PHP Pro Quick Guide

More than just a cheat sheet or reference, the PHP Pro Quick Guide provides beginners with a simple introduction to the basics, and experts will find the advanced details they need. Loads of extras are included: syntax, variables, operators, conditionals, looping, arrays, functions, forms, and more.

Category	Price	Seller	Device
Reference	$0.99	Tom Bigelow	iPhone, iPad, iPod

The PHP properties/functions are categorized and searchable. Each detailed information screen contains a description, syntax, parameters, examples, and more. In addition, most of the examples include the actual output.

The PHP properties/functions are broken into the following categories:
Array, Calendar, Database, Date, Directory, Error, Filesystem, Filter, FTP, HTTP, Libxml, Mail, Math, Misc, MySQL, SimpleXML, String, XML, ZIP

Along with the following additional PHP information:
Basics:
- PHP Introduction
- Syntax
- Variables
- Strings
- Operators
- Conditionals (if, if...else, if...elseif...else, switch)
- Looping (for, while, do...while, foreach)
- Functions
- Forms
- MySQL
- XML

* No internet connection necessary! Works off-line *

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Reviews

I don't want a 700 page book, just the current info presented well.
Bob Walsh

I've been waiting for someone to bring to the App store a set of cheat sheets attractively formatted, up-to-date, and yet concise. Here the are! Bought 1, checked it over for issues, found none, bought the rest (except the HTML primer). Now please, how about Rails 3?

Freakin Sweet!
Sarabian

I wanted a handy reference I could carry with me and this is exactly that. Easy to find things in and it gives syntax hints so when I'm feeling a bit brain dead I can still understand and remember a function I rarely use. I'll be buying several of the references.

Easy to understand and learn from!
Perry the Platypus is awesome!

Just get it!

Not Bad but not 'Pro'
jtnix

Interface is alright, the left side is a simple slide list of all functions the author chose to include (not up to date with PHP 5 at all) The functions are ordered alphabetically by category, but what has to be the worst decision is the categories neither start out collapsed nor are they collapsible! So good luck finding a function if you can't remember a portion of the name, because the search bar won't help you either. Search is limited to the function names categorized and only filters the left side index, so if you are searching for something in the content, you will not find it using the search box. For instance, try to search for 'extension' which shows up in several articles, clears the left side filter at 'exten'. Without knowing at least a portion of the exact function name you are searching for (category headings are not included in search), the search bar is of extremely limited use. Has zero to no PHP OO concepts, functions, commands and SPL definitions, at least I haven't seen one in the past 3 weeks I've tried to find something in this app. Even functions added as far back as PHP 4.0.5 (that's over 8 years ago) are not documented. Operators like clone and instanceof are not covered. Nothing in the current Class/Object Information function section of php.net is included. If you code OO PHP with a recent PHP 5 framework, this app will have limited use. Basically this app is a modest rip of the PHP.net documentation circa 2003. If you are already PHP Professional, avoid this app. If you are a novice and have 99 cents to blow, go for it; the interface isn't horrible, and the content for what functions are there appears to be accurate. To the developer I would advise upgrading the content to at least 2010 online documentation and update both the search and sidebar index functionality for a REAL Pro version and relegate this edition to a freebie.

Great tool
tankedfrank

This app does what it needs to do. It is great for beginners or pros. I use it almost every day.

Missing info
NicolasJB

Needs mysqli extensions, otherwise great app

What a beauty but.....
Dele O

I got this after seeing how awesome the jQuery, JavaScript and CSS versions are, and indeed, it didn't disappoint -- just great, missing some functions though (which I'm guessing the developer will include in a future release). It would have been great if there is a link from the refs to PHP Manual itself ( something like read more). Actually, that what makes it one star short.