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PHP Ajax Cookbook

PHP Ajax Cookbook

By : Milan Sedliak
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PHP Ajax Cookbook

PHP Ajax Cookbook

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By: Milan Sedliak
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Overview of this book

This book contains a collection of recipes with step-by-step directions to build SEO-friendly websites using standard Ajax tools. Each recipe contains behind-the-scene explanations to PHP Ajax questions. This book is an ideal resource for people who like to add Ajax features to websites and who prefer standards and best practices for building SEO-friendly websites. As the book covers advanced topics, readers need to be aware of basic PHP, JavaScript and XML features.
Table of Contents (16 chapters)
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PHP Ajax Cookbook
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PHP Ajax Cookbook
Credits
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Credits
About the Authors
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About the Authors
About the Reviewers
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About the Reviewers
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Preface
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Preface
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AJAX Libraries
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AJAX Libraries
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Designing simple navigation using jQuery
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Creating tab navigation
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Designing components using Ext JS
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Event handling in MochiKit
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Building a tab navigation using Dojo
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Building a chart application using YUI library
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Loading dynamic content using jQuery slider
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Creating an AJAX shopping cart using MooTools
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Building an AJAX login form using prototype.js
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Basic Utilities
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Basic Utilities
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Validating a form using Ajax
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Creating an autosuggest control
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Making Form Wizards
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Uploading a file using Ajax
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Uploading multiple files using Ajax
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Creating a five-star rating system
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Building a PHP Ajax contact form with validation
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Displaying a table in Ajax
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Building Pagination using PHP and Ajax
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Useful Tools Using jQuery
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Useful Tools Using jQuery
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Making tool tips using Ajax
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Creating Autocomplete from a database
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Building a tab navigation using jQuery
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Rotating content
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Creating an image slider
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Creating pageless pagination
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Loading images using Lightbox
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Growing textarea using the jGrow plugin
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HTML replacement of the select dropdown
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Improving date selection with Datepicker
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Drag-and-drop functionality
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Ajax shopping cart
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Sorting and filtering data
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Adding visual effects and animations
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Advanced Utilities
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Advanced Utilities
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Building an Ajax chat system using the Comet technique
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Charting with JavaScript
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Decoding CAPTCHA through canvas
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Displaying data in a grid
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Debugging and Troubleshooting
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Debugging and Troubleshooting
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Debugging with Firebug and FirePHP
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Debugging with the IE developer toolbar
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Avoiding the framework $ conflict
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Using the anonymous function of JavaScript
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Fixing memory leaks in JavaScript
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Fixing memory leaks
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Sequencing Ajax Requests
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Cross Browser and Ajax
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Beautifying JavaScript
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Optimization
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Optimization
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Caching of objects
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Getting optimization tips with YSlow
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Speeding up JavaScript delivery through automatic compression and browser caching
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Triggering JavaScript early/on DOM load
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Lazy-loading of images
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Optimizing Ajax applications automagically through Apache modules/Google mod_pagespeed
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Implementing Best Practices to Build Ajax Websites
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Implementing Best Practices to Build Ajax Websites
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Avoiding HTML markup-specific coding
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Building secure Ajax websites
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Building SEO-friendly Ajax websites
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Preserving browser history or un-breaking the browser's back button
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Implementing comet PHP and Ajax
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Ajax Mashups
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Ajax Mashups
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Web services
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XML-RPC
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Creating and consuming web services using PHP
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Using Flickr API with Ajax
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Using Twitter API with Ajax
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Translating text using Google Ajax API
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Using Google Maps
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Searching a location within a Google Map
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Searching within XX km. radius of Google Maps with markers and Info window
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Finding a city/country using IP address
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Converting currencies using Ajax and PHP
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iPhone and Ajax
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iPhone and Ajax
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Building a touch version of a website (with jQTouch)
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Leveraging HTML5 features in iPhone Ajax
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Building native apps with PhoneGap
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Speeding up a PhoneGap project
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Building a currency conversion hybrid app
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XML-RPC

XML-Remote Procedure call is another way of providing and consuming web services. XML-RPC uses XML to encode the request and response of the services and HTTP as a transport medium for them.

XML-RPC is a very simple protocol for using and consuming web services. It has a definite set of XML formats for defining the procedure, the data type, and commands. XML-RPC is designed to be as simple as possible. It allows complex data structures to be transmitted, processed, and returned using its procedures. Let's look at an XML request format for calling a remote procedure using XML-RPC and then look at the response returned by the server in XML-RPC format.

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<methodCall>
  <methodName>examples.getProductName</methodName>
  <params>
    <param>
        <value><int>10</int></value>
    </param>
  </params>
</methodCall>

As you can see, XML format for sending requests is fairly simple and even the...

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