This practical book for PHP/Oracle developers is built around well explained, easy-to-follow example code to build robust, efficient, secure solutions covering popular current topics on using PHP with Oracle. Assuming no special skill level, experienced author Yuli Vasiliev shows how to install and configure PHP and Oracle; connect PHP to Oracle; move application business logic to Oracle; build transactional applications; use security features; improve performance with caching; employ XML features; implement SOAP web services; build Ajax-driven PHP/Oracle solutions. Building and deploying PHP applications on Oracle Database combines the power and robustness of Oracle with the easy, rapid development of open-source PHP to achieve high-performance, scalable, reliable data-driven web applications with minimal effort. Unlike some other databases, Oracle allows building the key business logic of PHP applications inside the database, moving data processing from web server to database server.

Through numerous examples, this book shows you how to build simple and efficient PHP applications on top of Oracle, efficiently distributing data processing between the Web/PHP server and Oracle Database server. Although this book covers only the most popular and up-to-date topic areas on the use of PHP in conjunction with Oracle, the author does not make any assumption about the skill level of the reader. Packed with information in an easy-to-read format, the book is ideal for any PHP developer who deals with Oracle.

* This best-selling title has comprehensive discussions about PHP 5, MySQL 5, and how these two popular open source technologies work together to create powerful websites. * Updated to reflect the new features found in MySQL’s most significant release to date. Readers are introduced to advanced database features like triggers, stored procedures, and views. They learn how to integrate these new capabilities into their PHP-driven web applications. The book also discusses PHP’s new MySQL extension, mysqli, which is required for MySQL versions 4.1 and higher. * Packed with hundreds of practical examples covering all aspects of web development, including forms management, templating, database integration, Web services, security, and session handling.

Introduces techniques for building applications that integrate large databases with web interfaces. Using a three-tier architecture, the book focuses on the middle tier and the application logic that brings together the fundamentally different client and database tiers. The authors explain the principles behind searching, browsing, storing user data, validating user input, managing user transactions, and security. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.

"Introduction. 1. Pt. I. Getting Started. 3. 1. Getting Started. 5. 2. Setting Up PHP. 15. 3. PHP Basics. 43. 4. Object-Oriented PHP. 121. Pt. II. Getting Started with PostgreSQL. 137. 5. Relational and Object-Relational Database Concepts. 139. 6. Installing PostgreSQL. 149. 7. Basic SQL. 177. 8. Advanced SQL. 225. 9. Embedded Languages. 307. 10. PostgreSQL Administration. 349. Pt. III. PHP/PostgreSQL Interaction. 379. 11. Writing Database-Driven Applications. 381. 12. Working with BLOBs. 405. 13. Working with Persistent Database Connections. 423. Pt. IV. Advanced Technologies. 433. 14. Managing Regular Expressions. 435. 15. Session Management. 463. 16. Working with Dynamic Documents, Images, and Movies. 475. 17. Working with Dates and Time. 521. 18. Tuning. 551. 19. XML. 573. 20. Security Issues. 585. Pt. V. Practical Examples. 597. 21. Web Applications. 599. 22. Extending PostgreSQL. 669. 23. High-Availability Systems. 695. Pt. VI. Migration. 709. 24. Migration. 711. . Index. 721.

Focusing on tried and true best practice techniques in cross-technology based Oracle embedded programming, this book provides authoritative guidance for improving your code compilation and execution. Geared towards IT professionals developing Oracle-based Web-enabled applications in PL/SQL, Java, C, C++, .NET, Perl, and PHP, it covers application d

The accompanying CD-ROM contains all source code from the book, including three complete applications.