Beginning Ajax with PHP

From Novice to Professional

By: Lee Babin

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Ajax breathes new life into web applications by transparently communicating and manipulating data in conjunction with a server-based technology. Of all the server-based technologies capable of working in conjunction with Ajax, perhaps none are more suitable than PHP, the world's most popular scripting language.

Beginning Ajax with PHP: From Novice to Professional is the first book to introduce how these two popular technologies can work together to create next-generation applications. Author Lee Babin covers what you commonly encounter in daily web application development tasks, and shows you how to build PHP/Ajax-enabled solutions for forms validation, file upload monitoring, database-driven information display and manipulation, web services, Google Maps integration, and more.

You'll also be introduced to other key topics like conquering cross-platform issues, countering potential security holes, and testing and debugging JavaScript with efficiency. All examples are based on real-world scenarios, so you'll be able to apply what you learn to your own development situations.

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"Within the hype of the Web 2.0 movement, Ajax is seen as a star technology. ... The book is well organized, and the author's writing is fairly easy to follow. ... For Ajax to work, the Web application user must be using a device capable of processing JavaScript, and JavaScript processing must be enabled. ... This book can help someone who wants to get a basic understanding of Ajax and PHP." (Will Wallace, ACM Computing Reviews, Vol. 49 (5), May, 2008)

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About the Author	p. ix
About the Technical Reviewer	p. xi
Acknowledgments	p. xiii
Introduction	p. xv
Introducing Ajax	p. 1
From CGI to Flash to DHTML	p. 2
Pros and Cons of Today's Web Application Environment	p. 3
Enter Ajax	p. 4
Ajax Requirements	p. 8
Summary	p. 9
Ajax Basics	p. 11
HTTP Request and Response Fundamentals	p. 11
The XMLHttpRequest Object	p. 13
XMLHttpRequest Methods	p. 13
XMLHttpRequest Properties	p. 15
Cross-Browser Usage	p. 17
Sending a Request to the Server	p. 19
Basic Ajax Example	p. 20
Summary	p. 24
PHP and Ajax	p. 25
Why PHP and Ajax?	p. 25
Client-Driven Communication, Server-Side Processing	p. 26
Basic Examples	p. 26
Expanding and Contracting Content	p. 26
Auto-Complete	p. 32
Form Validation	p. 41
Tool Tips	p. 44
Summary	p. 47
Database-Driven Ajax	p. 49
Introduction to MySQL	p. 50
Connecting to MySQL	p. 51
Querying a MySQL Database	p. 52
MySQL Tips and Precautions	p. 57
Putting Ajax-Based Database Querying to Work	p. 58
Auto-Completing Properly	p. 60
Loading the Calendar	p. 63
Summary	p. 65
Forms	p. 67
Bringing in the Ajax: GET vs. POST	p. 68
Passing Values	p. 69
Form Validation	p. 80
Summary	p. 86
Images	p. 87
Uploading Images	p. 87
Displaying Images	p. 91
Loading Images	p. 94
Dynamic Thumbnail Generation	p. 95
Summary	p. 99
A Real-World Ajax Application	p. 101
The Code	p. 102
How It Looks	p. 111
How It Works	p. 113
Summary	p. 122
Ergonomic Display	p. 123
When to Use Ajax	p. 124
Back Button Issues	p. 125
Ajax Navigation	p. 125
Hiding and Showing	p. 127
Introduction to PEAR	p. 128
HTML_Table	p. 129
Summary	p. 134
Web Services	p. 135
Introduction to SOAP Web Services	p. 136
Bring in the Ajax	p. 137
Let's Code	p. 137
How the SOAP Application Works	p. 142
Summary	p. 147
Spatially Enabled Web Applications	p. 149
Why Is Google Maps so Popular?	p. 149
Where to Start	p. 151
How Our Mapping System Works	p. 163
Summary	p. 174
Cross-Browser Issues	p. 175
Ajax Portability	p. 175
Saving the Back Button	p. 177
Ajax Response Concerns	p. 180
Degrading JavaScript Gracefully	p. 183
The noscript Element	p. 184
Browser Upgrades	p. 185
Summary	p. 185
Security	p. 187
Increased Attack Surface	p. 187
Keep Related Entry Points Within the Same Script	p. 188
Use Standard Functions to Process and Use User Input	p. 188
Cross-Site Scripting	p. 189
Remove Unwanted Tags from Input Data	p. 191
Escape Tags When Outputting Client-Submitted Data	p. 192
Protect Your Sessions	p. 192
Cross-Site Request Forgery	p. 193
Confirming Important Actions Using a One-Time Token	p. 193
Confirming Important Actions Using the User's Password	p. 195
GET vs. POST	p. 195
Accidental CSRF Attacks	p. 195
Denial of Service	p. 196
Use Delays to Throttle Requests	p. 197
Optimize Ajax Response Data	p. 198
Protecting Intellectual Property and Business Logic	p. 200
JavaScript Obfuscation	p. 200
Real-Time Server-Side Processing	p. 201
Summary	p. 204
Testing and Debugging	p. 205
JavaScript Error Reporting	p. 205
Firefox Extensions	p. 208
Web Developer Toolbar	p. 208
The DOM Inspector	p. 208
LiveHTTPHeaders	p. 209
Venkman JavaScript Debugger	p. 211
HTML Validation	p. 212
Internet Explorer Extensions	p. 213
Internet Explorer Developer Toolbar	p. 214
Fiddler	p. 215
Summary	p. 216
The DOM	p. 217
Accessing DOM Elements	p. 217
document.getElementByld	p. 217
getElementsByTagName	p. 218
Accessing Elements Within a Form	p. 219
Adding and Removing DOM Elements	p. 219
Manipulating DOM Elements	p. 221
Manipulating XML Using the DOM	p. 222
Combining Ajax and XML with the DOM	p. 223
How the Ajax Location Manager Works	p. 228
Summary	p. 233
Index	p. 235
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