Building Responsive Web Applications with AJAX and PHP is the most
practical and efficient resource a reader can get to enter the exciting
world of AJAX. This book will teach you how to create faster, lighter,
better web applications by using the AJAX ingredients technologies to
their full potential. Assuming a basic knowledge of PHP, XML, JavaScript
and MySQL, this book will help you understand how the heart of AJAX
beats and how the constituent technologies work together. After teaching
the foundations, the book will walk you through eight real-world case
studies covering tasks you'll be likely to need for your own
applications: - AJAX enabled form-validation page - Online chat room -
Customized type-ahead text entry solution, that helps users find the
help page for the PHP functions - A simple cards game that supports
multiple simultaneous sessions - Whiteboard where online users can draw
online - Database-enabled, editable and customizable data grid - RSS
aggregator application - Use the script.aculo.us JavaScript toolkit to
build a drag&drop enabled sortable list The appendixes guide you through
installing your working environment, using powerful tools that enable
debugging, improving, and profiling your code, working with XSLT and
XPath, and working with existing AJAX frameworks.
