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2     Introducing PHP

This is NOT the latest copy of this book; click here for the latest version.

The purpose of this chapter is to bring you up to speed on the development of PHP, where it is at now, and the reasons for programming with it. Towards the end of the chapter, you will see your first PHP code, as you start writing your first scripts.

If you are entirely new to PHP, you will probably benefit from reading as much background information as you can get your hands on. If you are eager to get on straight away, go ahead and skip pages until you get to your skill level.


Chapter contents

2.1. History
2.1.1. Background
2.1.2. Early versions of PHP
2.1.3. Current release
2.1.4. Upgrading from PHP 3
2.1.5. Upgrading from PHP 4
2.1.6. The creators of PHP
2.1.7. The Zend Relationship
2.2. Advantages of PHP
2.2.1. The HTML relationship
2.2.2. Interpreting vs. Compiling
2.2.3. Output Control
2.2.4. Performance
2.2.5. Competing Languages
2.2.6. When to use PHP
2.2.7. When not to use PHP
2.2.8. Selling PHP to your boss
2.3. Extending PHP
2.4. PEAR
2.5. Running PHP scripts
2.6. How PHP is written
2.6.1. Whitespace
2.6.2. Escape sequences
2.6.3. Heredoc
2.6.4. Brief introduction to variable types
2.6.5. Code blocks
2.6.6. Opening and closing code islands
2.6.7. Comments
2.6.8. Conditional statements
2.6.9. Case switching
2.6.10. Loops
2.6.11. Infinite loops
2.6.12. Special loop keywords
2.6.13. Loops within loops
2.6.14. Mixed-mode processing
2.6.15. Including other files
2.7. Abnormal script termination
2.8. Editing your PHP configuration
2.9. Summary
2.10. Exercises
2.11. Further reading
2.12. Next chapter



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prasenjit/prasenjitbehera@yahoo.com - 04 Jul 2008

please send this php pdf through mail .i have already given my mail id.it will be great help for me.

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entertomypalace@gmail.com - 04 Jul 2008

Hai . . . . Please can you send me the PDF format of this book ? ? ? I don't have a net connection in ma home . . . I can't spend a week in cafe for studying this . . . . Now after seeing this book, promisingly I love to study . . . .Hoping that you will help me, regards Arun.

PHP admin - 04 Jul 2008

to download all PHP book in PDF goto www.patromax.com

A PHP User - 04 Jul 2008

Hi
Kindly send me this pdf at my mail id
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A PHP User - 04 Jul 2008

Thank you very much for giving us such opportunities

A PHP User - 04 Jul 2008

I like this language so much!!

A PHP User - 04 Jul 2008

great job

Thanks!

EddieUkraine - 04 Jul 2008

What a bunch of cheapskate pdf whining balonies. Buy the book or shut up you herd of hectoring humbugs!

EddieUkraine - 04 Jul 2008

What a bunch of cheapskate pdf whining balonies. Buy the book or shut up you herd of hectoring humbugs!

EddieUkraine - 04 Jul 2008

What a bunch of cheapskate pdf whining balonies. Buy the book or shut up you herd of hectoring humbugs!

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A PHP User - 04 Jul 2008

Hello!

Nice book, Mr. Hudson. Thank you!

Hi,
I am a beginner to PHP and MySQL and interested in learning developing dynamic websites using PHP and MySQL.

Which books(PHP and MySQL) do you recommend for beginners for building practical websites?

Thank you.

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A PHP User - 04 Jul 2008

Holy Moly!! The world is full of Scrooges.

Thanks for presenting your work Free, Gratis and For Nothing. That is a great thing. For those who cannot afford to buy the book from Amazon - you have it here online, for FREE. For those too cheap to buy the book - go away and leech off someone else.

MarcR. - 04 Jul 2008

In my humble opinion, is sad to see so many comments that request a single file or a PDF, while there is an ad on the right hand side of each page for the book in print.

Clearly the posters do not think they should have to help foot the bill for developing this resource, or making it available .

Perhaps the posters are unfamilar of the economics of being paid per click for advertising, although I am sure that the revenue does not cover the expenses of the site.

Personally, I think it is a wonderful approach, allowing the reader to look through the content and decide if it is worth buying a print copy, although I realise that this is not how it was started.

For those that can't or choose not to, what makes it reasonable in your minds to request a download of all of the content? Anyone heard of killing the goose that laid the golden egg?

In short, Have some manners and stop griping people! It's like an all you can eat buffet, dont be a pig and want to take some home with you for later/others!

I hope that this (and my) behaviour does not discourage the Author. My purpose is not to offend.

End of rant

MarcR. - 04 Jul 2008

In my humble opinion, is sad to see so many comments that request a single file or a PDF, while there is an ad on the right hand side of each page for the book in print.

Clearly the posters do not think they should have to help foot the bill for developing this resource, or making it available .

Perhaps the posters are unfamilar of the economics of being paid per click for advertising, although I am sure that the revenue does not cover the expenses of the site.

Personally, I think it is a wonderful approach, allowing the reader to look through the content and decide if it is worth buying a print copy, although I realise that this is not how it was started.

For those that can't or choose not to, what makes it reasonable in your minds to request a download of all of the content? Anyone heard of killing the goose that laid the golden egg?

In short, Have some manners and stop griping people! It's like an all you can eat buffet, dont be a pig and want to take some home with you for later/others!

I hope that this (and my) behaviour does not discourage the Author. My purpose is not to offend.

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php user too - 04 Jul 2008

i agree with other, i think it would be easier to read if it is in a single file(such as .pdf)
could you send me one to:
dewa_subalonx@yahoo.com

balogunkazeem@hotmail.com - 04 Jul 2008

could u pls send the pdf

A PHP User - 04 Jul 2008

people, if you want to see this offline, just go buy his book at amazon.com

e.chritian@operamail.com - 04 Jul 2008

This is a good book but would be more time consuming if arranged in pdf format or zip. could you be of help to send it to me for i desire to make use of it for development. thanks and keep the good works

christian

Brandon O - 04 Jul 2008

Thanks, this is so much help and I really appreciate it considering all the time you must have put into make this FREE online php book and I am just wondering what do I move onto next after I finish this book, or will I be ready to just practicing making my own scripts like member system including sign up, log in, log out, users online etc...

hpsangha@gmail.com - 04 Jul 2008

Please send me the zip file or Pdf file thanks

alfreadsmart@yahoo.ca - 04 Jul 2008

if possible email me the download and other materials cos a lot of people are seeking for it. thanks

alfreadsmart@yahoo.ca - 04 Jul 2008

it's nice to see a comprehensive details on one of the fast growing web programming language (php). But the fact still remains that different countries acess the internet differently, thus, some nation who love to get ready done OFFLINE. i'll suggest a pdf or doc format be provided for this tutorial to enable novice and professionals benefit from this tutorial. As the adage say in africa "knowledge comes from above and no man is an island"...

A PHP User - 04 Jul 2008

would love it in pdf format; wonderfull material

eduprofessor2003@yahoo.com - 04 Jul 2008

please can you e mail the download.i love the material.

A PHP User - 04 Jul 2008

PDf file please!!
Thanks
Jai Nepal

fs_vera@yahoo.com - 04 Jul 2008

For that don't prove to download the whole page? It can use the WebZIP.

Greetings.

issayas - 04 Jul 2008

I would really appriciate that if you put all of the text into a single document (ideally .pdf file) and make it downloadable. That would be an excellent resource to have on hand!!!

Cheers!!!

A PHP User - 04 Jul 2008

pls i agree with ppl here its hard to read all it will be a much better resource in ne file as pdf

A PHP User - 04 Jul 2008

Good so far. Your efforts are apprecated. Thanks.

A PHP User - 04 Jul 2008

I really think this repetitious complaining, should be turned in to "Thank you for what you have given us."

A PHP User - 04 Jul 2008

Unless he ha an existing publishing contract i think www.lulu.com would be an excelent Idea for this book.

Manar - 04 Jul 2008

I understand the bandwith may be a big problem if putting the whole book for download in one file ... but that's exactely why there is LEGAL p2p , just seed it and if it's good it will spread fast on the net and at no expense ;-)
anyway thank you for the free book

A PHP User - 04 Jul 2008

please put it on one downloadable doc THANKS

A PHP User - 04 Jul 2008

I would really recommend that you put all of the text into a single document (ideally .pdf file) and make it downloadable. That would be an excellent resource to have on hand in print as well!!!

Thanks!

A PHP User - 04 Jul 2008

Whu not ût the stuff in a downloadable pdf format? Thanks for putting it for free view anyway.

A PHP User - 04 Jul 2008

Please provide pdfs also

A PHP User - 04 Jul 2008

Vote for PDF file. Pleaseeeeee!

A new PHP User - 04 Jul 2008

The Author cites bandwidth as a reason why he hasn't put the book onliine in a single file for download and, yes I understand the frustration for those who live in in a place where there's no inexpensive flat-rate (IE un-timed) internet, maybe if you could find a site willing to host his book and respect his licence wishes it could be put there for download?

he seems to be using side-bar addvertising to help fund this web site and or maintainging this book so alternate funding may be needed for a download version....

I bet if you send him $10 (hmm 5 pounds) and a SAE he could mail you CD-ROM with the book on it.

otoh there's the rules don't seem to preclude you skim-reading the book online and then copying the pages from your browser's web cache :)

Jasen Betts

A PHP User - 04 Jul 2008

It would be nice to have at in one file, I can't afford to spend hours online reading it.

maxwellkakulu@yahoo.com - 04 Jul 2008

PLEASE!!! I would really recommend that you put all of the text into a single document (ideally .pdf file) and make it downloadable. That would be an excellent resource to have on hand in print as well!!!

Thanks!

A PHP User - 04 Jul 2008

I'd like to second the request for a PDF version.

A PHP User - 04 Jul 2008

I disagree, it is better to leave it as is. Alterations to the text are easier to make in the web page, and less time intensive for the Author.

A PHP User - 04 Jul 2008

I hope this will help me to study and writing scripts using
php

A PHP User - 04 Jul 2008

I would really recommend that you put all of the text into a single document (ideally .pdf file) and make it downloadable. That would be an excellent resource to have on hand in print as well!!!

Thanks!



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