There is much to like about this book. The explanations are straightforward, the code is readable, the examples are relevant, and the writing style is approachable. — Michael J. Ross, Web developer/Slashdot contributor Until recently, building interactive web-based mapping applications has been a cumbersome affair. This changed when [Read More]

This is the eBook version of the printed book. If the print book includes a CD-ROM, this content is not included within the eBook version.Easy, Powerful Code Security Techniques for Every PHP Developer   Hackers specifically target PHP Web applications. Why? Because they know many of these apps are written by programmers with little or no experi[Read More]

Enhance the user experience of your PHP website using AJAX with this practical tutorial featuring detailed case studies Build a solid foundation for your next generation of web applicationsUse better JavaScript code to enable powerful web featuresLeverage the power of PHP and MySQL to create powerful back-end functionality and make it work in har[Read More]

PHP and MySQL go hand in hand; the former has been carefully adapted, through the efforts of the open-source community, to the latter. For situations that require dynamic content but don't merit the complexity and development time of Java or .NET enterprise applications, the PHP language and the MySQL database server fit the bill perfectly. That's [Read More]

The purpose of Twitter API: Up and Running is to provide an introduction to using the Twitter API--the means to get at the rich Twitter data--to build web applications. This book has three main parts: an overview of the Twitter ecosystem and culture; background information on the languages and environment you need to create your applications; and[Read More]

Want to assert yourself as a cutting-edge PHP web developer? Take a practical approach, learning by example from author Quentin Zervaas, and discover how to bring together the many technologies needed to create a successful, modern web application. In Practical Web 2.0 Applications with PHP, PHP, MySQL, CSS, XHTML, and JavaScript/Ajax developmen[Read More]