PHP5 and MySQL Bible

by Tim Converse, Joyce Park, Clark Morgan

Book Overview

This comprehensive tutorial and reference covers all the basics of PHP 5, a popular open source Web scripting language, and MySQL 4.012, the most popular open source database engine Explores why users... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764557467
• ISBN13: 9780764557460
• Release Date: May 2004
• Publisher: Wiley Publishing
• Length: 1042 Pages
• Weight: 3.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.3" x 7.3" x 9.4"

Customer Reviews

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Great Book

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Worth Reading

As the other reviewers have stated, there are quite a few code errors. However, I was impressed by the content. The dialog within the book is comprehensive as well as enjoyable. This is not a dry manual. It does jump around, but with so much covered, there's no correct navigational path to develop each topic in succession. I found it great to read the book, but create my own code based on examples found in the book. (Copying the code line by line didn't help me. However, copying the general information contained really expanded my knowledge.) This is a book for beginner and intermediate programmers interested in PHP.

Very thorough; easy to understand

While I'm not finished reading it all (over 1,000 pages) I have to say that I now understand PHP and MySQL so much better than before. I previously purchased the "Visual Quickstart Guide - PHP" and "Visual Quickpro Guide - Advanced PHP" but have to say this book is so much better. It goes through everything you need to know in seperate chapters and provides text on the why's and how's of PHP. For anyone who has tried taking the advice of many and "RTFM" but has become overwhelmed, this book is great. (I'm definitly not saying forget the online manual; it is essential.) Thank you PHP5 and MySQL Bible.