The methods of programming in PHP are considered, allowing to develop modern effective Web-applications. Numerous examples are used, taken from real practice. The first edition of the book, titled "PHP 5 by Examples", covered only the fifth version of the language. The second edition has been completely updated and reworked. The interaction of PHP applications with the Apache Web server and MySQL database, extracting information from remote servers, interacting with the browser through AJAX technology, using the j. library is considered. Query. The subtleties of working with the HTTP protocol are shown, the nuances of Re. Write conversions, features of the use of intelligent agents in PHP. Examples of protection of Web-applications, work with graphics, Flash and PDF-documents, code optimization and solutions of a number of other important tasks. are given.