Find real-world solutions to PHP programming problems Simplify and shorten the PHP application development cycle using the in-depth information contained in this hands-on guide. PHP Programming Solutions clearly lays out more than 250 programming challenges alongside practical solutions, functioning code, detailed explanations, and usage tips. Inside, you'll learn to manipulate strings and arrays, work with HTML and Web pages, accept and validate user input, parse XML code, and resolve programming problems using PEAR and PECL widgets and extensions. Plus, you'll get detailed coverage of PHP security issues, SQL database interaction, debugging techniques, and error processing.Work with numbers, strings, dates, times, files, and directoriesBuild complex data structures using PHP's array manipulation APIUse functions and classes to build modular, reusable code Create, update, and cache HTML documents and Web contentObtain and process user input submitted via online formsProtect, log, and debug PHP script actionsAuthenticate and track users with sessions and cookiesTraverse, validate, and transform XML documentsStore and retrieve data from MySQL, PostgreSQL, and Oracle databasesInterface with different server types, network protocols, and file formatsPerform efficient exception handling and error processing