PHP is a server-side one of the most popular, an HTML-embedded scripting language on the Web. PHP popularity and easy-to-learn appeal has spawned a new generation of programmers, those who are only familiar with and only use PHP. Filled with fifteen chapters step-by-step content and written by best-selling author and PHP programmer, Larry Ullman, this guide teaches specific topics in direct, focused segments, shows how PHP is used in real world applications, features popular and most- asked-about scripts, and details of these technologies will become more important in the future.