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Got me a step further in my web design career..., Mars 12 2004
I checked out many books on PHP trying to learn it. This one has been the best so far. the explanations are very clear and concise. This will teach you the fundamentals of all you need to know to master PHP. It does not go into object oriented programming, but that does not matter to me because I have no use for it. It starts from a beginning level and teaches you about variables, operators and control statements and goes on to teach you about the whole PHP file system. The section on mySQL is done very well also. It shows you all the basic SQL commands that you will need to perform most tasks. The only thing I did not like about this book is that it talked about the Apache web server, which I was expecting (from the title). Since I am not running my own web server this information was useless to me, but it was explained in great detail. This reason will not make me lower my rating though, since I realize this was one of the books purposes. I am very fond of the Sam's series and I hope they continue to produce better and better books about programming. Great book overall.
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Exellent book - December 2003 Edition, Mars 11 2004
First, be sure you purchase the latest edition of every tech book you buy. Unfortunately, Amazon doesn't have the latest edition under Meloni's or Zandsta's name. You have to type the isbn number, 0672326205, in the search box to find the newest edition as of this review. Also keep in mind when reading reviews that Amazon mixes reviews of older editions with new editions which makes it very difficult to make an assessment unless the edition is mentioned in the review. New editions usually correct the complaints given in bad reviews so don't pass judgment so quickly unless you know exactly which edition the reviewer is writing about.This is an excellent book for beginners who know nothing about programming. However you must know XHTML before beginning this book. This book and "Teach Yourself PHP in 24 Hours" by Zandstra are built using exactly, word for word, much of the same content. However Meloni's book occasionally has more explicate examples and explanation, however it is missing four essential chapters that can be found in Zandstra's book. 1. Arrays
2. Objects
3. Regular Expressions
4. PEAR - Reusable Components to Extend the Power of PHP No real concern, because the reader could research these topics on php.net or other sites and my have to do so in order to complete the book since it refers to arrays but doesn't explain them. Meloni's book, compared to Zandsta's, does have better examples with actual programs that may be usful to you. Meloni's book, as the title emplies, also goes deeper into Apache and MySQL. After reading this book, you'll wont to get something like, The PHP Anthology By Harry Fuecks Vol. 1&2... or PHP and MySQL Web Development, Second Edition by Luke Welling, Laura Thomson. These books will teach you by example and are excellent. A note to beginners... Learning to program can be very difficult. Unless you are some kind of genius, you must be dedicated and patient with your quest. Programming is a totally different way of thinking and there is a lot to learn... I think this book is a great way to learn PHP and to learn how to program in general. Good Luck!
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Get started FAST!!!, Janv. 11 2004
I picked up a number of PHP and MySQL books along with this one and find myself using this one the most. If you already know how to program in another language and want to get up to speed fast on PHP and MySQL this is the book you need. Some issues I ran into I could not find the answer anywhere in other books or on the web, then I grabbed this book as a last resort and wa-la the answer was there. Now this is the first book I look for answers to questions in.If you just need a little examples of how to do things in PHP and MySQL this book does it.
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Measure twice, cut once, Juil 14 2003
Sams Teach Yourself PHP, MySQL and Apache in 24 Hours is the kind of book I wish I had had when I started developing enterprise-level web applications for zdev Corporation back in the 90s. Back then, it was all about scouring USENET, Listservs, How-Tos, and FAQs while incessantly scratching your head. Although this book is very introductory, there are some good habits and excellent insights that even the more tried and true code-hacker might consider useful even after years of PHP/MySQL development (such as authentication schemes and some inner working of MySQL). It is astounding how simple the tools, techniques, and technology is seen through the eyes of Julie Meloni. Much simpler than I had believed since I really had to be baptised by fire, and the simplicity and easy-of-use of the package -- MySQL, PHP, and Apache -- is indisputable. Postnuke, PHP-Nuke, and the other Open Source CMSs are true killer apps today, and there are a million more open source applications your can easily download, install, and start using within a week if you first still your mind and enthusiasm long enough to work through the easy-to-grok lessons as they are laid out in Sams Teach Yourself PHP, MySQL and Apache in 24 Hours. No doubt. You won't be sorry you took the time to measure twice before you cut once.
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i don't understand people's problems with this book!, Fév 3 2003
The author has posted errata, and there are only like 5 things, only 1 of which is an actual error. And that error doesn't even cause a "parse" error, just something you have to look hard to find. I gave this book to some of our junior level admins to get them up to speed on our development environment and they flew right through it and know a lot more than they did when they started. the author says over and over where to get help if there is a problem with installation, and how to determine where your errors are if something in your script is not working. but to say this is a bad or confusing book just makes no sense. I'm an IT manager and this book does a very good job of pulling from the three books to give you just what you need to get started. you're not supposed to get this book if you've been using these things for any great amount of time -- it's a beginner's book, it says that, and it is that. and it is a good one!
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Get it to understand both concepts and hands-on coding!, Janv. 1 2003
I jumped right in on page 294 of hour 14 of the book, since I'm at the stage to pretty much skip past the introductory basics. I tackled a simple discussion forum which worked well, pretty much 'right out of the box'. I spent the last couple of hours in the usual manner: customizing slight functionality, design and layout. There were a couple of write ups on amazon which cut really bad on her. I must say that I'm before and intermediate stage in the language and she fits "just right". I really like her style -- she's independent and her writing style is really clear and clean. You can't ask for much more than that. She really takes her time with the code. Judging from the 5 pages in this mini web-application I know that she's really careful with her coding. I didn't come across even one type-o, amazing. The lady really has a lot of class. For all those who cut on her, I'll just have to say that they're not that well bred, so you can pretty much disregard what they've got to say. About debugging. LOL . . . If you're going to get involved in ANY language, whether it's scripting on the server-side or client-side or even a full programming language proper, then you'd better be prepared to learn how to debug it yourself, since there are just too many little nuances which can go wrong at any one instance anyway! My God, I've had scripts working fine, but then they broke simply because I'd go back and test them with apostrophes and quotes. So in my opinion, it's up to the person who's doing the scripting to do all the final testing before they submit it to the public site.
And to the person who said she's not complete and comprehensive, they better go back and read her book again. Every bit of information that she writes is comprehensive to the point of holding your hand along the way in a fresh and exhilarating pace. She leads in with background information which 'sets the mood and awareness' to a nodding developer who is awakened to expect what to see as she unfolds each module in an effortless, and lucid manner which allow the reader to 'see' what they'd been missing. Discovery is the author's forte. If I must say so, anyone and everyone who wishes to develop must be able to capture concepts, standards and ideals before the event (whether the event is cutting and pasting or simply knocking out code). In a word, in education, it's always the 'why' before the 'how' (why am I doing this before how to do this) and Julie is a brilliant instructor. If you're at a stage of being tired of standing in a bookstore for hours trying to comprehend what you need next and don't know what to buy, you're probably at the stage where I was before I bought this book: somewhere past beginner, but yet before intermediate (in other words, you know enough to be dangerous ;-)). You're needing to understand both concepts as well as the actual hands-on coding. Go ahead and buy her book. You'll be glad you did. Gotta walk before you can fly, but with her you're soon flying. Believe it or not, when you return to the bookstore in a month or two later, the advanced books which almost made you vomit because they contained simply too much code are now comprehendable and even desirable and you'll know what to buy almost immediately at this next higher level because of Julie's help.
One last word of note. There were only 3 movies in my life which didn't have any padding, the Titanic being one; and only a couple of books, this book is one. It's a rare book which doesn't 'waste you time' with padding (unnecessary and repetitive $hit). Her writing lends itself to always being on track and focused in showing you what she's talking about, especially her explanations when she's breaking down how the code works. She's even taken the time to break everything down for Windows vs Linux/Unix users. Amazing.
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