PHP and MySQL Web Development (Developer's Library)

Why so many 1 star reviews?This book is great, doesn't hold your hands and moves at a fairly fast pace. In my view, this is not a beginners book but as long as you have a good working knowledge of basic web principles and programming fundamentals from any language this book has great value for anyone wanting to learn PHP.The MYSQL section is also very informative just not as in depth as the PHP section, however it does enough to get you going with working on the web. The MYSQL section does not dive into deep database design principles, however that is not the scope of this book. I'm glad it kept it simple as the main goals are to get an interactive website up and running.I have thoroughly enjoyed the book and still am learning

I had no problems registering the Kindle version, downloading the extra chapters, downloading the source code, and accessing the web version. I just went to the site, signed in (I have used it before), entered the ISBN on the "Accessing the Free Web Edition" page that is just before section I. I had to answer one question from the content of the Kindle edition, and all the on-line content was available. I used a previous edition of this book several years ago to write a web-based database program. I am moving it to a server that uses PHP 7. I have already read some of this book and I find that it is exactly what I need to port my MySQL database to PHP 7.

This is a good book, with tons of PHP information. The authors are good writers and definitely know PHP rather well. I started with zero PHP knowledge and after a few hundred pages, PHP seemed easy and natural to me. The book covers the basics of PHP as well as some of the advanced topics (classes, interfaces, errors, exceptions, autoloaders, etc.). I didn't have any use for the database parts of the book (because that part is already taken care of for me). However, the PHP chapters were quite useful.

This is the book that made my web development dreams a reality. It's amazing how the authors ably captured the fundamentals of PHP in a book of this size. The web security section forced me to view web application security differently. The workings of PHP functions were elusive and mysterious until I read this book. PHP now does my bidding. It's hard for anyone to go through the entire book without being infected with sound coding habits that matter in production. 5 stars!

I bought this for class, but it's really a great book for diving into PHP.

this book is a good companion reference and for those who seriously who wants to learn PHP. some examples are easy to understand.

I am halfway done with the book and I think it is outstanding. I have a basic-intermediate level in PHP and this book is really helping me further my knowledge.

Improve PHP programming skills. replace book lost in Camp Fire

Pare essere un ottimo libro di testo per uno studio approfondito (aggiornerò magari la recensione in seguito) ma risulta aggiornato fino a php7. Per quanto resti comunque valido per molte cose, manca di alcune nuove implementazioni molto pratiche come il throw nella gestione degli errori, nulla di non recuperabile con risorse on-line ma comunque un dispiacere.

I've studied PHP some 15 years ago, then worked on it as a web developer. I needed this book for a revision and knowing what's new with PHP7. I find it surprisingly good in arriving, each time, right to the point and delivering lots of accurate information with interesting, relevant examples. Very clear style. Well designed progression. I just would have liked to read in French, but besides that, I can't see anything to be improved in this book.

Comprei este livro por recomendações em sites e os autores são renomados no meio.Não tive arrependimento! O livro é extremamente técnico, é um livro de referência sobre o tema.

This book is dealing with basics concepts with lots of theroy ..good for beginers.in my opinion go for it

-Contains mistakes in some code examples-Does not explain some things very clearly. Lack of good examples.-I bought the book because I wanted a hard copy and the final chapters are available online only (omg)