Professional Lamp Linux, Apache, Mysql, & Php 5 Web Dev.

This book is designed to provide a comprehensive guide and resource for the LAMP web development tools (Linux, Apache Web server, MySQL database structure and PHP). This book will help the LAMP professional take his/her skills to the next level with in-depth discussions of OOP, extensions of PHP such as PEAR, GD, XML, and CURL, improving site security, and advanced tools available to the coder. This book will also assist those proficient in other languages such as Java, C++, Perl and ASP, in converting to the LAMP environment. This book is based on PHP 5.0 and the most updated versions of Apache and MySQL. All code is XHTML-CSS compliant.



Table of contents :
Acknowledgments
Introduction
· What’s New in PHP5?
· PHP5 OOP
· More Obscure PHP
· Advanced MySQL
· PHP Configuration
· Apache Tricks
· Site Security
· PEAR and PECL
· Code Efficiency
· PHP Extensions
· AJAX
· Caching Engines
· Content Management Systems
Appendix A: Language Translation.
Appendix B: Alternative Tools.
Index


Market Description :
· This book is written for the intermediate to advanced LAMP professional.

· Those proficient in other computer languages such as Java, C++, Perl and ASP will also be able to use this book, as an in-depth section on migrating to the LAMP environment is provided.

About Author :
Jason “goldbug” Gerner is a Web application developer working for Cincinnati Bell Technology Solutions. An open-source advocate, he uses PHP, MySQL, and PostgreSQL extensively. He's a moderator and frequent contributor to PHPBuilder.com.

Morgan “Weedpacket” Owens is a freelance web developer / web-based application programmer primarily using PHP and PostgreSQL. He's a moderator and contributor to PHPBuilder.com.

Elizabeth Naramore is currently a moderator for PHPBuilder. She develops websites with her main focus in e-commerce and running www.giftsforengineers.com.