Interface         7. Give Your Customers
Formatting Control with XSL         8. Build
Lightweight HTML Graphs         9. Properly
Size Image Tags         10. Send HTML
Email  
Chapter 3. DHTML        11. Put an
Interactive Spreadsheet on Your Page        

1. Create Pop-Up Hints         13. Create
   Drag-and-Drop Lists         14. Build
   Dynamic HTML Graphs         15. Section Your
   Content with Spinners         16. Create
   Drop-Down Stickies         17. Create
   Dynamic Navigation Menus         18. Obscure
   JavaScript Dynamically         19. Build a
   DHTML Binary Clock         20. Tame Ajax
   with JSON         21. Make a DHTML
   Slideshow         22. Add Vector Graphics
   with PHP         23. Build a Color
   Selector         24. Create Link
   Graphs         25. Create an Interactive
   Calendar         26. Create the Google Maps
   Scrolling Effect  
   Chapter 4. Graphics        27. Create
   Thumbnail Images         28. Create
   Beautiful Graphics with SVG         29.
   Simplify Your Graphics with Objects        
2. Split One Image into Multiple Images      
     31. Create Graphs with PHP        
3. Create Image Overlays         33. Access
   Your iPhoto Pictures with PHP  
   Chapter 5. Databases and XML        34.
   Design Better SQL Schemas         35. Create
   Bulletproof Database Access         36.
   Create Dynamic Database Access Objects      
     37. Generate CRUD Database Code      
     38. Read XML on the Cheap with Regular Expressions  
         39. Export Database Schema as XML  
         40. Create a Simple XML Query Handler for Database
   Access         41. Generate Database
   SQL         42. Generate Database Select
   Code         43. Convert CSV to
   PHP         44. Scrape Web Pages for
   Data         45. Suck Data from Excel
   Uploads         46. Load Your Database from
   Excel         47. Search Microsoft Word
   Documents         48. Create RTF Documents
   Dynamically         49. Create Excel
   Spreadsheets Dynamically         50. Create
   a Message Queue  
   Chapter 6. Application Design       
4. Create Modular Interfaces         52.
   Support Wiki Text         53. Turn Any
   Object into an Array         54. Create XML
   the Right Way         55. Fix the Double
   Submit Problem         56. Create
   User-Customizable Reports         57. Create
   a Login System         58. Apply Security by
   Role         59. Migrate to MD5
   Passwords         60. Make Usable URLs with
   mod_rewrite         61. Build an Ad
   Redirector         62. Add a Buy Now
   Button         63. Find Out Where Your
   Guests Are Coming From         64. Import
   Information from vCards         65. Create
   vCard Files from Your Application's Data      
     66. Create a Shopping Cart  
   Chapter 7. Patterns        67. Observe
   Your Objects         68. Create Objects with
   Abstract Factories         69. Flexible
   Object Creation with Factory Methods        
5. Abstract Construction Code with a Builder    
       71. Separate What from How with Strategies  
         72. Link Up Two Modules with an Adapter  
         73. Write Portable Code with Bridges  
         74. Build Extensible Processing with
   Chains         75. Break Up Big Classes with
   Composites         76. Simplify APIs Using a
   Fa蓷de         77. Create Constant Objects
   with Singletons         78. Ease Data
   Manipulation with Visitors  
   Chapter 8. Testing        79. Test Your
   Code with Unit Tests         80. Generate
   Your Unit Tests         81. Check for Broken
   Links         82. Test Your Application with
   Simulated Users         83. Test Your
   Application with Robots         84. Spider
   Your Site         85. Generate Documentation
   Automatically  
   Chapter 9. Alternative UIs        86.
   Create Custom Maps with MapServer        
6. Build GUI Interfaces with GTk        
7. Send RSS Feeds to Your IM Application Using Jabber  
         89. IRC Your Web Application    
       90. Read RSS Feeds on Your PSP    
       91. Search Google by Link Graph    
       92. Create a New Interface for Amazon.com  
         93. Send SMS Messages from Your IM Client  
         94. Generate Flash Movies on the Fly  

Chapter 10. Fun Stuff        95. Create
Custom Google Maps         96. Create
Dynamic Playlists         97. Create a Media
Upload/Download Center         98. Check
Your Network Game with PHP         99. Put
Wikipedia on Your PSP         100. Create a
Weather Showdown  
Index