PHP 5 For Dummies 1st Edition by Janet Valade (PDF)

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Covers the latest major release of PHP, the most popular open source Web scripting language, in the friendly, easy-to-understand For Dummies style PHP is installed on nearly nine million servers, and usage has grown at the rate of 6.5 percent per month for the past two yearsPHP is easy to learn, well suited for Web development, and can be embedded with HTML, making it a good choice for creating dynamic Web pages for e-commerce sites and other Web applications; a database-friendly language, it connects easily to Sybase, MySQL, mSQL, Oracle, and other databasesExplains how to acquire and install PHP, how PHP’s features make it a useful scripting language, and how to use PHP for three of the most common applications: interactive Web sites, database storage, and common operating system tasks

User’s Reviews

Editorial Reviews: From the Inside Flap Start programming PHP and make your Web site interactive Discover arrays of variables, start writing scripts, and get object orientedThe script calls for an interactive Web site – where do you start? Right here, with a fast and friendly way to get the hang of PHP 5 programming! You’ll also discover all the other cool things you can do with PHP, like managing files, interacting with databases, using system commands, and more.The Dummies WayExplanations in plain English”Get in, get out” informationIcons and other navigational aidsTear-out cheat sheetTop ten listsA dash of humor and fun From the Back Cover Start programming PHP and make your Web site interactive Discover arrays of variables, start writing scripts, and get object orientedThe script calls for an interactive Web site – where do you start? Right here, with a fast and friendly way to get the hang of PHP 5 programming! You’ll also discover all the other cool things you can do with PHP, like managing files, interacting with databases, using system commands, and more.The Dummies WayExplanations in plain English”Get in, get out” informationIcons and other navigational aidsTear-out cheat sheetTop ten listsA dash of humor and fun About the Author Janet Valade is the author of PHP & MySQL For Dummies. In addition, she has authored and revised chapters for several Linux books and for a Webmaster certification book. Janet Valade has 20 years experience in the computing field. She worked as a Web designer/programmer for an engineering firm. Prior to that, Janet worked for several years in a university environment as a systems analyst. During her tenure, she supervised the installation and operation of computing resources, designed and developed a data archive, provided technical support for faculty and students, wrote numerous technical papers, and developed and presented seminars and workshops on a variety of technology topics. Read more

Reviews from Amazon users which were colected at the time this book was published on the website:

⭐This is one of those cases where what I thought I was getting in fact is NOT WHAT I GOT!. Honestly, the book seems to be ok, but as a learning refrence it’s not anywhere close to what I thought it was going to be. I bought the book because it said it was aimed towards beginners and pros, and that it was a good place to start. NOT> If you already have some PHP knowledge, it might be useful as a refrence guide. But it covered stuff like navigating the files on my computer and I just don’t know why I would ever go through the trouble of writing a script for that. If your knowledge is intermediate, this book might be ok for you, but if your beginning your knowledge from day one like myself. stay away from this book, it’s not what your looking for.

⭐This book is rather outdated because it was written in 2004. There are some good parts but some of the resources mentioned in the book are no longer available. The author’s website is not helpful either because scripts that she says are available on her website are not available. Overall assessment is that it is somewhat helpful but outdated.

⭐The product was as described and the shipping was fast.

⭐Fantastic book. Got me up to speed in a couple of hours. I recommend it highly.

⭐I got a lot of use out of buying this book. It is helping me to plan the development of my websites.

⭐I can now code in php 5! Yea for me!

⭐Very easy to comprehend for the new leaner and great refresher for the experienced! Wish I had this book when I first starting learning PHP – but still serves as a great reference and refresher course book and guide.

⭐Item as described, fast shipping.

⭐Another excellent offering from the Dummies series. CLear and easy to use.I found it useful as my first introduction to PHP

⭐Very good primer for PHP5, covering Windows and UNIX. I knocked 2 stars off because almost on page 1 it says ‘go away and learn HTML before you try to read this book’. Which doesn’t really make it PHP ‘for dummies’ it is really PHP for HTML proficient webmasters.

⭐Not for beginners, as ‘Dummies’ books surely should be, even though it said a working knowledge of HTML was required.

⭐Great book, highly recommended.

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