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Very Poorly Written Book--Simple Concepts Made Difficult!, Jui 8 2004
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I should have known not to buy this book after having read "Sam's Teach Yourself Flash MX Actionscript in 24 hours"--also poorly written. The main problem with this book as well as the sam's flash book is that it leaves HUGE gaps in its explanations which force the reader to supplement the lessons with the Internet. For example, the beginning of the book says that no prior knowledge is necessary except for an understanding of HTML; in the intro chapters, it introduces you to databases in general, explaining what they're for. The next chapter on databases (besides the one on how to install mysql) however ("learning basic sql commands") is prefaced by saying: "...This is a very hands-on hour, and it assumes that you are able to issue queries through the MySQL monitor on Windows or Linux/Unix. Alternatively, if you use a GUI to MySQL, this hour assumes you know the methods for issuing queries through those interfaces." What is that!? It goes from explaining what a db is to magically expecting you to know about issuing mysql queries without anything in between? I'm sorry, but this makes no sense whatsoever. I'm sorry I cannot recommend another book, but perhaps you'd have better luck with ANY OTHER MYSQL,PHP, or APACHE book!
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Can't get started - Install doesn't work, Juil 15 2003
I'm fairly new to Linux/Unix but I am no newbie to software. The installation instructions for MySQL on Linux are sketchy and basically say read the man page. If the man page was enough I wouldn't be buying a book. After stumbling thru the install there is no explanation of actually starting the MySQL software. Because I can't seem to get MySQL installed and running, PHP won't configure and install. I'm dead in the water so I don't know if the rest of the book was any good or not, I can't make it that far.For troubleshooting there are several recommendations for paid support. It looks like the author assumes a broad knowledge of Linux/Unix because the Windows installation instructions are very detailed.
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Useless in less than 20 minutes, Jui 18 2003
I picked up this book figuring that it would help me figure out the basics of how to install and get PHP, MySQL and Apache up and talking to one another. I figured wrong. If each chapter is supposed to take an hour to read and complete this book was useless in less than 20 minutes. It didn't tell me how to get MySQL started after installing it. Even with the "Advanced" section later in the book the stuff they put back there could have been in chapter one. It still wouldn't have made a difference since the best advice they gave was "if you have any problems getting it working RTFM."This book is going back to the store and I am just going to use Easy PHP to install the three. If I was able to understand all the instructions and technical stuff I wouldn't NEED the book in the first place. When I am ready for the true technical stuff I'll just install the three myself and compare settings to an already working server. Thanks for nothing...
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Really Bad Book, Jui 7 2003
I've used Cold Fusion to set up a dynamic database and wanted to switch to PHP. I figured once I got the PHP, MYSQL, APACHE trio I would be all set. With this book I couldn't even get through the MYSQL installation. The book isn't set up in a lesson/tutorial format as I was led to believe. It gives too much detail on the easy stuff (how to hit the next button in the installation wizard) and then doesn't tell me how to launch the program. It tells me to type in configuration code, but not where. I agree with all the other complaints of reviewers. Yes it explains things for Linux and then nothing for Windows. Just say no.
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curious / confused, Janv. 19 2003
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I'm curious as to what happened to the other reviews that the previous reviewer has mentioned. I picked up the book a couple of days ago and have spent most of today trying to work through it. So far I'm very frustrated. The book will give examples of commands, but doesn't tell me WHERE I should enter them. For example in the first section, we are told to connect to MySQL as the root user, and then issue the command to set up a new user. The command is included, but I am not told where to enter it. By trial and error I worked out where to go to open the MySQL monitor, but then the command doesn't work because I don't know how to tell MySQL that I have administration rights. At least, I THINK that's why it isn't working. Maybe I'm just missing something, but there seems to be a lot missing from the book. This stuff doesn't look like it should be all that hard compared to other things that I've learned in the past (from JCL to Javascript), but the book just isn't telling me what I need to know.
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Just awful!, Juil 19 2004
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I have never written a book review on Amazon before, but this book was so bad I figured I owed it to other buyers to tell them about it. The simple fact is that is poorly written. I have been a Coldfusion programmer for many years and have been blessed by well written books from Ben Forta. This author consistently took simple concepts and made them difficult. The examples were horrible. Instead of just showing simple the new concept could do, she made each new concept a review of the entire book. There were many things introduced that has no examples at all. I have never swore at a book more!
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