Web Developer's Cookbook

300+ ready-to-use solutions for PHP, JavaScript, and CSS Web Developers Cookbookoffers a comprehensive suite of ready-to-use solutions for PHP, JavaScript, and CSS-among the most commonly used and most versatile open-source languages in the Web developer's toolkit. This hands-on guide assumes a basic acquaintance with Web development techniques. All examples in the book are extensively documented and explained so that even novice developers will be able to understand, use, and learn from them. This practical resource contains more than 300 recipe-like examples, each with accompanying screenshots, tables of the variables and functions used, and extensive explanations of how they work. Web Developers Cookbook Includes more than 300 ready-to-use, cross-referenced recipes that provide instant, dynamic solutions for Web developers-styles, text effects, forms and validation, security, animation, audio and visual effects, and much more Contains examples that are fully tested and up to date with the latest features Explains every part of each recipe in detail, accompanied by graphics, figures, tables and program listings Enables you to quickly add ready-made code snippets to your projects, saving hours of development and debugging time Provides the ultimate time-saver for Web developers Coverage includes: PHP Recipes:Text Processing; Image Handling; Content Management; Forms and User Input; The Internet; Chat, Messaging and Bulletin Boards; MySQL, Authentication and Cookies; Integrating with Third Party Services; Incorporating JavaScript; Diverse Solutions JavaScript Recipes:Core Plug-ins; Location and Dimensions; Visibility; Movement and Animation; Chaining and Interaction; Menus and Navigation; Text Effects; Audio and Visual Effects; Cookies, Ajax and Security; Forms and Validation; Solutions to Common Problems CSS Recipes:Manipulating Objects; Text and Typography; Menus and Navigation; Page Layout; Visual Effects; Objects; Text and Typography; Interaction; Incorporating JavaScript; Superclasses

Part I: Getting Started
Ch 1. Introduction to the three technologies
Ch 2. Preparing a suitable development environment
Part II: PHP Recipes
Ch 3. Text Processing
Ch 4. Image Handling
Ch 5. Content Management
Ch 6. Forms and User Input
Ch 7. The Internet
Ch 8. Chat, Messaging and Bulletin Boards
Ch 9. MySQL, Authentication and Cookies
Ch 10. Integrating with Third Party Services
Ch 11. Incorporating JavaScript
Ch 12. Diverse Solutions
Part III: JavaScript Recipes
Ch 13. Core Plug-ins
Ch 14. Location and Dimensions
Ch 15. Visibility
Ch 16. Movement and Animation
Ch 17. Chaining and Interaction
Ch 18. Menus and Navigation
Ch 19. Text Effects
Ch 20. Audio and Visual Effects
Ch 21. Cookies, Ajax and Security
Ch 22. Forms and Validation
Ch 23. Solutions to common problems
Part IV: CSS Recipes
Ch 24. Manipulating Objects
Ch 25. Text and Typography
Ch 26. Menus and Navigation
Ch 27. Page Layout
Ch 28. Visual Effects
Ch 29. Objects
Ch 30. Text and Typography
Ch 31. Interaction
Ch 32. Incorporating JavaScript
Ch 33. Superclasses