Pro PHP and jQuery (Expert's Voice in Open Source) (Repost)

This book is for intermediate programmers interested in building Ajax web applications using jQuery and PHP. Along with teaching some advanced PHP techniques, it will show you how to take your dynamic applications to the next level by adding a JavaScript layer with jQuery.
Learn to utilize built-in PHP functions to build calendar tools.
Learn how jQuery can be used for Ajax, animation, client-side validation, and more.

What you’ll learn
How to use PHP to build a calendar application that allows users to post, view, edit, and delete events
How to use jQuery to allow the calendar app to be viewed and edited without requiring page refreshes using built-in Ajax functions
The power and versatility of PHP's object-oriented programming style
The various forms of security available and how to best apply them
jQuery plug-in development patterns to create modular, reusable jQuery plug-ins.
The basics of jQuery effects, including fading elements, generating HTML markup on the fly, and creating modal windows

About the Author
Jason Lengstorf is a 27-year-old turbogeek from Portland, OR. He started building websites in his late teens when his band couldn’t afford to pay someone to do it, and he continued building websites after he realized his band wasn’t actually very good. He’s been a full-time freelance web developer since 2007, and expanded his business under the name Copter Labs, which is now a distributed freelance collective, keeping about 10 freelancers worldwide busy. He is also the author of PHP for Absolute Beginners and Pro PHP and jQuery.