This is the official guide to passing the two MySQL certification tests for MySQL 5, the long-awaited major revision of MySQL. The number of MySQL certification exams taken has doubled in the last six months.   Certcities.com lists the MySQL certification as one of the top 10 certifications to grow in 2005. MySQL professionals need a way to dist[Read More]

Enhance your PHP applications by increasing their responsiveness through jQuery and its plugins. Combine client-side jQuery with your server-side PHP to make your applications more efficient and exciting for the clientLearn about some of the most popular jQuery plugins and methodsCreate powerful and responsive user interfaces for your PHP applica[Read More]

As web applications get more complex, so do the challenges. These applications need to meet demanding performance requirements, and be reliable 24/7, without exception. And they also need to withstand frequent modifications by many different programmers. If you're building a mission-critical site, this book will help you achieve the same rigor in w[Read More]

Drupal can significantly decrease the amount of time it takes to code a feature-rich web site, for free. Drupal is a content management platform that can power all kinds of web sites—from simple online brochures to more advanced sites that include social networking, blogs, e-commerce, and business portals. It is free, open source software that al[Read More]

This book contains tips, tricks, and techniques to make new and existing PHP applications much faster and less resource-hungry. Author James McLean looks at all major sections of the PHP application stack—from server hardware to database and web server performance. PHP program application performance is the center of this book, and James McLean s[Read More]

This book is for intermediate programmers interested in building Ajax web applications using jQuery and PHP. Along with teaching some advanced PHP techniques, it will teach you how to take your dynamic applications to the next level by adding a JavaScript layer with jQuery. Learn to utilize built-in PHP functions to build calendar tools [Read More]

Get past all the hype about PHP and dig into the real power of the language. PHP: The Good Parts gives you a look at the most useful features of PHP, and explains how you can speed up the web development process with them. You'll learn why the most commonly used PHP features are often misused or misapplied, and which features add strength to object[Read More]

This book takes you beyond the PHP basics to the enterprise development practices used by professional programmers. Updated for PHP 5.3 with new sections on closures, namespaces, and continuous integration, this edition will teach you about object features such as abstract classes, reflection, interfaces, and error handling. You’ll also discover [Read More]

Flex is Adobe’s open source web application framework that lets you create web applications with flair and, well, Flash. Flex is designed to play nicely with PHP, and it allows you more fine-grained control over your web and even desktop applications. Flex applications also compile to Flash files, so they’ll run in any browser with a Flash plug[Read More]