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I NTRODUCTION Only time will tell if the PHP 5 release will be as successful as its two predecessors (PHP 3 and PHP 4). The new features and changes aim to rid PHP of any weaknesses it may have had and make sure that it stays in the lead as the world’s best web-scripting language. This book details PHP 5 and its new features. However, if you are familiar with PHP 4 and are eager to know what is new in PHP 5, this chapter is for you. When you finish reading this chapter, you will have learned ☞ The new language features ☞ News concerning PHP extensions ☞ Other noteworthy changes to PHP’s. | Gutmans_Frontmatter Page i Thursday September 23 2004 9 05 AM PHP 5 Power Programming Gutmans_Frontmatter Page ii Thursday September 23 2004 9 05 AM 4 AM Bruce Perens Open Source Series http perens Java Application Development on Linux Carl Albing and Michael Schwarz C GUI Programming with Qt 3 Jasmin Blanchette Mark Summerfield Managing Linux Systems with Webmin System Administration and Module Development Jamie Cameron Understanding the Linux Virtual Memory Manager Mel Gorman Implementing CIFS The Common Internet File System Christopher Hertel Embedded Software Development with eCos Anthony Massa Rapid Application Development with Mozilla Nigel McFarlane The Linux Development Platform Configuring Using and Maintaining a Complete Programming Environment Rafeeq Ur Rehman Christopher Paul Intrusion Detection with SNORT Advanced IDS Techniques Using SNORT Apache MySQL PHP and ACID Rafeeq Ur Rehman The Official Samba-3 HOWTO and Reference Guide John H. Terpstra Jelmer R. Vernooij Editors Samba-3 by Example Practical Exercises to Successful Deployment John H. Terpstra Gutmans_Frontmatter Page iii Thursday September 23 2004 9 05 AM PHP 5 Power Programming Andi Gutmans Stig Sæther Bakken and Derick Rethans PRENTICE HALL Professional Technical Reference Indianapolis IN 46240