Practical Web 2.0 Applications with PHP (Repost)

In Practical Web 2.0 Applications with PHP, PHP, MySQL, CSS, XHTML, and JavaScript/Ajax development techniques are brought together to show you how to create the hottest PHP web applications, from planning and design up to final implementation, without going over unnecessary basics that will hold you back. This book includes must–have application features such as search functionality, maps, blogs, dynamic image galleries, and personalized user areas. The Zend Framework is used extensively to build the application, allowing you to focus on developing the application rather than on reinventing the wheel.

Topics covered include application planning and design, setting up the application framework, using CSS for easier styling, adding dynamic effects the easy way using JavaScript libraries such as Prototype and script.aculo.us, and implementing several must–have web application features such as user login, blogs, dynamic image galleries, search functionality, mapping with Google Maps, and much more. Zervaas covers everything in a practical, tutorial style so you can start working on your own projects as quickly as possible.

What you’ll learn
How to set up the perfect PHP/MySQL application development environment
How to implement basic user management functionality
How to use many of the components from the Zend Framework
How to effectively make use of the Prototype and script.aculo.us JavaScript libraries, including many examples of developing custom JavaScript classes
How to create standards–compliant and accessible HTML code and effectively style it using CSS
How to create a basic blog system and enhance it with Ajax
How to add personalized user areas to your web application
How to create a dynamic image gallery
How to add search functionality to your application
How to use the Google Maps API to add maps to your application
How to implement popular Web 2.0 features, such as microformats, tags, and web feeds