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Learning PHP, Part 2: Upload files and use XML or JSON to store and display file information

Nicholas Chase (ibmquestions@nicholaschase.com), Founder, NoTooMi

Nicholas Chase is the founder and creator of NoTooMi. In addition to technical writing for large corporations, he has been involved in website development for companies such as Lucent Technologies, Sun Microsystems, Oracle, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He has been a high school physics teacher, a low-level-radioactive waste facility manager, an online science fiction magazine editor, a multimedia engineer, an Oracle instructor, and the chief technology officer of an interactive communications company. He is the author of several books, including XML Primer Plus (Sams 2002).

Summary: This tutorial is Part 2 of a three-part "Learning PHP" series teaching you how to use PHP through building a simple workflow application. Take this tutorial if you have a basic understanding of PHP and want to learn about uploading files from the browser, sessions, or using PHP to process XML or JSON.

03 Jan 2013 - Nicholas Chase updated content throughout this tutorial to reflect current PHP, XML, and JSON technology.

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Date: 03 Jan 2013 (Published 21 Jun 2005)
Level: Intermediate
PDF: A4 and Letter (709 KB | 34 pages)Get Adobe® Reader®

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Summary

In this tutorial, you started to create the heart of the workflow application: The user's ability to add files. You enabled users to log into the system and create a session that recognizes them and upload a file. You saved the file on the server, and you used first XML, then JSON to save information about it. Along the way, the following topics were covered: