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Introduction to PHP3

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Satheesh Babu, vsbabu-removethis@vsbabu.org

v1.0, 22 November 1999

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PHP is a very easy to learn and use server-side scripting language. With little know-how of how to program, one can create really interactive websites using PHP. This material is not intended to make one know the language fully, but to get one quickly into developing dynamic websites. Basic knowledge of HTML (or some HTML editor) and some idea of programming is assumed.

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1. Introduction

• 1.1 History
• 1.2 Advantages of PHP
• 1.3 Competition : ASP, mod_perl, JSP

2. Tutorial

• 2.1 Pre-requisites
• 2.2 PHP setup
• 2.3 Syntax
• 2.4 Data Types
• 2.5 Variables & Constants
• 2.6 Operators
• 2.7 Control Structures
• 2.8 Functions
• 2.9 Classes

3. Hands-on

• 3.1 Planning a home page
• 3.2 HTML 2 PHP
• 3.3 Counter
• 3.4 Feedback form
• 3.5 Silly site search engine

4. Database Connectivity

• 4.1 Connecting
• 4.2 Querying
• 4.3 Display Results
• 4.4 Authentication against Oracle

5. Miscellaneous Stuff

• 5.1 Graphics Creation
• 5.2 Cookies
• 5.3 HTTP Authentication
• 5.4 File Uploads
• 5.5 Common Functions
• 5.6 Extending Our Example Homepage

6. Resources

• 6.1 Websites
• 6.2 Mailing Lists
• 6.3 Books
• 6.4 Interesting Projects

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