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the author, contact:
Kathryn Barrett (707) 827-7094 or kathrynb@oreilly.com
Stretch Your Apps to See How Far PHP Can Take You
O'Reilly Releases "PHP Hacks"
Sebastopol, CA--Programmers love its flexibility and speed; designers love
its accessibility and convenience. When it comes to creating web sites,
the PHP scripting language is hot. And it shows: PHP is currently used on
more than nineteen million web sites, surpassing even Microsoft's ASP.NET
technology in popularity.
As PHP matures, it steadily advances towards more enterprise level
applications.Hence, the skill set required of those working with PHP
becomes more sophisticated.
"PHP looks pretty simple on the surface but that hides a very powerful
system," says Jack Herrington, author of the new "PHP Hacks" (O'Reilly, US
$29.95). "PHP has a reputation for being a 'hacky' language, and that is
in some ways deserved, but it's not indicative of what can be done with
PHP. In this book, I wanted to stretch PHP in a bunch of different
directions to show just how far you can go."
Herrington's new book shows PHP developers how to take their PHP
applications to a higher level of sophistication and style. PHP's
popularity has spawned dozens of PHP books, but "PHP Hacks" is the only
book on the market that takes the language beyond traditional web
programming and into mapping, graphing, and multimedia. From adding new
front-facing features like graphing, flash, instant messenger, and email
access to back-end hacks that show how to create PHP applications that are
easy to maintain and extend, "PHP Hacks" delivers hands-on tools for
enhancing PHP applications.
"This is more than an entry-level PHP book," says Herrington. "This isn't
about learning the syntax. It's about taking your PHP application and
skill set to the next level."
"PHP Hacks" is a collection of 100 individual hacks; you don't need to
wade through pages of theory and lead-in; the Hacks books are designed for
dipping--go straight to the hack you need. The hacks include tips,
warnings, and expertly written code.
The author carefully selected the hacks every PHP developer needs and some
they probably haven't even thought of. For example, code generation--a
technique for automatically writing code for an application from a
business level specification-- can reduce the time to write web
applications by up to sixty percent. It's covered at a practical level in
several hacks in the book. With these hacks at hand, developers will
improve their database design, automate application testing, and employ
design patterns in their PHP scripts and classes.
But once they've developed all the robust, practical applications on their
to-do lists, PHP developers will want to play, and Herrington has a rich
offering of nifty techniques. Readers will see how to upgrade their web
interfaces with tabs, stickies, pop ups, and calendars. Then, they'll
learn to integrate web sites with Google maps and satellite imaging, to
dynamically display iPhoto libraries online. They'll add IRC, SMS, and
instant messaging capabilities to web applications. And going further,
Herrington shows how to render graphics and user interfaces with SVG,
DHTML, and Ajax, and even how to drop the latest Wikipedia dictionary onto
a Sony PSP.
Additional Resources:
Several sample hacks including, "Access Your iPhoto Pictures with PHP,"
"Create Excel Spreadsheets Dynamically," and "Create Custom Google Maps,"
are available online at:
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/phphks/chapter/index.html
For more information about the book, including table of contents, index,
author bio, and samples, see:
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/phphks/index.html
For a cover graphic in JPEG format, go to:
ftp://ftp.ora.com/pub/graphics/book_covers/hi-res/0596101392.jpg
PHP Hacks
Jack Herrington
ISBN: 0-596-10139-2, 443 pages, $29.95 US, $41.95 CA
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