Ajax is at the heart of the Web 2.0 revolution. It isn't a technology but, rather, is a technique that leverages other technologies and techniques, such as CSS, XML, DHTML, and XHTML. Many Web designers and programmers would like to incorporate Ajax in their projects because of the amazing functionality it can add to a Web site, but they can't because of the steep learning curve. That's where this book steps in. It makes learning Ajax fun and easy -- a great place to start! Visual QuickProject Guides focus on a single project. In this case the project is creating a business employee directory, like an address book. What's being created is a better, new kind of Web site.

In just a short time, you can learn how to use Ajax, JavaScript, and PHP to create interactive interfaces to your web applications by combining these powerful technologies. No previous Ajax programming experience is required. Using a straightforward, step-by-step approach, each lesson in this book builds on the previous ones, enabling you to learn the essentials of Ajax programming with JavaScript, PHP, and related technologies from the ground up. Regardless of whether you run Linux, Windows, or Mac OS X, the enclosed CD includes a complete Ajax programming starter kit that gives you all the programming tools, reference information, JavaScript libraries, and server software you need to set up a stable environment for learning, testing, and production.

Take advantage of the leading open source integrated development environment to develop, organize, and debug your PHP web development projects.
* Compact guide to using Eclipse and PHPEclipse for web development
* Slash development time by improving the efficiency of your PHP coding and organizing your projects in the PHPEclipse environment
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* No previous knowledge of Eclipse required

Joomla! is an open-source content management system (CMS) for Web sites. While it is free and relatively easy to use, there are lots of tricks and functionality that may not be intuitive to new users or those switching from other systems. And the previous version is quite different from the new Joomla 1.5, for which documentation is sparse. Joomla! Bible is the complete, step-by-step guide you need to build and manage Web sites using the very newest version of this powerful and popular CMS.

Nul ne conteste les qualités de PHP en tant que plate-forme de développement web : simplicité, souplesse, richesse. Mais encore faut-il, pour en tirer parti, savoir adopter une démarche, choisir une architecture adaptée, établir des règles et des conventions... et s'outiller en conséquence. Cet ouvrage répertorie, de la conception à l'exploitation.

En imposant des règles strictes de gestion de code et en offrant une très riche bibliothèque de composants prêts à l'emploi, le framework PHP 5 Zend Framework guide le développeur web dans l'industrialisation de développements, afin d'en garantir la fiabilité, l'évolutivité et la facilité de maintenance.

PHP 4 avait apporté la performance et une étonnante richesse fonctionnelle. PHP 5 va plus loin en repensant les éléments clés du langage. Découvrez dans une étude de cas accessible à tous comment tirer profit de ces nouvelles possibilités pour dynamiser vos applications et sites Internet tout en améliorant leur maintenance au quotidien.

Magento is the most powerful e-commerce solution around and has gained popularity in a short period of time. You can create and manage online stores using the extensive suite of powerful tools it offers. However, because of its powerful features, developing with Magento can be easier said than done.

PHP 5 CMS Framework Development: Expert insight and practical guidance to creating an efficient, flexible, and robust framework for a PHP 5-based content management .If you're looking for an inside guide to putting together the working framework of a flexible, robust content management system in PHP 5, this book is for you.