Beginning Ajax with PHP

Lee Babin is a programmer based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, where he serves as the chief programmer for an innovative development firm duly named The Code Shoppe. He has been developing complex web driven applications since his graduation from DeVry University in early 2002 and has since worked on over 50 custom websites and online applications. Lee is married to a beautiful woman by the name of Dianne, who supports him in his rather full yet rewarding work schedule. He enjoys video games, working out, martial arts, and traveling, and can usually be found working online on one of his many fun web projects at any given time. While Lee has experience in a multitude of web programming languages, his preference has always been PHP. With the release of PHP 5, many of his wishes have been fulfilled.

• Introducing Ajax.- Ajax Basics.- PHP and Ajax.- Database-Driven Ajax.- Forms.- Images.- A Real-World Ajax Application.- Ergonomic Display.- Web Services.- Spatially Enabled Web Applications.- Cross-Browser Issues.- Security.- Testing and Debugging.- The DOM.

From the reviews: "Within the hype of the Web 2.0 movement, Ajax is seen as a star technology. ... The book is well organized, and the author's writing is fairly easy to follow. ... For Ajax to work, the Web application user must be using a device capable of processing JavaScript, and JavaScript processing must be enabled. ... This book can help someone who wants to get a basic understanding of Ajax and PHP." (Will Wallace, ACM Computing Reviews, Vol. 49 (5), May, 2008)