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The PHP Anthology: 101 Essential Tips, Tricks, and Hacks (2nd Edition)
by Davey Shafik, Mathew Weier O'Phinney, Ligaya Turmelle, Harry Fuecks, and Ben Balbo
SitePoint, 2007
Paperback, 520 pages
ISBN: 0975841998

If you're like me, you're not a trained programmer. I've worked with computer languages enough that I can usually figure out what's going on, but I can't write code from scratch without a huge amount of work. However, when I can find a snippet of just the code I need to perform an operation, I'm in my element -- adapting and tweaking. The PHP Anthology is perfect for someone like me -- as well as professional programmers who look for code wherever they can find it to simplify their lives.

These authors provide code examples for a number of common PHP 5 operations: database access; strings; dates and times; forms, tables and pretty URLs; file access; e-mail; images; error handling; access control; caching; XML; and web services. They conclude with a chapter on PHP best practices, configuration tips, a hosting provider checklist, and a security checklist. Recommended for more experienced webmasters, as well as professional programmers.

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