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Beginning PHP, Apache, MySQLWeb Development (Paperback)

by Michael K. Glass (Author), Yann Le Scouarnec (Author), Elizabeth Naramore (Author)
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What is this book about?

PHP, Apache, and MySQL are the three key open source technologies that form the basis for most active Web servers. This book takes you step-by-step through understanding each — using it and combining it with the other two on both Linux and Windows servers.

This book guides you through creating your own sites using the open source AMP model. You discover how to install PHP, Apache, and MySQL. Then you create PHP Web pages, including database management and security. Finally, you discover how to integrate your work with e-commerce and other technologies. By building different types of Web sites, you progress from setting up simple database tables to tapping the full potential of PHP, Apache, and MySQL.

When you’re finished, you will be able to create well-designed, dynamic Web sites using open source tools.

What does this book cover?

Here's what you will learn from this book:

  • How PHP server-side scripting language works for connecting HTML-based Web pages to a backend database
  • Syntax, functions, and commands for PHP, Apache, and MySQL
  • Methods and techniques for building user-friendly forms
  • How to easily store, update, and access information using MySQL
  • Ways to allow the user to edit a database
  • E-commerce applications using these three technologies
  • How to set up user logins, profiles, and personalizations
  • Proper protocols for error handling

Who is this book for?

This book is for beginners who are new to PHP and who need to learn quickly how to create Web sites using open source tools. Some basic HTML knowledge is helpful but not essential.



Book Info

Guides through creating sites using the open source AMP model. Covers installing PHP, Apache, and MySQL. For beginners who are new to PHP. Softcover.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Easy to Understand, May 18 2004
By A Customer
I was forced into the world of PHP, MySQL and Apache by my boss, and I wasn't sure which book to get. I chose this book and I thought it was great! I did see a few typos, but in a way it made me actually learn the stuff, instead of blindly typing away and hoping the programs worked. I understood what they were doing and it has made me catch my own mistakes too. For someone who didn't really know what they were doing, I feel like an expert now! And it was nice to have useable applications when I was done- we are actively using several of these now (such as the emailing script and the user/login script- and we have plans to do more). My boss thinks I'm a genius.

I was reading these other reviews and while I can't speak for other books, I had no problems with deprecated code (I never saw that "mysql_create_db" function once in the whole book and I've been through most of it already) or the missing sql script from chapter 6 (it was the same database used in chapters 3, 4, & 5.. duh!) so I don't know what's up with these other guys. But oh well to each his own.

At any rate, if you want a good primer, get this book.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Don't get this book if you compiled PHP4 with MySQL4, May 15 2004
By A Customer
Overall the book is ok, I gave it 1 star because of the mysql statements they are using is the depreciated commands.
Example: mysql_create_db()
exerpt from http://www.php.net/mysql_create_db
Note: The function mysql_create_db() is deprecated. It is preferable to use mysql_query() to issue a SQL CREATE DATABASE Statement instead.

If you compile your php4 with mysql4, the depreciated command will not work and be very frustrating to a beginner.

exerpt from same page: This function will not be available if the MySQL extension was built against a MySQL 4.x client library.

I do expect errors in books as nothing is perfect. I would think though, that all the code they provide would have been tested before publishing.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Terrible for beginners!, May 11 2004
By B. Detweiler (Omaha, NE United States) - See all my reviews
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Unless you're looking for the challenge of picking out errors in code and fixing them yourself, do not buy this book. The syntax is awful and inconsistent. Minimal time is spent on explaining syntax and had me taking most of the code on faith. One part that should be considered a major blemish is where they tell you to use the script named "chapter6.mysql" and it is nowhere to be found. Can't continue without it though!

After posting a question to the p2p board, the official response was, "We are looking into this issue and hope to post a reply soon." That was in early April, and it's alredy almost mid-May. Still nothing. This shows the commitment the publishers and authors have to their books. I will never again buy a Wrox book.

If you still want to learn PHP and MySQL (minus Apache, which is discussed minimally in this book anyway), check out Larry Ullman's Visual QuickPro Guide "PHP and MySQL for Dynamic Web Sites." He is very thorough and is VERY clear about syntax as well as logic, and gives good examples.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Great for Beginners
I came to Amazon to offer my 2 cents on this book, and I was very surprised to read negative comments from others. Read more
Published on April 26 2004

5.0 out of 5 stars Very useful!
I have lots of computer books and I find this one to be extremely helpful. I've used information in this book to help with my home Internet business already! Read more
Published on April 26 2004

5.0 out of 5 stars I am glad I bought this book.
I have about every book related to PHP, Apache, and MySQL out there--from beginning to advanced. This book has several things in it that are excellent, even to the... Read more
Published on April 26 2004 by Alan Fullmer

2.0 out of 5 stars Save Your Money!
This book is chock full of errors. You'll spend most of your time debugging code that should have been debugged before this book was rushed to the printer. Read more
Published on April 25 2004

4.0 out of 5 stars Finally
I have one word to say, Finally! This book is perfect for the newbie to PHP, Apache, MySQL. Though it only touches the surface of the AMP model it really gets you to roll your... Read more
Published on Mar 25 2004 by Craig Valadez

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