Web Development for Intermediate Programmers

This book is intended for people who wish to learn PHP and already know basic programming fundamentals (ex. you know what a variable is, and the concept of an IF statement).

This book provides a step-by-step tutorial giving instructions on how to build a database-driven web-based application using PHP and jQuery. Along the way, the author explains why specific techniques were chosen and incorporates "usability" tips.

This book is intended for those with a basic understanding of coding, however the first section of the book provides a foundation for beginners.

This book is divided into four parts:

Basic Concepts: a summary of how HTML, JavaScript, CSS, and PHP work together. Also a review of database fundamentals.
Building an App: creating database tables – and then reading/writing contents.
Ajax (using jQuery) - "advanced" coding techniques to change sections of a web page.
Other Useful Tips – several tips/tricks the author has learned.

The author shares personal best practices based on his 15+ years experience in PHP and web development.

For the more technical readers: this book covers relational databases taking a functional/procedural style coding approach (i.e. not using object-oriented).

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Part 2: Making an App (starting on page 72)
Chapter 8: Creating Tables
Chapter 9: Adding ("Inserting") Entries into a Database
Chapter 10: Viewing the Users
Chapter 11: Updating Users - Part 1
Chapter 12: Updating Users - Part 2
Chapter 13: Deleting Users
Chapter 14: Tasks - Part 1
Chapter 15: Tasks - Part 2
Chapter 16: Code Cleanup - Part 1
Chapter 17: Code Cleanup - Part 2
Chapter 18: User Validation - Client Side (JavaScript)
Chapter 19: User Validation - Server-Side (PHP)
Chapter 20: Task Validation - Client Side (JavaScript)
Chapter 21: Task Validation - Server-Side (PHP)
Chapter 22: User Sign Up
Chapter 23: User Login
Chapter 24: Remember Me
Chapter 25: User Security - Part 1
Chapter 26: User Security - Part 2

Part 3: Ajax (starting on page 235)
Chapter 27: Ajax - Introduction and Adding Tasks
Chapter 28: Viewing Tasks with Ajax
Chapter 29: Updating Individual Fields with Ajax
Chapter 30: Updating Multiple Fields with Ajax
Chapter 31: Deleting with Ajax

Part 4: Other Useful PHP Tips (starting on page 292)
Chapter 32: Security Precaution
Chapter 33: Miscellaneous PHP Tips

Web Development for Intermediate Programmers - with PHP

This book is intended for people who wish to learn PHP and already know basic programming fundamentals (ex. you know what a variable is, and the concept of an IF statement).

This book is divided into four parts:

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