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. Working with numbers, strings, dates, times, files, and directoriesBuild complex data structures using PHP array manipulation APIUse functions and classes to build modular, reusable code Create, update, and cache HTML documents and Web contentObtain and user input delivered through an online process formsProtect, logs, and debug PHP scripts 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