For this months book giveaway we have jQuery 1.3 with PHP, written by Kae Verens.
jQuery 1.3 with PHP is for PHP application developers who want to improve their user interfaces through jQuery’s capabilities and responsiveness. Whether you are familiar with jQuery or have only dabbled a little with JavaScript, this book will provide you with numerous practical examples of how to improve your applications.
All you have to do to win this book is leave a comment below, and tell us how you plan to you use jQuery in your next project.
About the Book “jQuery 1.3 with PHP”
This book takes a practical approach to integrating PHP and jQuery, showing examples of every point discussed. All examples are written such that you should be able to copy out the code into your own projects and see immediate results, no matter what your experience with JavaScript. You will find projects developed within a chapter, building them up step-by-step, describing the process and thought that goes into it. Minimal requirements are needed on the server-side, so the examples should work with any setup.
What you can learn from this book
- Integrate jQuery into your PHP applications.
- Add tabs and accordions using the jQuery-UI project to make your pages easier to read.
- Validate forms locally and remotely.
- Enhance your existing form controls, optimize large select-boxes, build auto-suggest fields for your forms.
- Manipulate images non-destructively.
- Manage your files and directories.
- Create your own jQuery plugins.
- Write a weekly calendar.
- Use a drag/drop mechanism to sort lists and create hierarchical menus.
- Paginate, order, and search large data sets.
Even if you don’t win the book, it is a book you should consider: jQuery 1.3 with PHP.
How to win this book
All you have to do to win this book is leave a comment below, and tell us how you plan to you use jQuery in your next project.
122 Comments › Leave yours
RSS via Email
We are a proud member of the...
Are you one of our Facebook fans?
We are optimized by...
6 Jan, 2010
Hi There, I’m currently working on a client project using jQuery to provide in-place editing of fields, all tied to the PHP back-end through AJAX (also with jQuery).
15 Jan, 2010
This is sweet!!
6 Jan, 2010
Well, I use jQuery in almost all of my projects already, but I always end up finding some workaround or hack to get what I want out of it. It would be awesome if I could build better plugins because a) they’d be reusable and b) I could give a little something back to the community.
6 Jan, 2010
I’z wants it!
6 Jan, 2010
Hi! I’m working with several proyects with user interaction! as credit simulations, sketch, homebanking tutorials, and more!
I just LOVE JQuery + PHP! ^^
6 Jan, 2010
Read few reviews about the book, I like it.
6 Jan, 2010
I use jQuery in my newest project rsslounge (http://rsslounge.aditu.de), a free webbased RSS Feed Reader!
6 Jan, 2010
I’ve been a front-end developer for a few years now. jQuery has saved me more time than I can count. I’m working on a redesign/programming a current flash interface for SEO/SEM purposes. Would love this book!
6 Jan, 2010
I just started using jQuery in my development projects. I think I could realy use this book. I would like to improve my code reusability.
Thanks
6 Jan, 2010
Planning on a number of jQuery enhancements to custom WordPress sites. Would LOVE to have this book!
6 Jan, 2010
I’d love this book!
6 Jan, 2010
I am just a beginner on programming so I think this book is a great gift for me.
1. I am using PHP constantly, now I am trying to make my own CMS which I will use for my later projects.
2. If you want to be successful you need to create amazing user interfaces and jQuery helps to do that. The worse thing of this is that I do not know jQuery at all – only tried some examples and this book would help me with this a lot.
3. It would be a great introduction to my intention learn JavaScript.
4. Learn jQuery is one thing and try to implement it to PHP is another. For me it would be a gold mine.
6 Jan, 2010
I just started using jQuery (I`m late on the bandwagon) and I`ve used it to create a custom gallery for a client. I`d like to learn it more in depth though so that I can spice up other projects I am working on.
6 Jan, 2010
I don’t know how I’m gonna use it but I’m gonna write all the scripts that I will need!
6 Jan, 2010
I want to use in on http://www.topowerkbladen.nl to put names, dots for the places on the maps I want to put in the website. Teachers in the Netherlands can select which things they want to have on the map and print it for the children to use it in the classroom.
6 Jan, 2010
I’m a recent jQuery convert from Proto/Scripty and will be using jQuery on my next project in several areas including DOM manipulation and UI enhancements through jQuery UI and several plugins.
6 Jan, 2010
I would use it to shut up my smartass roomate/programmer. He is always telling me know that My designs and functionality ideas are useless if I dont know how to incorporate jQuery and PHP into the design >(.
So I could really use some help :)
6 Jan, 2010
I’m going to use jQuery in the redesign of my web design page http://www.almendraestudio.com
I want to create something really nice with animations and interactions!
6 Jan, 2010
I’m just beginning to program with PHP and barely getting to know jQuery. I’m building my own personal website from the one that’s already up but trying to add some more playfulness to it so it makes more worth the while visiting it :)
6 Jan, 2010
I don’t know how I would use jQuery yet, but I’ve fooled around with PHP and and taking a PHP class this semester. So I am interested in learning what I could do with jQuery
6 Jan, 2010
I use jquery with all my PHP projects. It has helped me develop seamless user interactions such as the one on my testing photoblog. Recently i have begun to integrate jquery with Symfony projects (since Symfony uses Prototype lib by default) and this book might just help with that. Cheers!
6 Jan, 2010
I will insert a lot of beauty in my next themeforest theme (a newsticker and a bunch of collapsible panel in the sidebar… no more carousel, I hate them wildly!)
cheers to everyone
6 Jan, 2010
At work I mainly create HTML emails and some landing pages, while I learn how to do some more complex pages. I know I keep hearing co-workers talk about things they’ve done in jquery so I want to catch up to them. I’m not sure what I might end up using it for but sky’s the limit.
6 Jan, 2010
I just saw a review of this book and would love to read it.
6 Jan, 2010
Just learning jQuery and getting ready to completely revamp my personal webspace!
6 Jan, 2010
for awesomesauce in my web projects!
6 Jan, 2010
I’ll see. :)
6 Jan, 2010
Hi! Thanks for this giveaway. For me jQuery is a very nice add-on for my project, and I want to learn more about it..
Good luck.
6 Jan, 2010
I usually use jquery to beautify my website .. I’m using Joomla CMS frequently but I’m learning the CodeIgniter PHP framework it is so easy to learn .. Good Luck for all
6 Jan, 2010
I want to write two Ruby on Rails apps for Twitter, and I want to use jQuery to support some Ajaxie kinds of entry and display things.
6 Jan, 2010
Man would I love to have that book. I’ve only used jQuery a few times but even so I love it. At the moment I’m planning out a personal project that I hope will make me some money and I can see ways in which jQuery would really help out with a couple of the things I have planned. So pleeeaaasssee let me win the book!
6 Jan, 2010
My studio uses jQuery a lot and PHP a lot but barely ever together. This book looks interesting. Love to have a copy on our shelf.
6 Jan, 2010
A free copy would be great!
6 Jan, 2010
Hi, i’m a freelancer web developer from Brasil, and this book will improve my job and help me to do a better work. Thank’s
6 Jan, 2010
Sorry, i’m forgot a letter in my e-mail .
6 Jan, 2010
I’ll use JQuery in my next project to create an auto-slideshow in the homepage.
6 Jan, 2010
jQuery and PHP is what I plan to learn in the next few months, so this book will be very helpful ;)
My next web project will heavily use jQuery’s ajax functionality.
6 Jan, 2010
Great!!!!!!
Just want it !!!
6 Jan, 2010
Well, it will be good if I could create a navigation bar plugin using jQuery with some fancy effects! Haven’t got the time to learn much about it so this book will definitely help me!
6 Jan, 2010
Always looking to improve the UI experience
6 Jan, 2010
Is not for my next project. It will be for updating and updating on and on my current one at http://www.wowjuju.com/repcalc
There is a lot of jquery in there and I always search for ways to optimize it and learn more.
Good luck everyone.
6 Jan, 2010
Hi, I’ve been using prototype for some time now. fortunately I came to know jquery like a month or so.The biggest difference I see between both frameworks is the community, there’s lots of samples and pluggings than prototype and scriptaculous combined. I want to learn more jquery I want that book, sorry prototype…
6 Jan, 2010
Plan on using jQuery for a couple site enhancements. One will be an enhance to weather page for graphical display of data with lightbox. The other will we a tabbed panel for display of Media RSS data.
6 Jan, 2010
jQuery and PHP are both excellent when used together. Looks like this could be an interesting book. Thanks for the giveaway.
6 Jan, 2010
I use JQuery with all of my PHP applications. Users love how interactive and modern jQuery makes the project.
6 Jan, 2010
I want to use jquery to kill flash.
6 Jan, 2010
Looks like a good book.
6 Jan, 2010
Well I use Javascript frameworks and JQuery is my first choice, because its easy to use and have good online resources plus nice community to help me. So many plug-ins are available and if they are not suite for you, you can build your own. Since Im working with PHP right now this will help. cheers!
6 Jan, 2010
I am a beginner ,learning now jQuery,this book will help me to experiment new things in php and jQyery.
Thanks
6 Jan, 2010
on a new upcoming catalogue/classified website we plan to use it for various ui improvements as well as an ajax layer and specially i look forward to test this neat table plugin i found, http://datatables.net/
6 Jan, 2010
I am going to create grid like ExtJS , and load the content from json data/Array using Ajax.
6 Jan, 2010
I am will be using JQuery on several upcoming client projects. Specifically, on form error handling and site navigation. I could really use this book.
6 Jan, 2010
Would love to have this book. I sure have a lot to learn about jquery and PHP.
6 Jan, 2010
Nice book. I’m currently working on a tool for world of warcraft highly ajaxified.
Cheers.
7 Jan, 2010
I just started to learn jQuery… I intend to use it so to make my websites more user-friendly…
7 Jan, 2010
I am a great fan of jQuery. I am going to use jQuery for form validation and slideshow in my project.
7 Jan, 2010
My new project will use jquery for sure. I ‘ll make all the AJAX requests and the UI animations either.
7 Jan, 2010
The next project I build will be so cool because of jQuery, girls will want to have sex with me.
And if I use PHP then I can store their numbers in my little black (MySQL) book.
7 Jan, 2010
This is a brilliant book. I don’t want to win it as already bought it. Money well spent.
7 Jan, 2010
Hi.
The book would be very useful for my next project to make it more user-friendly. Thank you for this opportunity. Good luck to everyone.
7 Jan, 2010
In an ongoing project (already PHP-based) to give access to a continually growing academic bibliography, the interface is clunky and increasingly uncomfortable to use as the DB grows. Some jQuery magic at the front end to help users browse the indexes, to search, and to navigate the hundreds of results than can appear would be great. Some improvement to the editor’s interface at the back-end wouldn’t hurt either!
Did I mention we’re non-profit? :)
7 Jan, 2010
Wow do want! I just started to learn the basics of jQuery last week for a new project’s needs and i love it! I especially love to combine jQuery and wordpress, so much possibilities.
7 Jan, 2010
I´d be great to have it in my hands.
7 Jan, 2010
I’m developing training materials for my organization and would love to use some of the jQuery elements I’ve seen on various sites. In so doing, I’d love to also understand how jQuery works so I can use it more effectively.
4 Mar, 2010
Congratulations Jen, you are the winner! We have sent you an email asking for your postal address.
Look forward to hearing from you!
7 Jan, 2010
I would like this book… My next project would involve a jquery calendar :p
7 Jan, 2010
Yes, I’m starting to use jQuery in one of my redesigns and it such a great and easy library to use. I’d love to take it to the next level with PHP, I’d love to win this book.
7 Jan, 2010
jQuery is simply brilliant and easy to work with. Plus, there are loads of plugins for jQuery UI which can make any project much, much easier.
Anyway, I’m currently working on a medieval-set fantasy browsergame. And since this is 2010, and it would have a lot of competition, seamless AJAX interaction and visual effects are a must. jQuery and PHP to the rescue! ^_^
7 Jan, 2010
I would use it for creating a brand new CMS.
7 Jan, 2010
We are changing Content Management Systems at my company from a .NET based CMS to a PHP base CMS. Integrating jQuery with PHP will be an essential tool in the near future.
7 Jan, 2010
This looks so fun and amazing. I have already spread the word about this to several of my friends.
7 Jan, 2010
Sounds like a great book!
7 Jan, 2010
I want to study, so give it to me :P
7 Jan, 2010
Won’t Perfect PHP, jQuery & Web-Designing skills see me rise as a Web-Master?
7 Jan, 2010
Most of our projects are nutrition-related, so we’ll use it for various calculation tools.
7 Jan, 2010
I really need it for my new project.
7 Jan, 2010
Just finished “JQuery In Action” and want to expand my blog using all that I’ve learned. http://jonhung.com/blog
7 Jan, 2010
I use jquery for most all my javascript needs. I have a custom CMS that uses a lot of fun ajax saves, inline editing, WYSIWYG editor, navigational effects, fun stuff like that. Plus of course interactive elements on the customer side. It’s just a great language and I would love to read Kae’s book!
8 Jan, 2010
I learned how to use jQuery from blog tutorials, I use it a lot on the websites I develop, now I think I might need a book to improve and finally get all the basics ! :)
8 Jan, 2010
Need the book to improve my ajax skills, Cause I am creating one hell off a webapp :-).
8 Jan, 2010
Would really like a book like that to help me for my for when I start my final year dissertation. Need to start using new techniques and Jquery is amazing. Using a small bit of it already got me top marks on one assignment so mixing it with PHP would be goldmine for marks towards final year project.
8 Jan, 2010
jQuery and PHP! great book idea. I am wanting to learn more about this technology. Thx.
8 Jan, 2010
I want to bring a my company’s website, if not into the 21st century, at least kicking and screaming out of the late 1980s where it currently resides. This book could greatly help that process.
Love the site BTW.
8 Jan, 2010
I’m building a website for my roommate’s non profit, and I’m using PHP and jQuery. I’m doing pretty well with the jQuery, but I could definitely use some help with PHP side of things.
8 Jan, 2010
I would use it to do some form validation and to do ajax requests. It also would improve my english.
8 Jan, 2010
I am a web designer. In Current times J Query is the most used js library. I love the effects used by the scripts. If I got the chance to get the book, it definitely help me to design more complex jquery effects using websites.
8 Jan, 2010
And here goes a 1/84 chance! Next month I’m moving to Cuba for 6 months and I was meaning to either learn Spanish…or jQuery. This book would help be brush up on form validation scripts and basic movement and interaction for a new blog layout I’m making.
9 Jan, 2010
Hello,
I will use jQuery for my next portfolio website. I want to make something outstanding.
9 Jan, 2010
This is exactly what I need for my next project, and make complex jquery effect.
9 Jan, 2010
Hi, I am currently studying for a Web Design + Development degree, that’s one reason this book would be helpful!
For my next project I really want to push myself to gain as much knowledge from it as possible, this will mean implementing a lot of JavaScript, AJAX, PHP and MySQL.
I’d like to use Jquery with my nav, to help with content transitions, contact forms and for a drag-drop check out system.
9 Jan, 2010
Hi There!
I’m in the design stages of putting my own website together, and am already planning on using jQuery and PHP! This book would be a huge help!
I am definitely planning on using some of the validation tools and ajaxform tools that jQuery provides, I’d love to see any examples this book has available.
10 Jan, 2010
I’d like to use jQuery and PHP to create a full CRUD sistem on my next project.
10 Jan, 2010
Looking forward to using jquery in one of my new web development projects!
11 Jan, 2010
I’ll probably be using it for animation in place of Flash. Tasteful, mind :)
11 Jan, 2010
thank you for your share！~~~
11 Jan, 2010
Hi! I’ve started playing with JQuery to build something web-shop-gallery-like. Would be obliged to have the book for myself ;)
11 Jan, 2010
I’m currently implementing JQuery into everything.
I’m a freelance web developer as well as the owner of numerous PHP based websites. I’ve been busy lately updating all of my old websites to utilize the benefits of JQuery.
- PNG support in IE6
- creating robust AJAX calls
- minimize file size
- simply trading 10 lines of code for one line of jquery
I’m currently planning a new website which will require a vast amount of PHP and JQuery knowledge to create. Just thinking about all of the AJAX that I want to put into it makes me tired.
I don’t just want this book, I need it! I’m poor (freelancing, father of four) and can not afford it otherwise.
11 Jan, 2010
Yes please! I would love to have this book
11 Jan, 2010
I want to win!!
12 Jan, 2010
I’m working on a web app which simplifies managing personal finances. Although there are a variety out there, many of them are a little much for the average joe.
I’m using jquery to:
- Edit transactions in place;
- Split one transaction into n+
- Validate data in real time
- Dynamically add for more transactions
- sprite menu
- Saving, editing and clearing transactions
And a bunch more. :) So far things have been smooth, but could really use some more training and a consistent resource.
12 Jan, 2010
I’d like to use jQuery for locating clients locations and allowing them to rsvp events. I would also like to learn more about jQuery ui
12 Jan, 2010
I’m using PHP and jquery for forms and some animations. Thanks for the book.
12 Jan, 2010
I am lover of jquery. I am currently using it little in my project. In my next all project i want to use it for file upload, making ajax tree view. sliding effect in photos gallery,Ajax comment form submit and many more.
If i would given chance to write an article after implementing it.I would love to do that.
13 Jan, 2010
I have used JQuery on a coupld of project and have been very impressed with its capabilities, however I very much need to learn the practices and coding behind this powerful language… I will be using it for an array of UI features in my upcoming sites, including visual login, file upload and profile editing.
Good luck to everyone :o)
14 Jan, 2010
I use jQuery with every site I build. I also build most of my sites using Drupal, so I’m very interested in the best practices of using jQuery and PHP together.
14 Jan, 2010
Thanks for a chance to win. I’m a newbie that’s working on a sports site for a local semi-pro football team.
15 Jan, 2010
I have experienced jquery in our client side programming and love it. I want to improve on my skillset using this incredible tool.
16 Jan, 2010
I use jQuery quite often, mostly for animations (always popular) and ajax forms. References and cookbooks are a great way to keep up to date!
17 Jan, 2010
Hi Specky Boy,
I am learning php, I believe the book will help me to understand how to use jquery with php. And I know winning something helps to believe in your luck.
Thanks
17 Jan, 2010
I will use jQuery to open a new window of a link to use with _blank on my website giveaway365.com
18 Jan, 2010
I am going to attempt my first JQuery on a site that I am building now. I want to have an image in my header and then some words will slide in and then go to another image… I would love to get a book to help out with this.
18 Jan, 2010
can anybody win this
18 Jan, 2010
how will it be given
19 Jan, 2010
Hi,
i will use jQuery in my next Project for the navigation and some content elements. Every visitor should customize the website for their own requirements.
21 Jan, 2010
I wont it please
21 Jan, 2010
I have been using jQuery for a while now. Mostly websites, or offline web app development. My biggest project, which i will be working on very shortly, is using jQuery and Adobe AIR to develop a webtop app.
How’s that for awesome?
22 Jan, 2010
We use jQuery extensively in all of our projects and will be using it on an upcoming project for processing JSON data from a secure banking web service. Every day we find new uses or new ways of doing thing with jQuery.
25 Jan, 2010
To enhance and add interactivity to an existing php site
29 Jan, 2010
it would be cool to have this book and learn more from it.
7 Feb, 2010
I would use this book to learn more about jQuery as I need it in many plugins and coding and I have zero knowledge when it comes to it.
21 Feb, 2010
thanks about this book.
I’m going to use jquery for build an website like desktop
22 Feb, 2010
I’ve used jQuery and PHP but not a whole lot together. I’m sure this book could help me master the combination and make use of techniques I’m currently not familiar with!
PS love this blog – very informative