Want to assert yourself as a cutting-edge PHP web developer? Take a practical approach, learning by example from author Quentin Zervaas, and discover how to bring together the many technologies needed to create a successful, modern web application. In Practical PHP Web 2.0 Applications, 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.

Contents at a Glance:

■CHAPTER 1 Application Planning and Design 

■CHAPTER 2 Setting Up the Application Framework 

■CHAPTER 3 User Authentication, Authorization, and Management 

■CHAPTER 4 User Registration, Login, and Logout 

■CHAPTER 5 Introduction to Prototype and Scriptaculous 

■CHAPTER 6 Styling the Web Application 

■CHAPTER 7 Building the Blogging System 

■CHAPTER 8 Extending the Blog Manager 

■CHAPTER 9 Personalized User Areas

■CHAPTER 10 Implementing Web 2.0 Features 

■CHAPTER 11 A Dynamic Image Gallery 

■CHAPTER 12 Implementing Site Search 

■CHAPTER 13 Integrating Google Maps 

■CHAPTER 14 Deployment and Maintenance