The PEAR Installer maintainer shows you the power of this code management and deployment system to revolutionize your PHP application development

This comprehensive tutorial and reference covers all the basics of PHP 5, a popular open source Web scripting language, and MySQL 4.012, the most popular open source database engine Explores why users need PHP and MySQL, how to get started, how to add PHP to HTML, and how to connect HTML Web pages to MySQL Offers an extensive tutorial for developing applications with PHP and MySQL Includes coverage of how to install, administer, and design MySQL databases independently of PHP; exception and error handling; debugging techniques; PostgreSQL database system; and PEAR database functions The authors provide unique case studies of how and where to use PHP drawn from their own extensive Web experience

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A page-turning novel that is also an exploration of the great philosophical concepts of Western thought, Jostein Gaarder's Sophie's World has fired the imagination of readers all over the world, with more than twenty million copies in print. One day fourteen-year-old Sophie Amundsen comes home from school to find in her mailbox two notes, with one question on each: "Who are you?" and "Where does the world come from?" From that irresistible beginning, Sophie becomes obsessed with questions that take her far beyond what she knows of her Norwegian village. Through those letters, she enrolls in a kind of correspondence course, covering Socrates to Sartre, with a mysterious philosopher, while receiving letters addressed to another girl. Who is Hilde? And why does her mail keep turning up? To unravel this riddle, Sophie must use the philosophy she is learning—but the truth turns out to be far more complicated than she could have imagined.

Create applications for all major smartphone platforms Creating applications for the myriad versions and varieties of mobile phone platforms on the market can be daunting to even the most seasoned developer. This authoritative guide is written in such as way that it takes your existing skills and experience and uses that background as a solid foundation for developing applications that cross over between platforms, thereby freeing you from having to learn a new platform from scratch each time. Concise explanations walk you through the tools and patterns for developing for all the mobile platforms while detailed steps walk you through setting up your development environment for each platform. Covers all the major options from native development to web application development Discusses major third party platform development acceleration tools, such as Appcelerator and PhoneGap Zeroes in on topics such as developing applications for Android, IOS, Windows Phone 7, and Blackberry Professional Mobile Cross Platform Development shows you how to best exploit the growth in mobile platforms, with a minimum of hassle.

Essay Collection covering the point where software, law and social justice meet.

Since its emergence back in 2003, WordPress has evolved from a humble blogging platform to a sophisticated CMS which today powers the websites of some of the world’s largest companies. However, with security flaws making the news every once in a while, many may still see WordPress as a risk not worth taking. But what is crucial in order to maintain a WordPress site that is both secure and efficient? In this eBook we’ve compiled valuable advice from seasoned WordPress pros and web security experts to help you avoid the most common security pitfalls. You’ll learn how to patch potential loopholes to prepare your site against hacks, but also how to swiftly put up a recovery plan in case the worst case scenario of an attack should take place. The second part of this eBook focuses on practical tips to make your site as efficient as possible, and for those who haven’t jumped on the bandwagon yet, our authors also provide a bulletproof guide on how to migrate an existing website to WordPress. This eBook is all about the big and small pitfalls that working with WordPress might possibly bring along. Learn how to overcome them so that you can tap WordPress’ great potential to its fullest. TABLE OF CONTENTS: - WordPress Security: What You Need To Do To Keep Your Website Safe - Proper WordPress Filesystem Permissions And Ownerships - Are You Prepared Against A Hack? - The Ultimate Guide To Choosing A WordPress Host - WordPress Performance Improvements That Can Go Wrong - Better Dependency Management In Team-Based WordPress Projects With Composer - Migrating A Website To WordPress Is Easier Than You Think