Chapter 1. Advanced PHP Programming
At the most basic level good programming is determined by whether or not an application or script works as intended. This is where the beginning programmer will leave things, and there is nothing wrong with that. However, the advanced programmer will work past that point, striving toward improved efficiency, reliability, security, and portability. This book teaches you how to develop the skills of an advanced PHP programmer.
This chapter in particular covers some new functions and features in PHP 4, techniques that will be used throughout the book, and a few tips and tricks of the trade. While you may already know how to use arrays, perhaps you are not familiar with the new foreach construct or the older but ...
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