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Summary: Lack of Examples
Comment: This book lacks examples. It describes a function in English words but rarely gives an example of how to invoke it. If you're trying to do File I/O this book is NOT for you.
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Summary: Short Review of "Programming PHP"
Comment: PHP is a programming language that can be embedded in web pages. It makes it significantly easier to develop and maintain web pages.
This is a clear, well-organized reference manual for PHP. I've found it very useful.
It is not a tutorial for PHP. It does not cover PHP 5.
If you wish, checkout my somewhat longer review on the Oakland Perl Mongers site.
George Woolley of Camelot.pm and Oakland.pm
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Summary: Learning to Program PHP
Comment: This book is perfect to begin to learn PHP, being only necessary to have some previous knowledge of programming, because the explanations are clear, concrete and contains many examples. This book is not very deep in the aspects that treat but it is very complete in general.
The book consists of four parts differentiated clearly.
In the first part, from chapter 2 to chapter 6, it approaches all the characteristic of the language with clear explanations and clear examples, from the basic elements of the language to the OOP.
In the second part, from chapter 7 to chapter 13, it applies the characteristics of the language shown previously to solve situations common, with many complete examples and clear and short explanations, with the WEB, databases, graphics, PDF, XML, security and application techniques.
In the third part, appendix A, there is an extensive list of the functions of the PHP, this part is poorest because it consists of a simple reference of functions without examples nor too many explanations, but also necessary being given the great amount of functions that has the PHP and that the book is showing in the chapters as they are necessary.
In the last part distributed in chapters 1, 15 and 15, and appendix B, show how to install, to execute and to expand an installation of PHP in Linux and in Windows.
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Summary: Student programmer viewpoint
Comment: I work in a student design center and use this book to create applications of various complexity, from simple webpages, to a small online marketplace, to a complex, dynamic database. Everyone that found this book "out of focus" and the examples irrelevant is simply a coder below the level of the book. If you know your way around programming, this book is very helpful. If you don't, it'll confuse you. I have little "formal" training in programming, but I've been messing around with various languages like Pascal and C++ since I was 10, so I can read books like this easily. Someone who just wants to make a "rad" webpage and has no coding background (CSS expertise doesn't count, sorry boys and girls) will run into a brick wall because of the level of understanding this book requires.
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Summary: I recently purchased this book and love it
Comment: The so called "typos and errors" are false accusations. They are most likly attemping to script php5 code examples in a PHP4 setting and not realizing it. Yes, some of the examples do not realte which also happens in a few other books, but the point of this book is to pass a message on HOW to script. The examples should not need to relate in any specific manner. If you need a book that uses the same examples over and over again to get the point through, i reccomend "PHP: A visual quickstart guide" or just not attemping PHP at all and sticking to HTML. And if you do not know HTML, dont even attempt this scripting language becuase you will never be able to figure out PHP.
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