jQuery 1.3 with PHP

For PHP developers, this intro to jQuery has it all. It will empower your applications with new responsive capabilities and custom-built plugins. You ll be amazed at the difference a few lines of JavaScript can make.

Key Features

• Combine client-side jQuery with your server-side PHP to make your applications more efficient and exciting for the client
• Learn about some of the most popular jQuery plugins and methods
• Create powerful and responsive user interfaces for your PHP applications
• Complete examples of PHP and jQuery with clear explanations
• No JavaScript expertise or jQuery experience required

Book Description

What you will learn

• Integrate jQuery into your PHP applications
• Add tabs and accordions using the jQuery-UI project to make your pages easier to read
• Validate forms locally and remotely
• Enhance your existing form controls, optimize large select-boxes, build auto-suggest fields for your forms.
• Manipulate images non-destructively
• Manage your files and directories
• Create your own jQuery plugins
• Write a weekly calendar
• Use a drag/drop mechanism to sort lists and create hierarchical menus
• Paginate, order, and search large data sets

Who this book is for

This book is for PHP application developers who want to improve their user interfaces through jQuery's capabilities and responsiveness. Whether you are familiar with jQuery or have only dabbled a little with JavaScript, this book will provide you with numerous practical examples of how to improve your application.