PHP Toolbox explains how to use popular PEAR modules and PHP add-ons to simplify your XML processing, database access, templating, and other common tasks. It also explains how to use a PHP code cache or optimizer, which speeds up your code without requiring any rewriting or code changes.
From the reviews:
"This book intends to simplify programming tasks through the use ? . The intended audience is intermediate-to-advanced, although I believe it is also of great use to the uninitiated. The Introduction provides a solid introduction to the use of PEAR ? . The section on databases is required reading for anyone wishing to ? . The Smarty chapter is an excellent introduction into templating ? . Especially enjoyable is the chapter on PEAR's Mail_mime ? . I particularly enjoyed the level of detail given ? ." (Mitchell Pirtle, International PHP Magazine, Issue no. 4, 2004)
