PHP for Absolute Beginners

1. Front Matter

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2. Getting Started

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Setting Up the PHP Development Environment

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      Pages 3-27

   3. Understanding PHP: Language Basics

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      Pages 29-68

   4. Passing Information with PHP

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      Pages 69-95

   5. Working with Databases

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      Pages 97-121

3. Building Your Blog

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      Pages 123-123

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   2. Building the Entry Manager

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      Pages 125-156

   3. Adding Support for Multiple Pages

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      Pages 157-186

   4. Updating and Deleting Entries

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      Pages 187-205

   5. Adding the Ability to Upload Images

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      Pages 207-260

4. Reaching Out to Site Visitors

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      Pages 261-261

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   2. Syndicating the Blog

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      Pages 263-281

   3. Adding a Commenting System to Your Blog

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      Pages 283-310

   4. Adding Password Protection to Administrative Links

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      Pages 311-340

   5. Finishing Touches

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      Pages 341-368

5. Back Matter

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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.

• PHP
• WordPress
• content management
• database
• management
• programming
• web development
• web programming

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.

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