PHP Hacks - Jack Herrington

PHP Hacks - Jack Herrington  - 2005.
    Programmers love its flexibility and speed; designers love its accessibility and convenience. When it comes to creating web sites, the PHP scripting language is truly a red-hot property. In fact, PHP is currently used on more than 19 million web sites, surpassing Microsoft's ASP .NET technology in popularity. Not surprisingly, this surge in usage has resulted in a number of PHP books hitting the market. Only one, though, takes the language beyond traditional Web programming and into mapping, graphing, multimedia, and beyond: PHP Hacks.


Contents
Dedication
Credits
About the Author
Contributors
Preface
Why PHP Hacks?
How to Use This Book
How This Book Is Organized
Conventions Used in This Book
Using Code Examples
How to Contact Us
Got a Hack?
Safari Enabled
Chapter 1.  Installation and Basics
Section 1.1.  Hacks 12: Introduction
Hack 1.  Install PHP
Hack 2.  Install PEAR Modules
Chapter 2.  Web Design
Section 2.1.  Hacks 310: Introduction
Hack 3.  Create a Skinnable Interface
Hack 4.  Build a Breadcrumb Trail
Hack 5.  Create HTML Boxes
Hack 6.  Add Tabs to Your Web Interface
Hack 7.  Give Your Customers Formatting Control with XSL
Hack 8.  Build Lightweight HTML Graphs
Hack 9.  Properly Size Image Tags
Hack 10.  Send HTML Email
Chapter 3.  DHTML
Section 3.1.  Hacks 1126: Introduction
Hack 11.  Put an Interactive Spreadsheet on Your Page
Hack 12.  Create Pop-Up Hints
Hack 13.  Create Drag-and-Drop Lists
Hack 14.  Build Dynamic HTML Graphs
Hack 15.  Section Your Content with Spinners
Hack 16.  Create Drop-Down Stickies
Hack 17.  Create Dynamic Navigation Menus
Hack 18.  Obscure JavaScript Dynamically
Hack 19.  Build a DHTML Binary Clock
Hack 20.  Tame Ajax with JSON
Hack 21.  Make a DHTML Slideshow
Hack 22.  Add Vector Graphics with PHP
Hack 23.  Build a Color Selector
Hack 24.  Create Link Graphs
Hack 25.  Create an Interactive Calendar
Hack 26.  Create the Google Maps Scrolling Effect
Chapter 4.  Graphics
Section 4.1.  Hacks 2733: Introduction
Hack 27.  Create Thumbnail Images
Hack 28.  Create Beautiful Graphics with SVG
Hack 29.  Simplify Your Graphics with Objects
Hack 30.  Split One Image into Multiple Images
Hack 31.  Create Graphs with PHP
Hack 32.  Create Image Overlays
Hack 33.  Access Your iPhoto Pictures with PHP
Chapter 5.  Databases and XML
Section 5.1.  Hacks 3450: Introduction
Hack 34.  Design Better SQL Schemas
Hack 35.  Create Bulletproof Database Access
Hack 36.  Create Dynamic Database Access Objects
Hack 37.  Generate CRUD Database Code
Hack 38.  Read XML on the Cheap with Regular Expressions
Hack 39.  Export Database Schema as XML
Hack 40.  Create a Simple XML Query Handler for Database Access
Hack 41.  Generate Database SQL
Hack 42.  Generate Database Select Code
Hack 43.  Convert CSV to PHP
Hack 44.  Scrape Web Pages for Data
Hack 45.  Suck Data from Excel Uploads
Hack 46.  Load Your Database from Excel
Hack 47.  Search Microsoft Word Documents
Hack 48.  Create RTF Documents Dynamically
Hack 49.  Create Excel Spreadsheets Dynamically
Hack 50.  Create a Message Queue
Chapter 6.  Application Design
Section 6.1.  Hacks 5166: Introduction
Hack 51.  Create Modular Interfaces
Hack 52.  Support Wiki Text
Hack 53.  Turn Any Object into an Array
Hack 54.  Create XML the Right Way
Hack 55.  Fix the Double Submit Problem
Hack 56.  Create User-Customizable Reports
Hack 57.  Create a Login System
Hack 58.  Apply Security by Role
Hack 59.  Migrate to MD5 Passwords
Hack 60.  Make Usable URLs with mod_rewrite
Hack 61.  Build an Ad Redirector
Hack 62.  Add a Buy Now Button
Hack 63.  Find Out Where Your Guests Are Coming From
Hack 64.  Import Information from vCards
Hack 65.  Create vCard Files from Your Application's Data
Hack 66.  Create a Shopping Cart
Chapter 7.  Patterns
Section 7.1.  Hacks 6778: Introduction
Hack 67.  Observe Your Objects
Hack 68.  Create Objects with Abstract Factories
Hack 69.  Flexible Object Creation with Factory Methods
Hack 70.  Abstract Construction Code with a Builder
Hack 71.  Separate What from How with Strategies
Hack 72.  Link Up Two Modules with an Adapter
Hack 73.  Write Portable Code with Bridges
Hack 74.  Build Extensible Processing with Chains
Hack 75.  Break Up Big Classes with Composites
Hack 76.  Simplify APIs Using a Fa?ade
Hack 77.  Create Constant Objects with Singletons
Hack 78.  Ease Data Manipulation with Visitors
Chapter 8.  Testing
Section 8.1.  Hacks 7985: Introduction
Hack 79.  Test Your Code with Unit Tests
Hack 80.  Generate Your Unit Tests
Hack 81.  Check for Broken Links
Hack 82.  Test Your Application with Simulated Users
Hack 83.  Test Your Application with Robots
Hack 84.  Spider Your Site
Hack 85.  Generate Documentation Automatically
Chapter 9.  Alternative UIs
Section 9.1.  Hacks 8694: Introduction
Hack 86.  Create Custom Maps with MapServer
Hack 87.  Build GUI Interfaces with GTk
Hack 88.  Send RSS Feeds to Your IM Application Using Jabber
Hack 89.  IRC Your Web Application
Hack 90.  Read RSS Feeds on Your PSP
Hack 91.  Search Google by Link Graph
Hack 92.  Create a New Interface for Amazon.com
Hack 93.  Send SMS Messages from Your IM Client
Hack 94.  Generate Flash Movies on the Fly
Chapter 10.  Fun Stuff
Section 10.1.  Hacks 95100: Introduction
Hack 95.  Create Custom Google Maps
Hack 96.  Create Dynamic Playlists
Hack 97.  Create a Media Upload/Download Center
Hack 98.  Check Your Network Game with PHP
Hack 99.  Put Wikipedia on Your PSP
Hack 100.  Create a Weather Showdown