web application development

Web Application Development with PHP 4.0 - Tobias Ratschiller, Till Gerken - 2000.

If you’re new to programming, this book is not for you.You’ll find a helpful resource, however, in the following cases:
- You have already developed applications with PHP, and want to take your skills
to the next level.
- You have experience with other programming languages and want to develop
Web applications with PHP.
- You’re an expert with PHP and want to extend PHP’s feature set on your own.
You don’t need to be a PHP wizard to read this book, but you should be familiar with PHP’s syntax, or have good knowledge of programming principles.

Web Application Development with PHP 4.0.

2000.

   As Web sites and intranets become larger and more complex, static HTML files hit their limits. In the first part of Web Application Development with PHP the authors explain PHP's advanced syntax like classes, recursive functions and variables. They present software development methodologies and coding conventions which are a must-know for industry quality products as well as to help making develop faster and more productive. This part also covers many standard algorithms for tree-structures, string sorting and searching. Part Two focuses on the concept of Web Applications (as opposed to single scripts) and gives much insight into user and session management, e-commerce systems, XML applications and WDDX.
Authors: Tobias Ratschiller, Till Gerken, Zeev Suraski, Andi Gutmans