Books by David Sklar

"What do you seek at the end of this road? What have you brought to pay your way? The road is full of hazards, and the marketplace can cost more than you expect.In Trafficking in Magic, Magicking in Traffic, editors David Sklar and Sarah Avery bring you 18 magical tales of travel and transactions, ranging from busking in a train station to walking between the worlds, from doppelgangers for hire to capturing the remnants of the dead.Ideal to read on your vacation, commu"

If you want to get started with PHP, this book is essential. Author David Sklar (PHP Cookbook) guides you through aspects of the language you need to build dynamic server-side websites. By exploring features of PHP 5.x and the exciting enhancements in the latest release, PHP 7, youll learn how to work with web servers, browsers, databases, and web services. End-of-chapter exercises help you make the lessons stick.Whether youre a hobbyist looking to build dynamic websites, a frontend developer ready to add server-side programs, or an experienced programmer who wants to get up to speed with this language, this gentle introduction also covers aspects of modern PHP, such as internationalization, using PHP from the command line, and package management.Learn how PHP interacts with browsers and serversUnderstand data types, variables, logic, looping, and other language basicsExplore how to use arrays, functions, and objectsBuild and validate web formsWork with databases and session managementAccess APIs to interact with web services and other websitesJumpstart your project with popular PHP web application frameworks