Web Developer's Cookbook

300+ ready-to-use solutions for PHP, JavaScript, and CSS

Web Developers Cookbook offers a comprehensive suite of ready-to-use solutions for PHP, JavaScript, and CSS-among the most commonly used and most versatile open-source languages in the Web developer's toolkit. This hands-on guide assumes a basic acquaintance with Web development techniques. All examples in the book are extensively documented and explained so that even novice developers will be able to understand, use, and learn from them. This practical resource contains more than 300 recipe-like examples, each with accompanying screenshots, tables of the variables and functions used, and extensive explanations of how they work.

Web Developers Cookbook

• Includes more than 300 ready-to-use, cross-referenced recipes that provide instant, dynamic solutions for Web developers-styles, text effects, forms and validation, security, animation, audio and visual effects, and much more
• Contains examples that are fully tested and up to date with the latest features
• Explains every part of each recipe in detail, accompanied by graphics, figures, tables and program listings
• Enables you to quickly add ready-made code snippets to your projects, saving hours of development and debugging time
• Provides the ultimate time-saver for Web developers

Coverage includes:
PHP Recipes:Text Processing; Image Handling; Content Management; Forms and User Input; The Internet; Chat, Messaging and Bulletin Boards; MySQL, Authentication and Cookies; Integrating with Third Party Services; Incorporating JavaScript; Diverse Solutions
JavaScript Recipes: Core Plug-ins; Location and Dimensions; Visibility; Movement and Animation; Chaining and Interaction; Menus and Navigation; Text Effects; Audio and Visual Effects; Cookies, Ajax and Security; Forms and Validation; Solutions to Common Problems
CSS Recipes: Manipulating Objects; Text and Typography; Menus and Navigation; Page Layout; Visual Effects; Objects; Text and Typography; Interaction; Incorporating JavaScript; Superclasses