Customer Rating:  
Summary: Good for learners of these languages
Comment: This book is mainly split up into 4 sections: php, mysql, security/e-commerce and then advanced tips and viable applications. For those people who are hoping this book will replace any combination of php and mysql books-it doesn't, but it is worth buying anyway. The organization of the book is very good and each section flows smothly into the next.The fact that the two languages work very well together make this book easy to read and understand, although there was some missing information such as using php with javascript--which is becoming more common as a way to relieve stress on the server. The section on security is excelent. Most of the examples and code snippets are usefull and have insight, however there are a few typing errors that the novice may miss and not be able to use the code correctly. For example, the author warns that it is easy to forget to put the dollar sign ($) in front of variable names and backs his point up by forgeting it himself a few times. Another mistake is a snippet of code (on page 88) that, if used as it is in the book, will cause the browser to lockup because it is one of those never ending loops that uses up the RAM. Besides these few things, the book is good, the CD is very helpfull when there is a need to check the code--sometimes code is put together bit by bit, spaning over several pages, and it is up to the reader to put it together, but like I say, it is mostly understandable and the errors are more or less easy to spot.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Extremely Useful
Comment: This is a very useful book. If you're a web developer, and you're starting out with PHP, it will do wonders. It covers many important things such as creating a successful shopping cart, web based e-mail, web forums, and working with files such as PDF and images. What I enjoy most about this book is that it teaches you PHP and MySQL in a very coherent manner. In the beginning, it has a thorough introduction to PHP and its list of functions and it even covers PHP classes. It does this in a clean and understandable manner that is easy to follow. The chapters on MySQL and databases are also well put together. It covers the theory and implementation rather well using real world examples. Overall, it's an excellent book. If you're already a programmer, you'll fly through the chapters without any hassle.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Good but there are some errors
Comment: This book is pretty easy to follow, but at times there were some syntax errors in the example code shown in the book and numerous grammatical mistakes. I just think more time should have been put into proofreading the code and grammar. Other than that I enjoyed the book.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Tie it all together in one book
Comment: This book covers php and mysql effectively. It covers each seperately then together in an example shopping cart application.This book does a particularly good job of covering the mysql priviledge system.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Tie it all together in one book
Comment: This book covers php and mysql effectively. It covers each seperately then together in an example shopping cart application.This book does a particularly good job of covering the mysql priviledge system.
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