The PHP Anthology is a complete reference guide for any PHP developer - a hobby or professional - to help you write better, faster and more secure code that solves common problems. The first book in The PHP Anthology will show you how to: - Write the code truly portable -? Working with PHP's Object Oriented Programming (OOP) features, without a computer science degree - Utilize MySQL's little-known "FULLTEXT" search facility, repairing MySQL tables, backup your database and prevent SQL injection attacks? - Downloading files over the network using PHP's FTP feature, create zip archives, and gain access to the local file system? - Validate and filter user submitted content, and avoid cross-site scripting hacks - Learning how to produce professional charts and graphs, and create thumbnails and watermarked image - Send email using PHP, including HTML emails with attachments and embedded images - Creating search engine friendly URLs for your site can get spidered - Create a professional error handling routines