This book covers the PHP language (and is up to date with the latest 4.2 release), the XML standard and
the intersection between these widely used technologies. You will learn the "core" standards for XML
processing such as Xpath, Dom, SAX and XSLT and how to use them from PHP. Satellite standards, vocabularies
and other technical topics related to XML processing are also covered with examples, tips and suggestions
from an experienced field of PHP programmers and XML experts.
Who is this book for?
This book is a tutorial, a resource and a reference for PHP programmers who need to process XML data
or interface different systems using XML. Non PHP programmers who need to construct a Web based frontend
for an application using XML can learn how to do it using PHP, since the book also covers the basic
foundations of PHP programming. Advanced PHP programmers experienced in XML will obtain a reference as
well as a very deep coverage on advanced topics.
Here is the book in a nutshell:
Fundamentals of the PHP programming based on PHP4
Fundamentals of XML
Summary of the large list of XML derivatives and a description of them
"Core" XML standards and how to use them from PHP: SAX, DOM, Xpath, XSLT
Coverage of the brand new DOM extension for PHP 4.2
Installation procedures for XML-related PHP extensions both for Unix and Windows
Implementation and use of web services using PHP and XML-RPC
Interfacing with other systems using PHP as a client
Storing and retrieving XML data using PHP
Using popular XML vocabularies such as SVG, RSS and WML from PHP