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"A comprehensive introduction to … the scripting language PHP and the MySQL database server. This book will not only expose … core aspects of both technologies, but will provide valuable insight into how they are used in unison to create dynamic data-driven Web applications." (it-expert, Issue no. 48, 2004)
--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.Book Description
Beginning PHP and MySQL: From Novice to Professional, Fourth Edition is a major update of W. Jason Gilmore’s authoritative book on PHP and MySQL. The fourth edition includes complete coverage of PHP 5.3 features, including namespacing, an update of AMP stack installation and configuration, updates to Zend Framework, coverage of MySQL Workbench, and much more.
You’ll not only receive extensive introductions to the core features of PHP, MySQL, and related tools, but you’ll also learn how to effectively integrate them in order to build robust data-driven applications. Gilmore has seven years of experience working with these technologies, and he has packed this book with practical examples and insight into the real-world challenges faced by developers. Accordingly, you will repeatedly return to this book as both a valuable instructional tool and reference guide.
What you’ll learn
- How to install and configure Apache, PHP 5.3, and MySQL
- PHP and object-oriented programming basics
- New PHP 5.3 features and how to use them
- How to move beyond basic PHP, including using the Zend Framework
- How to use MySQL to securely store your website's data
- How to use MySQL Workbench to manage your database
Who this book is for
Developers who want to harness PHP and MySQL to create powerful web applications
Table of Contents
- Introducing PHP
- Configuring Your Environment
- PHP Basics
- Functions
- Arrays
- Object-Oriented PHP
- Advanced OOP Features
- Error and Exception Handling
- Strings and Regular Expressions
- Working with the File and Operating System
- PEAR
- Date and Time
- Forms
- Authenticating Your Users
- Handling File Uploads
- Networking
- PHP and LDAP
- Session Handlers
- Templating with Smarty
- Web Services
- Secure PHP Programming
- SQLite
- Building Web Sites for the World
- MVC and the Zend Framework
- Introducing MySQL
- Installing and Configuring MySQL
- The Many MySQL Clients
- MySQL Storage Engines and Datatypes
- Securing MySQL
- Using PHP with MySQL
- Introducing PDO
- Stored Routines
- MySQL Triggers
- MySQL Views
- Practical Database Queries
- Indexes and Searching
- Transactions
- Importing and Exporting Data
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[Third Edition Review] Broad coverage except in XML manipulation, May 29 2008
By S. Tang - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Beginning PHP and MySQL: From Novice to Professional, Third Edition (Paperback)
This book is written for someone who is familiar with other programming languages and databases and now wants to use PHP and MySQL. It is not written for somebody completely new to programming. For example, if you came from Perl or ASP, and you wanted to know how arrays, loops, and objects in PHP, this book will cover that.The topic coverage is broad but not deep. The book has a feel of "semi-reference" in that each topic stands on its own. This is not a cookbook or "learn by example" book. There is enough information to get you started, but if you have a complex/niche problem, this book will not help you. For more information, you will have to consult books that specialize on the topic you are interested.
I have one major gripe with this book. There is not any significant coverage of XML manipulation or XSL/XSLT aspects of PHP. When you look at the table of contents or index, there is no mention of XSL/XSLT and only a brief mention of XML (and RSS) in the Web Services chapter. For a book that covers a lot of subjects, this is a weak area.
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Bloated and wordy, May 14 2009
By DavMin - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Beginning PHP and MySQL: From Novice to Professional, Third Edition (Paperback)
I'm a sucker for a good price and I bought this book hoping that in the 1000+ pages I could start to learn PHP. I did - but I also quickly got frustrated and distracted by the author's complete refusal to explain ANYTHING with conciseness.This is a reference book, not something you'd want to read cover to cover.
Boring examples, wordy discussions - the authors seems to have been more interested in boosting page count than anything else :(
Another bloated PHP book was Larry Ullman's Visual QuickPro. Are there any php tech authors who know how to write??
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
Good information however the kindle version has a gaping flaw., Feb 13 2012
By Brian - Published on Amazon.com
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This is generally a solid book, however the page index in the kindle version seems to be missing.So trying to use the kindle version as a reference book while coding fails.
The section on array manipulation is HUGE, but the database interface seems somewhat weak. However I am not sure I would hold that against the book, since the missing information can be overcome by looking at the MySQL sites.
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