[request_ebook] The PHP Anthology: 101 Essential Tips, Tricks & Hacks, 2nd Edition
If you’ve already gotten your feet wet with PHP — perhaps having read Kevin Yank’s Build Your Own Database Driven Website Using PHP & MySQL, 3rd Edition and completed your first project or two with PHP —then this is the book for you.
If you’ve been asking questions like "How do I validate a web page form?”, “How do I add a watermark to my photos?”, and “How do I send automated email messages from my web application?”, you’ll find the answers in this book.
If you have the drive to progress your skills and improve your web application through concepts such as reusable components, caching performance, or web services, then you'll find this book to be an excellent primer.