3 PHP Tutorials and an XML Tutorial

Here are 3 PHP Scripting Tutorials, from  nicetutz.blogspot.com, along with an XML Tutorial. These tutorials will show and teach you how to get started with scripting PHP into your web pages to give them user friendly features and interactivity.

You can use PHP in your web sites to give them interactivity such as the following: 
 - Sending feedback from your website directly to your mailbox
 - Sending email with attachments
 - Uploading files to a web page
 - Watermarking images
 - Generating thumbnails from larger images
 - Displaying and updating information dynamically
 - Using a database to display and store information
 - Making websites searchable


What is PHP and Why Should I Care?

This introductory tutorial informs you about what PHP is and what it can do for your web pages.

 - Embracing the Power of Code
 - How Hard is PHP to Use and Learn?
 - How Safe is PHP?


Basics of Object Oriented Programming

This Object Oriented Programming (OOP) tutorial provides an overview of what OOP is with a view toward using PHP effectively. It goes over three concepts of object orientation in these tutorials: class, access modifiers, and inheritance.

 - Class
 - Objects Need Access Modifiers
 - Object Reuse and Inheritance


Object Oriented Features New to PHP 5

In this PHP tutorial, learn how to use the new Object Oriented features in PHP 5. Support for objects has been add into PHP, so you can choose to use objects or simply use procedural programming. That PHP is a hybrid language should be viewed as something positive, not as a disadvantage.

 - Access Modifiers
 - Built in Classes
 - Backward Compatibility
 - Where to Go from Here


Introduction to XML and Web Services

The Extensible Markup Language (XML) is a simple, platform-independent standard for describing data within a structured format. It allows data to be tagged using descriptive names so both humans and computer applications can understand the meaning of different pieces of data.

 - Exploring History of XML
 - Using XML in the Real World
 - Introducing Service Oriented Architecture and Web Services
 - Defining Common Terms and Acronyms

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