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Multi-Tier Application Programming with PHP - Practical Guide for Architects and Programmers
of: David Wall
Elsevier Trade Monographs, 2004
ISBN: 9780080537153 , 278 Pages
Format: PDF, ePUB, Read online
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Multi-Tier Application Programming with PHP - Practical Guide for Architects and Programmers
Front Cover
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Multi-Tier Application Programming with PHP: Practical Guide for Architects and Programmers
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Copyright Page
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Contents
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Preface
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Chapter 1. Introduction
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1.1 Defining Multi-Tier Software Design
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1.2 Advantages of a Multi-Tier System
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1.3 Disadvantages of a Multi-Tier System
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1.4 Questions and Exercises
32
Chapter 2. Principles of Object Orientation in PHP
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2.1 Creating Classes
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2.2 Using a Class
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2.3 More Advanced Aspects of PHP Object Orientation
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2.4 Questions and Exercises
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Chapter 3. HTTP in PHP
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3.1 Understanding HTTP
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3.2 Working with HTTP in PHP
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3.3 Cookies
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3.4 Sessions
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3.5 Questions and Exercises
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Chapter 4. Simple Object Access Protocol Under PHP
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4.1 Understanding SOAP
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4.2 Implementing SOAP in PHP
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4.3 Questions and Exercises
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Chapter 5. Designing and Implementing a Multi-Tier Application in PHP
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5.1 Examining the Problem
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5.2 The Database Layer
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5.3 The Accessor Layer
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5.4 The Business Logic Layer
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5.5 The Presentation Layer
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5.6 Questions and Exercises
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Chapter 6. The Persistence Layer
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6.1 Choosing a Persistent Storage Mechanism
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6.2 Designing the Database
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6.3 Understanding Table Relationships and Normalization
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6.4 Deciding on a Table Schema
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6.5 Translating the Schema into SQL
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6.6 Populating the Tables
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6.7 Questions and Exercises
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Chapter 7. The Accessor Layer
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7.1 Extracting Data From the Database
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7.2 Adding Data to the Database
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7.3 Modifying Data in the Database
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7.4 Deleting Data from the Database
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7.5 Questions and Exercises
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Chapter 8. Business Logic
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8.1 Inserting, Updating, and Deleting
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8.2 Reporting
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8.3 Questions and Exercises
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Chapter 9. The Presentation Layer
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9.1 Frameworks and Resources
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9.2 Viewing and Adding—Everything but Transactions
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9.3 Editing—Everything but Transactions
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9.4 Transactions
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9.5 Questions and Exercises
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Chapter 10. The Elsewhere Layer
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10.1 Means of Grabbing Online Information
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10.2 Choosing a Web Service
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10.3 Making Use of the Web Service
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10.4 Questions and Exercises
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Afterword
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Index
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