Product Description

Beginning PHP and MySQL 5: From Novice to Professional, Second Edition offers comprehensive information about two of the most prominent open source technologies on the planet: the PHP scripting language and the MySQL database server.

Essentially three books in one, this second edition covers PHP 5, MySQL 5, and how these two popular open source technologies work together to create powerful websites. The book is packed with practical examples and insight into real-world challenges. It is based on the author's 7 years of experience working with these technologies. You will repeatedly refer to this book as a valuable instructional tool and reference guide.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #33440 in Books
• Published on: 2006-01-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 952 pages

Synopsis
Beginning PHP and MySQL 5: From Novice to Professional, Second Edition offers comprehensive information about two of the most prominent open source technologies on the planet: the PHP scripting language and the MySQL database server. Essentially three books in one, this second edition covers PHP 5, MySQL 5, and how these two popular open source technologies work together to create powerful websites. The book is packed with practical examples and insight into real-world challenges. It is based on the author's 7 years of experience working with these technologies. You will repeatedly refer to this book as a valuable instructional tool and reference guide.

About the Author
Jason Gilmore has been developing Web applications for five years, and is currently the Editorial Director for Web and Open Source Technologies at Apress. His writing has been featured within many of the most popular Open Source related publications, including Linux Magazine, Devshed, O'Reillynet, Webreview, and Zend.com. He holds a B.S. in Computer Information Science from The Ohio State University.

Customer Reviews

More of an advanced bible than a step-by-step starter
As I say in the title, after buying this book I feel satisfied with having it to refer to should I have a problem. I have a programming background - so I'm able to comprehend PHP and MySQL as a similar principle but with different syntax. However, if you're a beginner to programming and/or PHP, then I'd probably suggest you'd be better off looking elsewhere.

My verdict - this is a great "bible" of examples and best practices for the novice programmer, but, if you're just getting started, look for other alternatives :-)

Terrible Reference
I brought this book a while back when i had no knowledge of php and i found it almost impossible to work with. I then went and brought Larry Ullmans visual quick pro guide (which is brilliant btw), my skills are now fairly advanced at PHP and many other languages. I went back to read this book and although i understand what the author is going half the time, this is no way written for a novice. It nothing more then a bad reference book, in fact its just a terrible version of the PHP manual, it basically lists every function available, whilst giving rubbish examples for most of them, I strong advise you take a look at Larry Ullmans most recent book which is available on amazon here:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/PHP-MySQL-Dynamic-Web-Sites/dp/032152599X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1214952570&sr=8-1

Before you waste any more of your time let alone you money contemplating whether to buy this poor excuse for a PHP guide.

Too Simplistic
While the title suggests "novice to professional" for PHP and MySQL 5, it barely gets out of the novice. Few good examples about how to do things. MySQL not covered until well into the back part of the book, and then only superficially. It's thickness (almost 4.5 cm) suggests a lot of value. It's not.