PHP & MySQL For Dummies 3rd edition (For Dummies (Computer/Tech)) | 
|  | | | Title: | PHP & MySQL For Dummies 3rd edition (For Dummies (Computer/Tech)) | | Author: | Janet Valade | | Publisher: | For Dummies | | Type: | Book / Paperback | | Publication Date: | 20 November, 2006 | | ISBN / ISBN-13: | 0470096004 / 9780470096000 | | List Price: | $24.99 | | You Save: | $8.50 | | Amazon Price: | $16.49 | |
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Product Description
Build an online catalog and a members-only site
Everything you need to know to create a dynamic PHP and MySQL Web site!
Been thinking of creating a high-quality interactive Web site? This book is just what you need to get started! Here's the fun and easy way(r) to develop a Web application in PHP 4, 5, or 6 and MySQL 5, test your software, enable your Web pages to display, change, and move database information, and much more.
Discover how to
* Plan and implement a Web database application
* Design and build a MySQL 5 database
* Build dynamic HTML forms
* Create scripts that store, retrieve, and update database information
* Display database information in a Web page
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Customer Reviews:
• Great Starter Book... 08 April, 2008
I liked this book and it's great for starters. The book had minimal errors. You learn how to program complete projects. When you're done with the projects, you are off to the races coding your own projects. I e-mailed the author and recieved a reply! The author cares about her work and it shows in this book. Happy coding and welcome to the PHP world never to look back...
- Reviewed by customer ID: A11B9TDB8K9VQZ
• Great Intro Into Php & Mysql 27 October, 2008
I picked up this book to build a registration and payment page for my group's website. The only web programming experience I have was an html class I took in '96 and a little bit of javascript I learned in 2001 for a short term job. I am however and expert VBA and intermediate C# programmer.
I found the book very easy to read. There is a lot of repetition of some concepts that can get annoying, but they are always things that you really need to remember!
I had a couple minor issues in getting Apache and MySQL set up on my XP machine, but a short google search fixed my problems very quickly. I would definitely recommend that either you do all your testing on your actual webhost or that you make sure that you install the same versions of Apache and MySQL that they are using. I installed the latest MySQL, then found out when I tried to run it on our site that the MySQL version the host is running was an older version that required some alterations to my code. Nothing major, but annoying.
The chapters are laid out very well to bring from the most basic "Hello World!" program to a fully functional interactive website. If you don't know HTML, some of the code may not make much sense at first, but the book uses such a small amount of HTML that a quick google search will answer most of your questions. To get a slick, professional looking website, you certainly need to know HTML, CSS, etc. (or someone who does), but I wouldn't say that you'll be stuck if you get this book and don't know HTML. As I said, just google each of the tags you don't know and you'll likely find a satisfactory answer.
This is a fairly basic book in terms of what php and MySQL are capable of, but it's designed to be an introduction.
After reading it, and developing my own site based on it, I feel confident in picking up a more advanced php book.
- Reviewed by customer ID: A3R0F96D3XM06C
• Php & Mysql For Dummies 3rd Edition 25 July, 2008
I think this is a very good book to get if you want to learn how to make your website work with databases, (eg: make your website have a password system on it, or a cataloge of products.) Also I think PHP and MYSQL are the best ones to learn.
This book tells you exactly how to set up Apache, Mysql and PHP environment. It uses all the latest up to date PHP. I would say this is the book to get if you want to be able to create Web Database Applications and be a Web Developer.
- Reviewed by customer ID: A282W6IRVZPELG
• On My Feet 22 April, 2008
This book really got me on my feet. I had never programmed with server side languages before and this book taught me everything I needed to know. Now, I'm a professional web developer and I make pretty good money.
- Reviewed by customer ID: A3VV9JIGXZNHIZ
• Excellent Resource - Bought It Twice! 08 April, 2008
The title of this review says it all. I bought my first copy of this book in 2001 and when I lent it to a friend, I couldn't wait to get it back so I bought another copy. Although not for the novice (despite the name) this is a good resource for people who are not professional programmers. To get the maximum benefit from this book, you need a basic knowledge of programming in general, but with that capability you can follow the text to get where you want to go.
There are some good examples of how to use the concepts covered in the book, and the information can be used in order, or by need (the author even tells you that the book is designed this way).
From this text, I was able to build my first web application, just the way I wanted it and this is just a hobby for me. Highly recommended.
- Reviewed by customer ID: A1TDC15ZU1KRX1
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