This PHP tutorial book is a collection of notes and sample codes written by the author while he was learning PHP himself. Topics include PHP script syntax; data types, variables, array, expressions, statements and functions; Web server integration; HTTP requests and controlling HTTP responses; sessions, cookies, and file uploads/downloads; MySQL database server access; files, directories, and ZIP archives; parsing HTML Documents; processing image files; SOAP extension; managing non-ASCII characters; classes and objects; using PHP on Windows, macOS and Linux; executing external programs on operating system. Updated in 2022 (Version v5.16) with minor changes. For latest updates and free sample chapters, visit https://www.herongyang.com/PHP.

This MySQL tutorial book is a collection of notes and sample codes written by the author while he was learning MySQL himself, an ideal tutorial guide for beginners. Topics include introduction of Structured Query Language (SQL); installation of MySQL server on Windows, Linux, and macOS; using MySQL client program; accessing MySQL server from PHP, Java and Perl programs; SQL data types, literals, operations, expressions, and functions; Statements of Data Definition Language (DDL), Data Manipulation Language (DML), and Query Language; creating and using indexes; using window functions; stored procedures; transaction management; locks and deadlocks; InnoDB and other storage engines. Updated in 2023 (Version v4.46) with minor changes. For latest updates and free sample chapters, visit https://www.herongyang.com/MySQL.

This book is a collection of notes and sample codes written by the author while he was learning SOAP Web service. Topics include introduction of SOAP specifications; SOAP modules, features, and message structure; SOAP Message Exchange Patterns; Python, Perl, PHP, and Java support of SOAP Web services; WS-Security, Username Token and X.509 Token; Signing and Encrypting SOAP messages; Using SoapUI for Web service testing. Updated in 2024 (Version v5.13) with Python tutorials. For latest updates and free sample chapters, visit https://www.herongyang.com/Web-Services.

This XML tutorial book is a collection of notes and sample codes written by the author while he was learning XML himself. Topics include introduction to XML, DTD (Document Type Definition), XSD (XML Schema Definition), XPath (XML Path Language), XSL (Extensible Stylesheet Language), XSLT (XSL Transformation), XSL-FO (Formatting Objects), DOM (Document Object Model), and SAX (Simple API for XML); viewing XML with Chrome, Firefox, Safari and IE Web browsers; XML tools with Notepad++ and Atom editors; generating and parsing XML with Java, PHP and Python programs; converting XML to and from JSON. Updated in 2024 (Version v5.25) with minor changes. For latest updates and free sample chapters, visit https://www.herongyang.com/XML.

This book is a collection of notes and sample codes written by the author while he was learning WSDL himself. Topics include introduction to WSDL (Web Services Definition Language); WSDL document structure; 'types', 'interface', 'binding' and 'service' definition elements; differences between style='rpc' and style='document'; using WSDL document with SoapUI; parsing WSDL documents with Python, PHP, Perl, and Java programs. Updated in 2024 (Version v2.22) with Python tutorials. For latest updates and free sample chapters, visit https://www.herongyang.com/WSDL.

This book is a collection of tutorial notes and example codes written by the author while he was learning different data encoding algorithms. Topics include introduction of data encoding algorithms: Base32, Base64, UUEncode; Base64 Encoding Algorithm with W3C Implementation; Base64 Encoding tools and API in Java, Python, PHP and Perl; Base67URL Encoding to be URL and Filename safe; Base32 Encoding Algorithm with Java, PHP and C++ Implementations; URI/URL encoding with Java and PHP example programs; application/x-www-form-urlencoded encoding with Java and PHP example programs; UUEncode Encoding Algorithm with Sun Implementation. Updated in 2023 (Version v5.23) with minor changes. For latest updates and free sample chapters, visit https://www.herongyang.com/Encoding.

This tutorial book is a collection of notes and sample codes written by the author while he was learning PKI (Public Key Infrastructure) technologies himself. Topics include Root CA (Certificate Authorities); SSL, TLS, and HTTPS; Server and client authentication processes; Communication data encryption; Using HTTPS with Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Safari and Internet Explorer; Managing certificates on Windows, macOS, iOS and Android systems; X.509 certificate format; Certificate store and management tools; Certificate validation chain; Self-signed certificate and CSR; Digital signature on MS Word and OpenOffice documents; Get free personal certificate from Comodo. Updated in 2022 (Version v2.31) with macOS and Safari tutorials. For latest updates and free sample chapters, visit https://www.herongyang.com/PKI.