Chapter 2. CONFIGURING PHP

CONFIGURING PHP

As with any software package, PHP has many configuration options that affect how it runs. Most of those options aren't significant, but there are a few important ones that every programmer should know.

In addition, there are many add-ons for PHP, called libraries, that add new capabilities to PHP. For example, the cURL extension allows your server to send form data to other servers and process the data that gets sent back. Mcrypt, another useful extension, allows you to easily perform high-end encryption so you can store sensitive data securely.

This chapter shows you the settings that programmers frequently use in PHP ...

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