Essential PHP Tools: Modules, Extensions, and Accelerators | 1:a upplagan

PHP Toolbox explains how to use popular PEAR modules and PHP add-ons to simplify your XML processing, database access, templating, and other common tasks. It also explains how to use a PHP code cache or optimizer, which speeds up your code without requiring any rewriting or code changes.

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Accessing Databases with DB.- Accessing Databases with ADODB.- Using HTML_QuickForm for Form Processing.- Templating with Smarty.- Event-based XML Parsing with XML_Parser.- Lightweight Web Services with XML_RPC.- Heavyweight Web Services with SOAP.- Easier XML Parsing with SimpleXML.- Sending and Processing Mail.- Authentication, Users, and Passwords.- Understanding PHP Internals.- Debugging and Profiling with APD.- Caching with APC: The Alternative PHP Cache.- Caching with the IonCybe PHP Accelerator.- Caching with Turch MM Cache.