Professional LAMP : Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP5 Web development

* The combination of Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP is popular because of interaction, flexibility, customization, and-most importantly-the cost effectiveness of its components * Helps LAMP professionals take their skills to the next level with in-depth discussions of OOP; extensions of PHP such as PEAR, GD, XML, and CURL; improving site security; and advanced tools available to the coder * Those proficient in other languages such as Java, C++, Perl and ASP will find this guide invaluable when transitioning to the LAMP environment * The Web site includes sample scripts created in the course of each chapter, and several applications that can be modified and reused

• The combination of Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP is popular because of interaction, flexibility, customization, and-most importantly-the cost effectiveness of its components
• Helps LAMP professionals take their skills to the next level with in-depth discussions of OOP; extensions of PHP such as PEAR, GD, XML, and CURL; improving site security; and advanced tools available to the coder
• Those proficient in other languages such as Java, C++, Perl and ASP will find this guide invaluable when transitioning to the LAMP environment
• The Web site includes sample scripts created in the course of each chapter, and several applications that can be modified and reused

Chapter 9: Code Efficiency; Why Bother?; Benchmarking and Profiling; Hardware Improvements; Web Server Improvements; PHP Improvements; Summary; Chapter 10: PHP Extensions; PDFLib; GD Library; Ming; SimpleXML; Summary; Chapter 11: AJAX; History; XMLHTTP and XMLHttpRequest; AJAX Libraries; When Not to Use AJAX; Further Information; Summary; Chapter 12: Caching Engines; Alternative PHP Cache; eAccelerator; Zend Optimizer; JPCache; memcached; Using Different Caching Engines Together; Choosing Your Caching Engine; Summary; Chapter 13: Content Management Systems; Types of CMSs