Practical Web 2.0 Applications with PHP

1. Front Matter

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2. Application Planning and Design

   Pages 1-8

3. Setting Up the Application Framework

   Pages 9-44

4. User Authentication, Authorization, and Management

   Pages 45-72

5. User Registration, Login, and Logout

   Pages 73-121

6. Introduction to Prototype and Scriptaculous

   Pages 123-169

7. Styling the Web Application

   Pages 171-217

8. Building the Blogging System

   Pages 219-263

9. Extending the Blog Manager

   Pages 265-296

10. Personalized User Areas

    Pages 297-333

11. Implementing Web 2.0 Features

    Pages 335-369

12. A Dynamic Image Gallery

    Pages 371-425

13. Implementing Site Search

    Pages 427-467

14. Integrating Google Maps

    Pages 469-517

15. Deployment and Maintenance

    Pages 519-545

16. Back Matter

    Pages 547-570

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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 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 must–have 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 must–have 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 cutting–edge PHP/MySQL web applications
• Implement must–have functionality such as blogs, maps, search functionality, and dynamic image galleries
• Master styling with CSS and dynamic effects using Ajax/JavaScript libraries

• Ajax
• CSS
• JavaScript
• MySQL
• PHP
• SQL
• XHTML
• Zend
• framework

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.

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