{"product_id":"upgrading-to-php-5-paperback","title":"Upgrading to PHP 5 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAdam Trachtenberg\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you're using PHP 4, then chances are good that an upgrade to PHP 5 is in your future. The more you've heard about the exciting new features in PHP 5, the sooner that upgrade is probably going to be. Although an in-depth, soup-to-nuts reference guide to the language is good to have on hand, it's not the book an experienced PHP programmer needs to get started with the latest release. What you need is a lean and focused guide that answers your most pressing questions: what's new with the technology, what's different, and how do I make the best use of it? In other words, you need a copy of \u003ci\u003eUpgrading to PHP 5\u003c\/i\u003e. This book is targeted toward PHP developers who are already familiar with PHP 4. Rather than serve as a definitive guide to the entire language, the book zeroes in on PHP 5's new features, and covers these features definitively. You'll find a concise appraisal of the differences between PHP 4 and PHP 5, a detailed look at what's new in this latest version, and you'll see how PHP 5 improves on PHP 4 code. See PHP 4 and PHP 5 code side-by-side, to learn how the new features make it easier to solve common PHP problems. Each new feature is shown in code, helping you understand why it's there, when to use it, and how it's better than PHP 4. Short, sample programs are included throughout the book. Topics covered in \u003ci\u003eUpgrading to PHP 5\u003c\/i\u003e include: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe new set of robust object-oriented programming features\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn improved MySQL extension, supporting MySQL 4.1, prepared statements, and bound parameters\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCompletely rewritten support for XML: DOM, XSLT, SAX, and SimpleXML\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEasy web services with SOAP\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSQLite, an embedded database library bundled with PHP 5\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCleaner error handling with exceptions\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOther new language features, such as iterators, streams, and more.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003ci\u003eUpgrading to PHP 5\u003c\/i\u003e won't make you wade through information you've covered before. Written by Adam Trachtenberg, coauthor of the popular \u003ci\u003ePHP Cookbook\u003c\/i\u003e, this book will take you straight into the heart of all that's new in PHP 5. By the time you've finished, you'll know PHP 5 in practice as well as in theory.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 327\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 x 9.1 x 6.42 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 24, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43157164490815,"sku":"9780596006365","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/OWTnchcftn9780596006365.webp?v=1776978664","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/upgrading-to-php-5-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}