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This is where our book comes into play.We hope to provide software developers with
some guidelines on better PHP and Web application software development. Many
technologies are available today, and you can only fully utilize them if you understand
the fundamental principles behind the development process, and if you develop
problem-solving skills.Typical reference manuals don’t help with those issues.

Target Audience
If you’re new to programming, this book is not for you.You’ll find a helpful resource,
however, in the following cases:
* You have already developed applications with PHP, and want to take your skills
to the next level.
* You have experience with other programming languages and want to develop
Web applications with PHP.
* You’re an expert with PHP and want to extend PHP’s feature set on your own.
You don’t need to be a PHP wizard to read this book, but you should be familiar
with PHP’s syntax, or have good knowledge of programming principles.

Prerequisites
This book assumes that you have a working PHP setup, preferably PHP 4.0 or later.
Because of its popularity, we use MySQL as the database system where one is
required. Because platform independence is one of PHP’s strongest features, however,
our examples should run on UNIX as well as on Windows.

Organization of This Book
This book is divided into three parts.The first part,“Advanced PHP,” covers the
advanced syntax of PHP; for example, object orientation, dynamic functions and
variables, and self-modifying code. It also gives you an overview of project planning
principles, coding styles, and application design.This part provides the necessary base
for fast, productive development of industry-quality Web applications.
Part II,“Web Applications,” focuses on building the software: It explains why
sessions are important, what security guidelines you need to keep in mind, why
usability matters, and how to use the PHPLib for session management and database
access.You’ll also find three case studies of successful PHP projects here, to help you
convince your IT managers.
The third part of the book,“Beyond PHP,” is for readers who want to go beyond
what’s currently available with PHP, and explains how to extend PHP with C.This is
the official documentation on extending PHP, as approved by Zend Technologies.
In detail, the following topics are covered.
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