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— Richard Testani, Apple-Sauce.com Beginning PHP 5 and MySQL: From Novice to Professional offers a comprehensive introduction to two of the most popular open source technologies on the planet: the PHP scripting language and the MySQL database server. Whether you're a newcomer searching for a thorough introduction to these popular technologies, or a seasoned developer in need of a comprehensive reference, this book is for you. You will be exposed to the core features of both technologies, as well as gain valuable insight into how the technologies are combined to create dynamic, data-driven web applications. You'll also learn about many undocumented features of the most recent versions. The first part of the book is devoted to PHP's foundational features, with emphasis on features new to PHP 5, like improved object-oriented support, exception handling, SQLite support, SimpleXML, and much more. Other chapters are devoted to basic PHP programming concepts such as variables, datatypes, arrays, string manipulation, and user interaction. You'll also learn about PHP 5's core capabilities, starting with a survey of installation and configuration tasks. Additional chapters cover session handling, LDAP integration, the Smarty templating engine, and Web Services support. The latter part of the book overviews the powerful MySQL database server. You'll learn about the installation and configuration process, datatypes, key security features, and various administration utilities. Next, you'll proceed to learn about PHP's assortment of MySQL functions, supported by dozens of examples depicting the creation and execution of queries. You'll also learn how to perform searches and manage database transactions. Customer Reviews: Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Not much recommended:
One of the bestcomputers books: When i purchased this book, I was expecting a Computer book. To my surprise Reads like reference, not very interesting, too long for not much.: I have first started off programming PHP since 2002 and have built small websites here and there and mostly just 'web tools'. Since it has been some time since I really coded in PHP I decided to get a start from scratch book again, although knowing I still have the basics down. I believe this book is a drag-on, taking up more pages than it should, wasting time in many cases and it reads like a reference book, explaining function after function and in the later chapters PEAR classes/packages, all of which... A great reference for any web designer!: This is a great book for any web designer no matter what your experience level. It is a great reference and I was able to teach myself what was needed using this book!
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