With PHP for the Web, Fifth Edition: Visual QuickStart Guide , students can start from the beginning to get a tour of the programming language, or look up specific tasks to learn just what they need to know. This task-based visual reference guide uses step-by-step instructions and plenty of screenshots to teach beginning and intermediate students this popular open-source scripting language. Leading technology author Larry Ullman guides them through the latest developments of PHP 7. Other addressed changes include removal of outdated functions and more efficient ways to tackle common needs.