While there are many books on learning PHP and developing small applications with it, there is a lack of information on "scaling" PHP for large-scale, business-critical systems. PHP is now starting to make inroads into large-scale business-critical Web systems. The introduction of PHP 5 two years ago brought enterprise-grade capabilities to PHP -- [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]

PHP and MySQL have become a serious and commercially viable system with which to develop web applications. With the relase of PHP 5, J2EE developers, in particular, are starting to take a second look at PHP. And while there are many books on the makret that describe PHP language syntax, there are very few that fully describe web application dev[Read More]

Designed for intermediate Web designers and developers with no previous experience with programming or server-side technology.  Adobe Dreamweaver CS3 with ASP, ColdFusion and PHP: Training from the Source has been fully-updated, not just for the latest version of Dreamweaver but for today's Web. It's now standards--compliant, with a site created u[Read More]

This new release in the popular How to Do Everything series explains how to build open source web applications with MySQL and PHP 5. Using these two tools, you’ll be able to create highly functional, interactive web sites easily. Follow along with a step-by-step sample application and, as a bonus, download three full-length case studies complete [Read More]

Improve your PHP coding productivity with the free compact open-source MVC CodeIgniter framework! Clear, structured tutorial on working with CodeIgniter Careful explanation of the basic concepts of CodeIgniter and its MVC architecture Using CodeIgniter with databases, HTML forms, files, images, sessions, and email Building a dynamic website quic[Read More]

This highly anticipated book will give you the insight you need to successfully manage and customize your Magento Commerce installation. php|architect's Guide to Programming with Magento takes you from installation to deployment of this popular e-commerce open source software. Magentos flexibility and Zend Framework-based structure have made it [Read More]

Offers hands-on tips and numerous code examples that show Web developers how to leverage content and feeds from today's top Web sites-including Google, eBay, PayPal, Amazon, Yahoo!, and FedEx Introduces APIs (Application Program Interfaces) in general and uses real-world examples that show how to produce and document them Explains h[Read More]