The Virtual Bookcase Reviews of 'PHP and MySQL Web Development':
Reviewer amazon.com wrote:
The PHP server-side scripting language and the MySQL database management
system (DBMS) make a potent pair. Both are open-source products--free of charge
for most purposes--remarkably strong, and capable of handling all but the most
enormous transaction loads. Both are supported by large, skilled, and enthusiastic
communities of architects, programmers, and designers. PHP and MySQL Web
Development introduces readers (who are assumed to have little or no experience
with the title subjects) to PHP and MySQL for the purpose of creating dynamic
Internet sites. It teaches the same skills as introductory Active Server Pages (ASP)
and ColdFusion books--technologies that address the same niche.
Authors Luke Welling and Laura Thomson's technique aims to get readers going on
their own projects as soon as possible. They present easily digestible sections on
specific technical processes--"Accessing array contents" and "Using encryption with
PHP" are two examples. Each section centers on a sample program that strips the
task at hand down to its essentials, enabling the reader to fit the process into his or
her own solutions as required. Tables that list options and other nuggets of reference
material appear as well, but the many examples and the authors' commentary on
them take center stage.
For reference material on MySQL, have a look at Paul DuBois's MySQL. On the PHP
side, Web Application Development with PHP 4.0 is excellent.
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