Learning PHP, MySQL & JavaScript 4e (Learning Php, Mysql, Javascript, Css & Html5)

After 4 years studying Web Design in uni, I wish i purchased this book ages ago! So easy to follow and teaches you so much! (more than uni..) gives you step by step guides on how to link everything! (YES i know most of the stuff already..) but its still good to brush up on everything i have learnt the past few years. For those who are novices then dont panic! but i would recommend learning HTML5 atleast and some CSS3 before you begin. So anyone looking to become a web developer and wanting to build more complex websites with logins etc.. then this is your book! 10/10

Robust overview of PHP and MySQL. This book won't tell you everything but it will give you a good grounding on the basics of what you need to know. I went from knowing nothing before reading this book to being able to programme fairly complexed websites with database integration with confidence so I would highly recommend it even to beginners. I only have two slight criticisms. Firstly there are quite a number of mistakes, some of which are within the code so make sure you log into the related website to check error log. Second, fairly soon after reading this book you will realise that your life programming with PHP will be much easier if you use a framework. There are lots of them out there. Find one you like and use it. You will save yourself immeasurable amounts of time and frustration trying to reinvent the wheel.

This book is very well done although some errors here and there (that will probably be managed in the oreilly's website and would implement the book itself). The thing that I would criticize about this book is that it goes through several different topics without providing any assignments after every chapter. You will have forgotten all the php and mysql concepts and syntax once you'll be reading about ajax. Having only questions at the end of the chapter is not the best option in my opinion. However, once read entirely, you would be able to use the book to refer to best practices or simply to remember how to do your own projects. Not bad in general.

Really clear and straightforward descriptions. Helped with my end of year assessment but may take me a while to get all the way through

all good. need to have a background in C++ or JS, but easy to follow, good on MySQL if you know about SQL.

This book is good in some ways, it certainly covers a lot. However there is a problem, firstly the learning materials in the book assume the student knows quite a lot of syntax already. I mean, Robin Nixon gives lots of examples, but he does not fully explain each line of code for each example. I get Robin is limited by space from the book publisher. But I have seen another javascript book by Jon Duckett, where he gives examples and then a kind of close reading of the example where he explains every line of code. Javascript and PHP aren't particularly hard, but there's a lot of information to learn and new students would benefit from a more clear, more detailed explanation for at least some of the examples. I would say this book is not good for beginners, I moved on elsewhere to get passed beginner stage. But now as an intermediate programmer, I looked back at this book and it's useful. So in summary, ok yes good book, but would benefit from some more detailed, clearer examples, explaining every possible dot and dash in the lines of code.

Just started reading. Love the way the book is organised. Learning loads and hoping this will be a start in a new career in web development.

I don't normally write reviews, but I learned so much from this book. Lovely layout, crystal clear explanations and fun to work through. Highly recommended!

Wer der englischen Sprache mächtig ist, dem ist dieses Werk sehr zu empfehlen. Die verschiedenen Themen sind locker und interessant beschrieben, so daß das Gelesene auch hängen bleibt. Anhand eines Miniprojekts kann man das Erlernte dann auch in Aktion sehen und gut in seine eigenen Projekte übernehmen. Die Themen bauen nacheinander aufeinander auf, so dass es selten Vorwärtsverweise gibt, beim Lesen bekommt man Lust auf mehr Input dieser Art.

Molt correcte. És tracta d'un llibre manual que té bastanta informació descriptiva sobre els llenguatges. Encara no ho he llegit tot, però d'en veu bona senda

This is a great book, full of information on current web creation technology, covering modern usage of PHP, MySQL, JavaScript and jQuery. It serves as a good reference book, while at the same time, providing brief examples to illustrate how to use each command or function as it is presented. I found the book easy to read and understand, and the examples clear and to the point. When I first opened this book I considered myself a reasonably proficient PHP and MySQL coder, though I was using these technologies as they existed eight years ago, when I first learned them. The book opened my eyes to the newer tools that are now available as well as more modern approaches to coding, including object-oriented programming and the power of jQuery. I think this book would serve a beginning coder well, but would be even more valuable to someone who already has some experience under their belt using one or more of these technologies. This book has become my go-to book for any coding or syntax questions, and a good book to just browse through to learn a new trick or two. I recommend it without hesitation to anyone that would like to improve their programming skills in the covered topics.

Lo compre no esperando mucho de el y ha sobrepasado por mucho mis expectativas, es un básico que todo web developer (frontend / backend) debería tener a la mano.

Il libro è molto scorrevole e pieno di esempi con relativi codici (scaricabili dal sito indicato nel libro). L'autore accompagna il lettore passo passo dall'installazione dei tool necessari all'implementazione di un sito web. Serve comunque un minimo di conoscenza delle basi della programmazione. Ovvio che non possono essere trattati a fondo i temi toccati: occorre approfondire nello specifico. Consigliato a chi ha poche idee e confuse (come me) ed ha bisogno di una guida per portare avanti il porprio lavoro.