Free Book - PHP Tutorials

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Web site URL: http://www.herongyang.com/php/
Description: This free PHP tutorial book is a collection of notes and sample codes written by the author while he was learning PHP himself. It can be used as a tutorial guide for beginners or a reference book for experienced developers. Topics include array, CGI, CLI, cookie, database, directory, download, file, GB2312, header lines, HTTP, IIS, image, language, localization, mail, MySQL, non ASCII, output buffer, PHP, redirect, request, session, SMTP, SOAP, SOAP Extension, SQL, Unicode, WSDL. Key sections: What Is PHP? - PHP Syntax - Data Types and Variables - Operations and Expressions - Flow Control Statements - Sending Emails - HTTP Request Variables - Sessions - Using MySQL with PHP - Directory Functions - File System Functions - Image Functions - - PHP Implementations of SOAP - Installing SOAP Library on Windows - What Is PHP SOAP Extension? - First Example with SOAP - Dumping Debugging Information - Whis Is WSDL? - Using SOAP Extension in non-WDSL Mode - First SOAP Server Application - SOAP 1.2 Server Application - What Are Cookies - Temporary and Permanent Cookies - HTTP Response Header Lines - Downloading Files - Redirecting Browser to a Different URL - What Is Localization / Internationalization? - Character Traveling Paths - Non ASCII Characters in HTML documents - Non ASCII Characters as String Literals - Receiving Non ASCII Characters from Input Forms - Managing Non ASCII Character Strings