Product Description

Beginning PHP and MySQL: From Novice to Professional, Third Edition offers a comprehensive introduction to two of the most prominent open source technologies on the planet: the PHP scripting language and the MySQL database server. Updated to introduce the features found in MySQLs most significant release to date, readers learn how to take advantage of the latest features of both technologies to build powerful, manageable, and stable web applications.

Essentially three books in one, readers not only profit from extensive introductions to the core features of each technology, but also learn how to effectively integrate the two in order to build robust data-driven applications. Packed with practical examples and insight into the real-world challenges faced by developers based on author W. Jason Gilmore's 7 years of expertise working with these technologies, readers will repeatedly return to this book as both a valuable instructional tool and reference guide.

What you'll learn

• The PHP language
• How to back your web site with MySQL
• Templating so that you can apply a consistent design across all pages on your site
• How to authenticate your web site users
• How to use cookies to maintain information (such as items in a shopping cart) while a user is browsing your site

Who is this book for?

This book is written for developers seeking to take advantage of the PHP language and MySQL database to create powerful web applications.

About the Apress Beginning Series

The Beginning series from Apress is the right choice to get the information you need to land that crucial entry-level job. These books will teach you a standard and important technology from the ground up because they are explicitly designed to take you from "novice to professional." Youll start your journey by seeing what you need to knowbut without needless theory and filler. Youll build your skill set by learning how to put together real-world projects step by step. So whether your goal is your next career challenge or a new learning opportunity, the Beginning series from Apress will take you thereit is your trusted guide through unfamiliar territory!

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Product Details

Publisher	Apress
ISBN	1590598628
Features	ISBN13: 9781590598627 Condition: USED - Very Good Notes: BUY WITH CONFIDENCE, Over one million books sold! 98% Positive feedback. Compare our books, prices and service to the competition. 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed
Format	Paperback
Author	W.J. Gilmore
EAN	9781590598627
Label	Apress
Edition	3
Dewey Decimal Number	005.133
Studio	Apress
Number Of Pages	1080
Title	Beginning PHP and MySQL: From Novice to Professional, Third Edition
Publication Date	2008-03-24
Manufacturer	Apress

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Customer Reviews

A useful reference and study text for progrmmers new to PHP

Review by Adam T Bradley, 2010-05-26

This book is almost overwhelmingly thorough, which made it, in my experience, an extremely useful resource in preparing for the Zend PHP certification exam, as well as for learning and daily use. While it's incomplete where the test is concerned-you won't find a listing for "Reflection" in the index, for example-it's a useful reference for most of the material on the exam. All of the built-in string and array functions are described clearly and concisely, with examples of use. PHP installation and configuration settings are laid out in the kind of painful detail expected by the exam. There's an introduction to object-oriented programming, overview of regular expressions and a whole series of chapters detailing some of the most useful features of PHP and reviewing some of the most common problems (web services, user authentication, and secure programming, to name a few). And that's before we reach the second half of the book, providing the same kind of detail for MySQL, including PHPs several interfaces to it.

One limitation, from the perspective of an absolute beginner, is the lack of large-scale examples. Gilmore doesn't walk you through the development of a web application; the book is more of a reference text, using smaller examples to illustrate small, specific topics, with the expectation that the reader can assemble those ideas into usable examples. This was probably necessary to enable the chapters to function as individual units, which is one of the book's major strengths.

Books of this size can be daunting to a reader. Gilmore's friendly, readable prose goes a long way toward making this one approachable, as does the modularity, allowing a reader to digest only the chapters needed at any given moment.

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Excellent book

Review by Kenneth S. Coley, 2009-12-09

This is an excellent book for learning how PHP works and how you can use it. I used it for assistance with creating my first PHP script. All of the information was very clear and straight-forward, as well as being easy to follow. I highly recommend that anyone that is interested in using PHP and building PHP driven web sites purchase and read this book, because it will be very useful. This is a very well written book and is an excellent resource.

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Where to go when you want to know

Review by C. Jacques, 2009-11-08

I needed to learn PHP and MySQL quickly. It is hard to know which book and which author. So why did I pick this book? And why do I recommend it?

The structure outlined in the book's table of contents, a quick look at Jason's website (chock full of useful information) and the fact that this is an Apress book quickly cemented my confidence. I received the book earlier than expected.

I literally devoured the 1st 18 chapters in an afternoon following the installation of a MAMP environment. I believe that this is a testimony to the clarity of the writing, the structure, and the examples. I typed most of my own and only downloaded the source code from Jason's site later. I highly recommend registering on the [...] site.

I had registered for a PHP and MySQL course prior to purchasing the book but didn't start it until after chapter 20. This book helped me accelerate my website development and made the class super easy. I probably could have saved the course cost and just used the book.

I strongly recommend this book. Thus far I have found a consistent level of quality authors at Apress.

PS - I had no HTML or web development skills before picking up this book. I did have classical 'C' and PERL experience

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Highly Recommended

Review by From Dust to DBA, 2009-09-14

This was one of the first PHP/MySQL books I purchased. Since then I have purchased 4 or 5 others and I have to say this is one of the best. I used this book along with the PHP Architect Zend study guide to pass the Zend PHP5 Engineer test. I've noticed a lot of technology books suffer from too little editing but I don't recall seeing any errors in this one...

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Great for beginners

Review by Adam, 2009-09-10

I was looking for book to learn PHP and I came to amazon for this. This wasn't the first book that came up but it was the one that looked like it would be easiest to learn from. This book worked great for teaching myself PHP and I would highly recommend buying it.

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