Advanced PHP Programming

By Richard J. Simon, Brian C. Barnes, Michael Gouker, et al.

Book Overview

Over the past three years PHP has evolved from being a niche language used to add dynamic functionality to small sites to a powerful tool making strong inroads into large-scale, business-critical Web systems. The rapid maturation of PHP has created a skeptical population of users from more traditional enterprise languages who question the readiness and ability of PHP to scale, as well as a large population of PHP developers without formal computer science backgrounds who have learned through the hands-on experimentation while developing small and midsize applications in PHP. While there are many books on learning PHP and developing small applications with it, there is a serious lack of information on scaling PHP for large-scale, business-critical systems. Schlossnagle's Advanced PHP Programming fills that void, demonstrating that PHP is ready for enterprise Web applications by showing the reader how to develop PHP-based applications for maximum performance, stability, and extensibility.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0672325616
• ISBN13: 9780672325618
• Release Date: February 2004
• Publisher: Sams Publishing
• Length: 672 Pages
• Weight: 2.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 7.0" x 8.9"