PHP and XML Integration Applications

Author: Hao Jianguo
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Publish Date: 2002-01-01
Features: This book is designed as a teaching material for readers to learn PHP programming, the XML meta-language, and their combined application. It can also serve as a reference manual for PHP and XML development. The book first introduces the setup of the PHP development environment, the syntax rules of the PHP language, data types, functions, etc., and provides detailed examples of various PHP applications, as well as how to integrate them with various databases for development. Then, it introduces the basics of XML in the context of PHP applications, including XML syntax rules, Document Type Definitions (DTDs), entities, PHP processing instructions, etc. Finally, it covers the classes and functions in PHP related to XML, along with examples demonstrating how to use PHP processing instructions to add dynamic content to XML documents and how to analyze XML documents within PHP programs. This book is suitable for intermediate and advanced technical personnel working in computer networking, as well as upper-level undergraduate or graduate students in computer science and electronic engineering programs as a textbook for XML and PHP.