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Summary: php Solutions
Comment: I purchesed this book hoping it would give good examples. NOT!!! Just another book for people who already know what they are doing. Now this is my opinion and this book did nothing to help explain the INCLUDE function or how to handle directories in php which is the help I was looking for.
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Summary: Start using the PHP examples straight away
Comment: I decided I wanted to add PHP to my website to make it more dynamic and reduce maintenance. But I didn't know any PHP. So I picked up PHP Solutions and within an hour or two of opening the front cover, I had converted my website to PHP and added several dynamic features that were demonstrated in the book!
This book is brilliant. It provides a good background and understanding of PHP and the examples are easy to follow and apply straight away. It also shows you how to keep your code safe and avoid ugly error messages.
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Summary: Hard To Follow But Very Useful
Comment: This is my first book on learning PHP, so maybe that's why it was difficult for me, but I would often give up on something, then search the web or other books for a tutorial, only to find that the answers were in this book all along.
I wanted to create an image gallery using php, and found a halfway decent tutorial on the net, but didn't realize that this book actually covers image galleries.
Some nice tutorials in this book revolve around,
- blogs
- event lists
- user registrations
- file uploads
- image galleries
- and a bunch of other stuff.
If your learning PHP this is a good book to buy, even if you don't understand everything, you can bounce around to different books or online tutorials, then refer back to this book and maybe it'll make more sense.
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Summary: PHP Solutions Review
Comment: Good stuff. I have had to keep staring at PHP code long enough to absorb where to start. This book gives you a good amount of "enough" to write a decent program. Would recommend..........
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Summary: Just what i needed
Comment: I wish more of the books I have seen on programming were written like this one. The author presents a practical application of what can be done with PHP in each chapter and these are things that are likely going to be needed in the majority of PHP websites. He also explains step by step how to install and set up Apache, MySQL and PHP. A great way to learn PHP.
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In this book you'll learn how to: - Create dynamic websites with design and usability in mind, as well as functionality
- Understand how PHP scripts work, giving you confidence to adapt them to your own needs
- Bring online forms to life, check required fields, and ensure user input is safe to process
- Upload files and automatically create thumbnails from larger images
- Manage website content with a searchable database
You want to make your websites more dynamic by adding a feedback form, creating a private area where members can upload images that are automatically resized, or perhaps storing all your content in a database. The problem is, you're not a programmer and the thought of writing code sends a chill up your spine. Or maybe you've dabbled a bit in PHP and MySQL, but you can't get past baby steps. If this describes you, then you've just found the right book. PHP and the MySQL database are deservedly the most popular combination for creating dynamic websites. They're free, easy to use, and provided by many web hosting companies in their standard packages. Unfortunately, most PHP books either expect you to be an expert already or force you to go through endless exercises of little practical value. In contrast, this book gives you real value right away through a series of practical examples that you can incorporate directly into your sites, optimizing performance and adding functionality such as file uploading, email feedback forms, image galleries, content management systems, and much more. Each solution is created with not only functionality in mind, but also visual design. But this book doesn't just provide a collection of ready-made scripts: each PHP Solution builds on what's gone before, teaching you the basics of PHP and database design quickly and painlessly. By the end of the book, you'll have the confidence to start writing your own scripts or—if you prefer to leave that task to othersto adapt existing scripts to your own requirements. Right from the start, you're shown how easy it is to protect your sites by adopting secure coding practices. The book has been written with an eye on forward and backward compatibilityrecommending the latest PHP 5 techniques, but providing alternative solutions for servers still running PHP 4.3. All database examples demonstrate how to use the original MySQL extension, MySQL Improved, or the PHP Data Objects (PDO) introduced in PHP 5.1, letting you choose the most suitable option for your setup. Summary of Contents: - Chapter 1: What Is PHPAnd Why Should I Care?
- Chapter 2: Getting Ready to Work with PHP
- Chapter 3: How to Write PHP Scripts
- Chapter 4: Lightening Your Workload with Includes
- Chapter 5: Bringing Forms to Life
- Chapter 6: Uploading Files
- Chapter 7: Using PHP to Manage Files
- Chapter 8: Generating Thumbnail Images
- Chapter 9: Pages That Remember: Simple Login and Multipage Forms
- Chapter 10: Setting Up MySQL and phpMyAdmin
- Chapter 11: Getting Started with a Database
- Chapter 12: Creating a Dynamic Online Gallery
- Chapter 13: Managing Content
- Chapter 14: Solutions to Common PHP/MySQL Problems
- Chapter 15: Keeping Intruders at Bay
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