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Preface

1. Introduction
Why PHP 5?
What's New in PHP 5?
Installing and Configuring PHP 5

2. Object-Oriented Programming
What Is Object-Oriented Programming?
Memory Management
Basic Classes
Class Intermediates
Inheritance
Magical Methods

3. MySQL
Installing and Configuring
Procedural Interface
Before and After: Connecting to the Database Server
Object-Oriented Interface
Before and After: Querying and Retrieving Data with Prepared Statements
Before and After: Subselects
Transactions
Before and After: Making Multiple Queries
Securing Connections with SSL
Porting Code and Migrating Databases

4. SQLite
SQLite Basics
Alternate SQLite Result Types
Object-Oriented Interface
Indexes, Error Handling, and In-Memory Tables
Transactions
User-Defined Functions

5. XML
XML Extensions in PHP 5
Installing XML and XSLT Support
DOM
SimpleXML
Converting Between SimpleXML and DOM Objects
Before and After: Reading XML into a Tree
Before and After: Searching XML with XPath
Reading XML as Events with SAX
Before and After: Creating New XML Documents
Before and After: Transforming XML with XSLT
Validating Against a Schema

6. Iterators and SPL
Before and After: Using Iterators
Implementing the Iterator Interface
MySQL Query Iterator
Chaining Iterators
SimpleXML Iterator
Before and After: Recursive Directory Iteration
Implementing the RecursiveIterator Interface
Array and Object Property Iteration
Redefining Class Iteration
Iterator and SPL Classes and Interfaces

7. Error Handling and Debugging
Before and After: Handling Errors
The Benefits of Exceptions
System Exceptions
The Exception Class
User Exceptions
Setting a Custom Exception Handler
Processing Errors with a Custom Handler
Debugging Functions

8. Streams, Wrappers, and Filters
Using the Streams API
Wrapper Overview
Wrapper Details
Creating Wrappers
Filtering Streams
Creating Filters

9. Other Extensions
SOAP
Tidy
Reflection

10. PHP 5 in Action
Defining Your Database Schema
The Person Class
The addressBook Class
The Template Class
Assembling the Application
Wrap-Up and Future Directions

A. Introduction to XML

B. Additional New Features and Minor Changes

C. Installing PHP 5 Alongside PHP 4

Index