This book is a very good starting point for anyone who wishes to begin programming in PHP.I picked this book up in hopes of getting somewhat of a grasp of PHP. The book was very successful in presenting appropriate concepts for beginners such as: varibables, arrays and operators. The book also had a few chapters on using MySQL, which is very helpful for anyone who wishes to create full-blown web applications such as shopping carts, forums and news services on their websites.
However, the book was somewhat vague in the amount of content presented. The book is like a giant PHP coding tutorial, which isn't necessarily a bad thing, if you're not a beginner. For a complete introduction to PHP/MySQL I would suggest buying this book AND PHP/MySQL Web Development by Luke Welling and Laura Thompson. With these two books, a beginner will be on the right path down the complicated road of online applications.
Product Description
Create dynamic Web pages quickly with PHP Fast & Easy WebDevelopment! PHP is an open-source, HTML-embedded, server-sidescripting language with flexible and simple requirements, yet powerfuloutput. You don't have to be familiar with programming to learn fromthis book. As part of the Fast & Easy Web Development series, itapplies the highly successful combination of easy-to-understandinstructions and real screen shots for a truly unique learningexperience. Plus, the companion Web site allows you to download samplecode from the book.
About the Author
Julie Meloni is the Technical Director for i2i Interactive, a multimedia company located in Los Altos, CA. She's been developing Web-based applications since the Web first saw the light of day and remembers the excitement surrounding the first GUI Web browser. She is the author of several books and articles on Web-based programming languages and database topics, and you can find translations of her work in several languages, including Chinese, Italian, Portuguese, and Polish.She is the author of "PHP Fast & Easy Web Development, 2nd Edition" (Premier Press, 193184187X).
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