Product Description

Ajax breathes new life into web applications by transparently communicating and manipulating data in conjunction with a server-based technology. Of all the server-based technologies capable of working in conjunction with Ajax, perhaps none are more suitable than PHP, the world’s most popular scripting language.

Beginning Ajax with PHP: From Novice to Professional is the first book to introduce how these two popular technologies can work together to create next-generation applications. Author Lee Babin covers what you commonly encounter in daily web application development tasks, and shows you how to build PHP/Ajax-enabled solutions for forms validation, file upload monitoring, database-driven information display and manipulation, web services, Google Maps integration, and more.

You’ll also be introduced to other key topics like conquering cross-platform issues, countering potential security holes, and testing and debugging JavaScript with efficiency. All examples are based on real-world scenarios, so you’ll be able to apply what you learn to your own development situations.

Table of Contents

1. Introducing Ajax
2. Ajax Basics
3. PHP and Ajax
4. Database-Driven Ajax
5. Forms
6. Images
7. A Real-World Ajax Application
8. Ergonomic Display
9. Web Services
10. Spatially Enabled Web Applications
11. Cross-Browser Issues
12. Security
13. Testing and Debugging
14. The DOM

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #484258 in Books
• Published on: 2006-10-20
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: .67" h x 7.02" w x 9.18" l, 1.11 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 252 pages

About the Author
Lee Babin is a programmer based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada,
where he serves as the Chief Programmer for an innovative development firm
duly named The Code Shoppe. He has been developing complex web driven
applications since his graduation from DeVry University in early 2002 and
has since worked on over 50 custom websites and online applications.

Lee is married to a beautiful woman by the name of Dianne, who supports him
in his rather full yet rewarding work schedule. He enjoys video games,
working out, martial arts, and traveling, and can usually be found working
online on one of his many fun web projects at any given time.

While Lee has experience in a multitude of web programming languages, his
preference has always been PHP. With the release of PHP 5, many of his
wishes have been fulfilled.