Is it difficult to find something sensible about PHP? Time-tested and updated in its fourth edition, this book helps beginning developers learn everything they need to know to create quality web applications. You'll start with a general description of the technology and gradually move on to language syntax, programming techniques, and other important details. Examples will be used to demonstrate both correct use of language and common idioms. It is assumed that the reader already has experience with HTML. You will receive plenty of guidance on programming style and the software development process from Kevin Tatro and Peter McIntyre. This material, presented in an accessible and compact form, will help you master the mastery of programming in PHP.

• General information about what can be achieved using PHP.• Basics of the language, including data types, variables, operators , control commands.• Functions, strings, arrays and objects.• Solving common development problems: form processing, data validation, tracking session data and cookies.• Working with relational databases (MySQL) and NoSQL databases (such as MongoDB).• Generating images, creating PDF files, parsing XML files.• Script security, error handling, performance optimization and other non-trivial topics.