In just a short time, you can learn how to use Ajax, JavaScript, and PHP to create interactive interfaces to your web applications by combining these powerful technologies. No previous Ajax programming experience is required. Using a straightforward, step-by-step approach, each lesson in this book builds on the previous ones, enabling you to learn the essentials of Ajax programming with JavaScript, PHP, and related technologies from the ground up. Regardless of whether you run Linux, Windows, or Mac OS X, the enclosed CD includes a complete Ajax programming starter kit that gives you all the programming tools, reference information, JavaScript libraries, and server software you need to set up a stable environment for learning, testing, and production. Learn how to! * Build better, more interactive interfaces for your web applications * Make JavaScript, HTML, XML, and PHP work together to create Ajax effects * Compile an Ajax application * Create and consume web services with SOAP and REST * Avoid common errors and troubleshoot programs * Use popular Ajax libraries to speed up and improve common programming tasks On the CD * XAMPP for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux--an easy-to-install package to set up a PHP- and MySQL-enabled Apache server on your computer * The jEdit programming editor for Windows, Mac, and Linux * Prototype, Scriptaculous, Rico, and XOAD--popular JavaScript libraries for creating Ajax applications and effects * A complete Ajax, HTML, XML, and PHP tutorial reference library in searchable PDF format * Source code for the examples in the book Phil Ballard is a software engineering consultant and developer specializing in website and intranet design and development for an international portfolio of clients. He has an honors degree from the University of Leeds, England, and has worked for several years in commercial and managerial roles in the high technology sector. Michael Moncur is a freelance webmaster and author. He runs a network of websites and has written several bestselling books about web development, networking, certification programs, and databases. Category: Web Development Covers: Ajax, JavaScript and PHP User Level: Beginning--Intermediate $39.99 USA / $43.99 CAN / GBP25.99 Net UK
| ISBN | 0672329654 | | Pages | 384 | | ISBN13 | 9780672329654
(What's this?) | | Volumes | 1 | | Publisher | Pearson Education (US) | | Weight (grammes) | 736 | | Imprint | Sams Publishing | | Published in | Indianapolis | | Format | Multimedia Item | | Series title | Sams Teach Yourself | | Publication date | 02 Jul 2008 | | Height (mm) | 232 | | Library of Congress | 2008022476 | | Width (mm) | 178 | | DEWEY | 006.76 | | Spine width (mm) | 26 | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | | Academic level | Tertiary education |
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| Pt. I | | Web Basics Refresher | | |
| 1 | | Workings of the Web | | |
| 2 | | Writing and Styling Pages in HTML and CSS | | |
| 3 | | Anatomy of an Ajax Application | | |
| Pt. II | | Introducing Web Scripting with JavaScript | | |
| 4 | | Creating Simple Scripts in JavaScript | | |
| 5 | | Working with the Document Object Model (DOM) | | |
| 6 | | Using Variables, Strings, and Arrays | | |
| 7 | | Using Functions and Objects | | |
| 8 | | Controlling Flow with Conditions and Loops | | |
| 9 | | Using Built-In Functions and Libraries | | |
| Pt. III | | Introducing Ajax | | |
| 10 | | The Heart of Ajax - the XMLHTTPRequest Object | | |
| 11 | | Talking with the Server | | |
| 12 | | Using the Returned Data | | |
| 13 | | Our First Ajax Application | | |
| Pt. IV | | Server-side Scripting with PHP | | |
| 14 | | Getting to Know PHP | | |
| 15 | | Variables | | |
| 16 | | Flow Control | | |
| 17 | | Functions | | |
| 18 | | Using Classes | | |
| Pt. V | | More Complex Ajax Technologies | | |
| 19 | | Returning Data as Text | | |
| 20 | | AHAH - Asynchronous HTML and HTTP | | |
| 21 | | Returning Data as XML | | |
| 22 | | Web Services and the REST and SOAP Protocols | | |
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