AJAX and PHP, Building Responsive Web Applications

• AJAX and the Future of Web Applications
• Client-Side Techniques with Smarter JavaScript
• Server-Side Techniques with PHP and MySQL
• AJAX Form Validation
• AJAX Chat
• AJAX Suggest and Autocomplete
• AJAX Real-Time Charting with SVG
• AJAX Grid
• AJAX RSS Reader
• AJAX Drag and Drop
• Appendix A: Preparing Your Working Environment

• AJAX and the Future of Web Applications
  • Delivering Functionality via the Web
    • Advantages of Web Applications
  • Building Websites Since 1990
    • HTTP and HTML
    • PHP and Other Server-Side Technologies
    • JavaScript and Other Client-Side Technologies
    • What's Been Missing?
  • Understanding AJAX
  • Building a Simple Application with AJAX and PHP
    • Time for Action-Quickstart AJAX
  • Summary
• Client-Side Techniques with Smarter JavaScript
  • JavaScript and the Document Object Model
    • Time for Action-Playing with JavaScript and the DOM
  • JavaScript Events and the DOM
    • Time for Action-Using JavaScript Events and the DOM
  • Even More DOM
    • Time for Action-Even More DOM
  • JavaScript, DOM, and CSS
    • Time for Action-Working with CSS and JavaScript
  • Using the XMLHttpRequest Object
    • Creating the XMLHttpRequest Object
      • Creating Better Objects for Internet Explorer
    • Initiating Server Requests Using XMLHttpRequest
    • Handling Server Response
      • Time for Action-Making Asynchronous Calls with XMLHttpRequest
  • Working with XML Structures
    • Time for Action-Making Asynchronous Calls with XMLHttpRequest and XML
    • Handling More Errors and Throwing Exceptions
    • Creating XML Structures
  • Summary
• Server-Side Techniques with PHP and MySQL
  • PHP and DOM
    • Time for Action-Doing AJAX with PHP
  • Passing Parameters and Handling PHP Errors
    • Time for Action-Passing PHP Parameters and Error Handling
  • Connecting to Remote Servers and JavaScript Security
    • Time for Action-Connecting to Remote Servers
  • Using a Proxy Server Script
    • Time for Action-Using a Proxy Server Script to Access Remote Servers
  • A Framework for Making Repetitive Asynchronous Requests
    • Time for Action-Implementing Repetitive Tasks
  • Working with MySQL
    • Creating Database Tables
    • Manipulating Data
    • Connecting to Your Database and Executing Queries
      • Time for Action-Working with PHP and MySQL
  • Wrapping Things Up and Laying Out the Structure
    • Time for Action-Building the Friendly Application
  • Summary
• AJAX Form Validation
  • Implementing AJAX Form Validation
    • Thread-Safe AJAX
      • Time for Action-AJAX Form Validation
• AJAX Chat
  • Introducing AJAX Chat
  • Implementing AJAX Chat
    • Time for Action-Ajax Chat
  • Summary
• AJAX Suggest and Autocomplete
  • Introducing AJAX Suggest and Autocomplete
    • Google Suggest
  • Implementing AJAX Suggest and Autocomplete
    • Time for Action-AJAX Suggest and Autocomplete
  • Summary
• AJAX Real-Time Charting with SVG
  • Implementing a Real-Time Chart with AJAX and SVG
    • Time for Action-Building the Real-Time SVG Chart
• AJAX Grid
  • Implementing the AJAX Grid Using Client-Side XSLT
    • Time for Action-AJAX Grid
  • Summary
• AJAX RSS Reader
  • Working with RSS
    • The RSS Document Structure
    • Google Reader
    • Implementing the AJAX RSS Reader
      • Time for Action-Building the RSS Reader Application
  • Summary
• AJAX Drag and Drop
  • Using Drag and Drop on the Web
    • Shopping Carts
    • Sortable Lists
  • Building the AJAX Drag-and-Drop Sortable List Application
    • Time for Action-Task Management Application with AJAX
  • Summary
• Appendix A: Preparing Your Working Environment
  • Preparing Your Windows Playground
    • Installing Apache
    • Installing MySQL
    • Installing PHP
  • Preparing Your *nix Playground
    • Installing Apache
    • Installing MySQL
    • Installing PHP
  • Installing phpMyAdmin
  • Preparing the AJAX Database