Want to assert yourself as a cuttingedge PHP web developer? Take a practical approach, learning by example from authorQuentin Zervaas, and discover how to bring together the many technologies needed to create a successful, modern web application.
InPractical Web 2.0 Applications with PHP, PHP, MySQL, CSS, XHTML, and JavaScript/Ajax development techniques are brought together to show you how to create the hottest PHP web applications, from planning and design up to final implementation, without going over unnecessary basics that will hold you back. This book includes musthave application features such as search functionality, maps, blogs, dynamic image galleries, and personalized user areas. The Zend Framework is used extensively to build the application, allowing you to focus on developing the application rather than on reinventing the wheel.
Topics covered include application planning and design, setting up the application framework, using CSS for easier styling, adding dynamic effects the easy way using JavaScript libraries such as Prototype and script.aculo.us, and implementing several musthave web application features such as user login, blogs, dynamic image galleries, search functionality, mapping with Google Maps, and much more. Zervaas covers everything in a practical, tutorial style so you can start working on your own projects as quickly as possible.
Create cuttingedge PHP/MySQL web applicationsImplement musthave functionality such as blogs, maps, search functionality, and dynamic image galleriesMaster styling with CSS and dynamic effects using Ajax/JavaScript libraries
Quentin Zervaas is a web developer based in Adelaide, South Australia, where he has been self-employed since 2003. After receiving his bachelor's degree in computer science from the University of Adelaide in 2001, Quentin worked for several web development firms before branching out on his own, developing a wide range of custom web applications for customers all around the world. Quentin has recently started a new company called Recite Media (http://www.recite.com.au) with two partners. Recite Media develops web applications primarily for other development or design companies to resell. Its flagship product, Recite CMS, is being used by some of Australia's largest companies. Quentin also runs and writes for his PHP development resource site, phpRiot (phpRiot.com), which provides a number of useful articles on a wide variety of PHP-related topics. After completing his role as the technical reviewer for Beginning Ajax with PHP: From Novice to Professional (Apress, 2006), he decided to undertake writing Practical Web 2.0 Applications with PHP.
Application Planning and Design.- Setting Up the Application Framework.- User Authentication, Authorization, and Management.- User Registration, Login, and Logout.- to Prototype and Scriptaculous.- Styling the Web Application.- Building the Blogging System.- Extending the Blog Manager.- Personalized User Areas.- Implementing Web 2.0 Features.- A Dynamic Image Gallery.- Implementing Site Search.- Integrating Google Maps.- Deployment and Maintenance.
