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Summary: The book for PHP development
Comment: Just look at the cover of this book. It just looks like another classic.
The first two sections are light tutorials(but not stupid) on PHP and MySql. The last section is packed with real world examples that could be used as a reference.
It is a very productive book that will get you started in a couple of hours.
For those of you searching for good php books, your research stops here.
A great beginners book.
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Summary: PHP5 Libraries begin with this book
Comment: Welling and Thomson hit the nail on the head with this book. The only place to go from this book is into the black and yellow php5 references written by Gilmore and Darie. Start here and grow. The code is clear. The sample code is correct. Yhe included CD includes everything you'll need as a nivice and more.
1 star for code.
1 star for clarity.
1 star for editorial acumen.
1 star for relevance.
1 star for overall performance.
Excellent reference, a cornerstone in every php library.
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Summary: Good Resource
Comment: This book starts off in a detailed description of PHP coding and sends the reader into a project instantly. The first project is simple and useful, utilizing the basic PHP commands for storing and retrieving data. The source code in the book is awesome, it shows many examples of coding, most of which is used on many websites.
The few problems I have with the book are in the later chapters. I felt that while this book does teach the basics, when it jumps into the "advanced" section the authors really didnt explain the steps in enough detail for beginners.
The things I like about the book is that it covers Php sessions, working with the file system directly, Ftp uploads, user authorization, and it even shows you how to make your own email page using PHP.
MySql is lightly covered in the book; it does not go into "high" detail with MySql but it does cover the basic commands such as create database, use database, create table, insert commands, and some basic authentication processes.
In the appendix it also has Apache, MySql, Php tutorials to help you set up your own little webserver. Overall I would hand this book to anyone who wants to learn PHP & MySql the proper way.
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Summary: Excellent reference guide
Comment: I reviewed this book and found it very helpful in designing PHP it gives visual details and instructions on various integral PHP functions in conjunction with MySQL. I reccommend it for beginners and intermediate users who are still trying to grasp how to write working PHP scripts.
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Summary: Scads of example applications
Comment: In open source usage, the book describes a powerful and popular combination of PHP and MySQL to build websites. Each program has several texts devoted solely to it. But it is in the interaction between the two that often developers need assistance on.
The book does start with chapters exclusively on explaining PHP, and other chapters on MySQL. In themselves, you might find these to be concise and useful explanations.
But the meat of the book is given in several chapters, where each chapter is devoted to making one common application. Like constructing a shopping cart. Or a Web-based email service. These are things that you have surely experienced as a user. Now you get to see how to code them in PHP and MySQL. Which explains some of the book's size. There are 10 chapters in this section. Enough to give you plenty of examples to draw ideas from.
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