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Zend - PHP 5.5 Certification Study Guide

(200-550) / ISBN : 978-1-61691-215-4

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The Zend PHP 5.5 is a standalone certification from Zend with the exam code 200-550. The goal of the Zend Certification program is to allow PHP professionals to attain the "Zend Certified Engineer" designation. Zend 200-550 exam provides a measure of technical distinction that employers use to evaluate prospective employees.

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Introducing PHP

What Is PHP?
Why Use PHP?
The Evolution of PHP
What's New in PHP 5.5
Summary

Your First PHP Script

Installing PHP
Other Ways to Run PHP
Creating Your First Script
Summary
Exercise
Exercise Solution

PHP Language Basics

Using Variables in PHP
Understanding Data Types
Operators and Expressions
Constants
Summary
Exercise
Exercise Solution

Decisions and Loops

Making Decisions
Doing Repetitive Tasks with Looping
Mixing Decisions and Looping with HTML
Summary
Exercise
Exercise Solution

Strings

Creating and Accessing Strings
Searching Strings
Replacing Text within Strings
Dealing with Upper- and Lowercase
Formatting Strings
Summary
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Exercise Solution

Arrays

The Anatomy of an Array
Creating Arrays
Accessing Array Elements
Looping Through Arrays with foreach
Working with Multidimensional Arrays
Manipulating Arrays, SPL
Summary
Exercise
Exercise Solution

Functions

What Is a Function?
Why Functions Are Useful
Calling Functions
Working with Variable Functions
Writing Your Own Functions
Working with References
Writing Recursive Functions
Summary
Exercise
Exercise Solution

Objects

What Is Object-Oriented Programming?
Advantages of OOP
Understanding Basic OOP Concepts
Creating Classes and Objects in PHP
Creating and Using Properties
Working with Methods
Object Overloading with __get(), __set(), and __call()
Using Inheritance to Extend the Power of Objects
Constructors and Destructors
Automatically Loading Class Files
Storing Objects as Strings
Determining an Object's Class, Reflection
Summary
Exercise
Exercise Solution

Handling HTML Forms with PHP

How HTML Forms Work
Capturing Form Data with PHP
Dealing with Multi-Value Fields
Generating Web Forms with PHP
Storing PHP Variables in Forms
Creating File Upload Forms
Redirecting after a Form Submission
Summary
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Exercise Solution

Preserving State With Query Strings, Cookies, and Sessions

Saving State with Query Strings
Working with Cookies
Using PHP Sessions to Store Data
Summary
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Exercise Solution

Working with Files and Directories

Understanding Files and Directories
Getting Information on Files
Opening and Closing Files
Reading and Writing to Files
Working with File Permissions
Copying, Renaming, and Deleting Files
Working with Directories
Building a Text Editor
Summary
Exercise
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Introducing Databases and SQL

Deciding How to Store Data
Understanding Relational Databases
Setting Up MySQL
A Quick Play with MySQL
Connecting to MySQL from PHP, PDO
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Retrieving Data from MySQL with PHP

Setting Up the Book Club Database
Retrieving Data with SELECT
Creating a Member Record Viewer
Summary
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Manipulating MySQL Data with PHP

Inserting Records
Updating Records
Deleting Records
Building a Member Registration Application
Creating a Members' Area
Creating a Member Manager Application
Summary
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Exercise Solution

Making Your Job Easier with PEAR

Installing PEAR Packages
Using a PEAR Package
Creating HTML Tables with the HTML_Table Package
Web Forms the Easy Way with HTML_QuickForm
Summary
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Exercise Solution

PHP and the Outside World

Working with Dates and Times
Working with HTTP
Getting Information from the Web Server
Sending Email
Summary
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Generating Images with PHP

Basics of Computer Graphics
Creating Images
Manipulating Images
Using Text in Images
Summary
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Exercise Solution

String Matching with Regular Expressions

Regular Expression
Pattern Matching in PHP
Exploring Regular Expression Syntax
Finding Multiple Matches with preg_match_all()
Searching Arrays with preg_grep()
Replacing Text
Altering Matching Behavior with Pattern Modifiers
Splitting a String with a Regular Expression
Summary
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Working with XML

XML
XML Document Structure
Reading XML Documents with PHP
Writing and Manipulating XML Documents with PHP
Doing XML the Easy Way with SimpleXML
Working with XSL and XSLT
Summary
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Writing High-Quality Code

Writing Modular Code
Using Coding Standards for Consistency
Documenting Your Code
Checking Input and Encoding Output
Handling Errors
Separating Application Logic from Presentation Logic
Automated Code Testing with PHPUnit
Security
Configuration and Session Security
Cross-Site Scripting and Cross-Site Request Forgeries
SQL Injection, Remote Code Injection
Email Injection, Filter Input, Escape Output
Secure file uploads, Data storage, SSL
Summary
Exercise
Exercise Solution

Appendix A: Configuring PHP

About php.ini
php.ini Options
Language Options
Miscellaneous
Resource Limits
Error Handling and Logging
Data Handling
Paths and Directories
File Uploads
Fopen Wrappers
Dynamic Extensions
Module Settings

Appendix B: Alternatives to MySQL

SQLite
PostgreSQL
dbm-Style Databases
Oracle
ODBC
Other Databases Supported by PHP

Appendix C: Using PHP from the Command Line

Running Command-Line PHP Scripts
Passing Arguments to Command-Line Scripts
Creating Interactive Scripts
Scheduling PHP Command-Line Scripts
Useful Command-Line Options
Wrapping Up

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