"A pain-free introduction to building interactive web sites"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Orientation and first steps --
Data: working with text and numbers --
Logic: making decisions and repeating yourself --
Groups of data: working with arrays --
Groups of logic: functions and files --
Data and logic together: working with objects --
Exchanging information with users: making web forms --
Remembering information: databases --
Working with files --
Remembering users: cookies and sessions --
Talking to other websites and services --
Debugging --
Testing: ensuring your program does the right thing --
Software engineering practices you should be aware of --
Handling dates and times --
Package management --
Sending email --
Frameworks --
Command-Line PHP --
Internationalization and localization.

If you want to get started with PHP, this book is essential. Author David Sklar (PHP Cookbook) guides you through aspects of the language you need to build dynamic server-side websites.