Beginning PHP and Oracle

1. Front Matter

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2. Introducing PHP

   Pages 1-7

3. Configuring Your Environment

   Pages 9-38

4. PHP Basics

   Pages 39-80

5. Functions

   Pages 81-90

6. Arrays

   Pages 91-116

7. Object-Oriented PHP

   Pages 117-137

8. Advanced OOP Features

   Pages 139-150

9. Error and Exception Handling

   Pages 151-162

10. Strings and Regular Expressions

    Pages 163-194

11. Working with the File and Operating System

    Pages 195-217

12. Pear

    Pages 219-228

13. Date and Time

    Pages 229-247

14. Forms

    Pages 249-260

15. Authentication

    Pages 261-275

16. Handling File Uploads

    Pages 277-285

17. Networking

    Pages 287-303

18. PHP and LDAP

    Pages 305-317

19. Session Handlers

    Pages 319-337

20. Templating with Smarty

    Pages 339-360

Beginning PHP and Oracle: From Novice to Professional offers comprehensive information on using the PHP scripting language in conjunction with Oracles database platform. PHP is one of the most prominent open source technologies in the area of web development, while Oracle is one of the most widely deployed and used database products.

Youll learn to reap the benefits of these core technologies by using them in unison to create dynamic, data-driven web applications. The book is packed with practical examples based on many years of real-world experience from authors W. Jason Gilmore and Bob Bryla. This book is an ideal read for web designers or programmers wanting to create applications with PHP in an Oracle environment.

• The book covers a solid alternative to the "M" in the LAMP stack.
• Database examples are based on real-world scenarios.
• The text shows off Oracles strong enterprise features.
• The authors highlight Oracles robust internationalization support.

• Open Source
• Oracle
• SQL
• Web Services
• adaptation
• databases
• design
• development
• language
• object-oriented programming (OOP)
• operating system
• programming
• web applications
• web development

W. Jason Gilmore is a web developer and business consultant with more than 15 years of experience helping companies large and small build amazing software solutions. He has been teaching developers from around the world about web development for over a decade, having written six books, including the bestselling Beginning PHP and MySQL, Fourth Edition and Easy PHP Websites with the Zend Framework, Second Edition .Over the years Jason has been published more than 300 times within popular publications such as Developer.com, PHPBuilder.com, JSMag, and Linux Magazine, and instructed hundreds of students in the United States and Europe. He s recently led the successful development and deployment of a 10,000+ product e-commerce project, and is currently working on a variety of new e-commerce initiatives. Jason is cofounder of the wildly popular CodeMash Conference, the largest multi-day developer event in the Midwest.

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