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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 005.2762
EAN: 9780764557460
ISBN: 0764557467
Label: Wiley
Manufacturer: Wiley
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 1080
Publication Date: 2004-05-07
Publisher: Wiley
Studio: Wiley
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating: 
Summary: Great Book
Comment: The book was exactly as described. Is in great condition and saved me a bunch of money instead of buying it through my campus bookstore. Delivery was fast. Will order from them again.
Customer Rating: 
Summary: Help - I'm in Purgatory reading this Bible
Comment: This book doesn't give the nuts and bolts. There are no real examples, it's all a bit esoteric for me. I have web experience and database experience, but this book hasn't put it together.
I should have bought a "For Dummies" book.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Worth every penny
Comment: Most of the Bible series of books are worth the money you pay for them, and this one is no exception.
Good informative book, great for the beginner and a good read for the advanced.
Not good for reference, but then it isn't supposed to be.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Poorly organized
Comment: I purchased this book off the shelf before reading any reviews. I was looking for a specific solution for one of Viking Water's clients, so I reviewed the books by looking through their indices. Of all the PHP books on a well-stocked shelf, this was the only one to tackle dynamic drop-down lists, which is my heartburn of the moment.
After reading through 1/4 of it (skimming in some cases), I agree with other reviewers that it may not be the best way to learn PHP from scratch. If you're conversant with "C" or Perl, it can be a slightly useful tool. However, if you're new to programming this may not be the book for you since a lot of PHP is modeled on "C" and the authors unconsciously assume a basic familiarity with that language, even though they attempt to cater to the non-C programmer.
One of the interesting features of the book is that the authors often explain surrounding HTML code, even though the book assumes a familiarity with the HTML language. If you're not an HTML guru, it will be nice to have the explanation right in front of you rather than having to haul out (or look up) your HTML reference. For instance: their explanation of the subtle difference between POST and GET would be very interesting to someone who is weak in that area.
However, the code examples are poorly commented which can make them difficult to follow if you are trying to learn the language(s) involved from scratch.
Customer Rating:
Summary: confusing book. Not well written, probably made in a hurry.
Comment: This book often uses concepts and code explained only in following chapters. I should have read the other (bad) reviews on Amazon before buying my copy in a library. Unfortunately I was in hurry. Now I am at page 202 and I am not sure whether I should continue or quit and wait 8 more days to get a better book.
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Editorial Reviews:
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* This comprehensive tutorial and reference covers all the basics of PHP 5, a popular open source Web scripting language, and MySQL 4.012, the most popular open source database engine
* Explores why users need PHP and MySQL, how to get started, how to add PHP to HTML, and how to connect HTML Web pages to MySQL
* Offers an extensive tutorial for developing applications with PHP and MySQL
* Includes coverage of how to install, administer, and design MySQL databases independently of PHP; exception and error handling; debugging techniques; PostgreSQL database system; and PEAR database functions
* The authors provide unique case studies of how and where to use PHP drawn from their own extensive Web experience
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