Preface. Acknowledgments. Part I: Fundamental Ajax. Chapter 1: Essential Ajax. Chapter 2: Know Your JavaScript. Chapter 3: Creating Ajax Applications. Chapter 4: Serious Ajax Programming. Part II: Ajax in Depth. Chapter 5: Introducing Ajax Frameworks. Chapter 6: More Advanced Ajax Frameworks. Chapter 7: Using Server-Side Ajax Frameworks. Part III: Ajax and the DOM, XML, CSS, and Dynamic HTML. Chapter 8: The DOM and Event Handling. Chapter 9: XML and Ajax. Chapter 10: Cascading Style Sheets and Ajax. Chapter 11: Dynamic HTML and Ajax. Part IV: Advanced Ajax. Chapter 12: Introducing Ajax and PHP. Chapter 13: PHP: Functions and HTML Controls. Chapter 14: Handling User Input in PHP. Chapter 15: Ajax and Security. Chapter 16: Filters, MVC, and Ajax. Index. (20070418)