PHP Programming with PEAR – The “PEAR book” is out
PHP Programming with PEAR
Packt Publishings PEAR book (PHP Programming with PEAR) has finally been published.
PEAR is the PHP Extension and Application Repository, and is a framework and distribution system for reusable, high-quality PHP components, available in the form of “packages”.
I co-authored this book together with my very good friend Stephan Schmidt, and Stoyan Stefanov and Aaron Wormus.
In this book, you will learn how to use a number of the most powerful PEAR packages available to boost your PHP development productivity. By focusing on these packages for key development activities, this book is an in-depth guide to getting the most from these powerful coding resources.
You will become a master of various PEAR packages that help you with the essential tasks of PHP development such as:
- Accessing databases with MDB2
- Displaying data in a range of formats (HTML, Excel spreadsheet, PDF)
- Creating and parsing XML documents
- Serializing PHP objects into XML, and unserializing XML documents to PHP objects
- Consuming and offering web services
- Accessing Web APIs including Google, Yahoo, Amazon, and Technorati
