- Paperback: 520 pages
- Publisher: Peachpit Press; 1 edition (18 Dec 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0201775972
- ISBN-13: 978-0201775976
- Product Dimensions: 22.8 x 18 x 2.7 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,013,345 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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PHP is a server-side, HTML-embedded scripting language. ItÕs frequently being used to replace the functionality created by Perl to write CGI scripts). Similar to both HTML and CGI, PHP is faster to program in and faster to execute than CGI. PHP was written specifically for Web site creation, unlike Perl, C, or Java. Companies such as Honda, Patagonia, and Zoom.com all have Web sites utilizing PHP. PHP Advanced for the World Wide Web: Visual QuickPro Guide consists of approximately fifteen chapters of step-by-step content, aimed at teaching specific topics in direct, focused segments. The scripts featured in this book are based on features and capabilities that current PHP users most frequently inquire about (e.g. sessions, authentication, and object-oriented programming). as well as detailing those technologies that will be more important in the future, such as XML and Wireless Access Protocols.
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PHP is a server-side, HTML-embedded scripting language. ItÕs frequently being used to replace the functionality created by Perl to write CGI scripts). Similar to both HTML and CGI, PHP is faster to program in and faster to execute than CGI. PHP was written specifically for Web site creation, unlike Perl, C, or Java. Companies such as Honda, Patagonia, and Zoom.com all have Web sites utilizing PHP. PHP Advanced for the World Wide Web: Visual QuickPro Guide consists of approximately fifteen chapters of step-by-step content, aimed at teaching specific topics in direct, focused segments. The scripts featured in this book are based on features and capabilities that current PHP users most frequently inquire about (e.g. sessions, authentication, and object-oriented programming). as well as detailing those technologies that will be more important in the future, such as XML and Wireless Access Protocols.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
One of my problems with many books that are "advanced" is that they don't really care about the world around them, and tell you too much information that you don't really need about the language or product - but not with this book.
He not only covers all the issues to do with the more advanced side of PHP, but covers anything to do with it. Such as MySQL (database), a very important feature of a web site.
He explains how the server works with PHP, how XML and PHP work well together and a very good section about Security - a very important issue.
I have always loved the Visual Quickstart and Quickpro Guides from Peach Pit Press, and this one lives up to the standards that I have seen from the other books.
I brought the Quickstart PHP book on the same series by Ullman and anything that wasn't explained in full because it was too completcated, has been explained in full in this book.
16 of 22 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a dissapointment, the authors quick start guide was just that, elementary but concise, I can recommend it to students who have come to electronic publishing with insufficient computing experience. This I had hoped would be an "advanced" version in the same clear, concise style. Unfortunately the text is bloated with cookbook style program examples: instead of highlighting the essentials of a technique, a full (yet nonetheless a toy) application is presented. On page 100 for example we have 40 lines of code of the same form: even the dimmest reader should be able to work out the code for every letter of the alphabet given the example case of "A". Elsewhere there are similar cases with names of months and days. And yet with all this verbosity of code the author admits on page 8 that "because of the confines of the book format [...] will not be as well-documented or organised as I would prefer".
The content is good, important topics such as object orientation, database design principles and security are not ignored. This will be a useful text, albeit low end "intermediate" rather than "advanced". It is just a pity that the publishers perception of what the market demands spoils a potentially great book, with superflous examples that would, for those who confuse memesis with learning, be better downloaded than rekeyed.
The content is good, important topics such as object orientation, database design principles and security are not ignored. This will be a useful text, albeit low end "intermediate" rather than "advanced". It is just a pity that the publishers perception of what the market demands spoils a potentially great book, with superflous examples that would, for those who confuse memesis with learning, be better downloaded than rekeyed.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Barely "Advanced", maybe Intermediate
4 Jun 2003
Format:Paperback
I've gotten to the point now after 3 years of PHP coding that I can write database based applications in my sleep. I'm familiar with at least 60% of the non-database related PHP functions. I consider myself an advanced PHP programmer.
When I read through this book, I found myself wanting more. Sure, it opened my eyes up to a few functions I wasn't familiar with (such as using true type fonts for images), but I found it to be lacking overall. I was surprised that the ob_start()/ob_get_contents() related functions weren't even mentioned with the ultra basic templating class used at the beginning of the book. Nor was custom error handling even touched on.
That's not to say that the book doesn't have any good qualities. The OOP chapter, while brief, was at least useful. And I absolutely loved the coding style in the book (all other book publishers should take a lesson from this). New lines of code are highlighted as red, and shown exactly where they're supposed to go in relation to the code written 3 pages (or even 3 chapters) ago. It's unfortunate that a CD of the sample code was not provided.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Worth the 20 bucks
2 May 2002
Format:Paperback
I came across this book while trying to find a more advanced PHP book. I own many on on the subject and have tired of them all covering the same handful of topics. I was after more of a "PHP theory" book. Something that takes the next step beyond syntax and reference (both of which are abundant online for free) and tackle the "how to put it all together" issues.
This book was one of the only books to start down that path. While not perfect, it begins to focus more on concepts than content. It's exactly what I expect from a Visual Quick-guide/start book. It gets you going and leaves you wanting more (which I think is a good thing). I am hopeful that someone will pick up on this idea and expand upon it.
Either way, this book offers far more than [price] worth of thought provoking information and insight. And while I wouldn't recommend it for your only PHP book, I would advise you to pick it up if you are looking to add to your knowledge.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Not impressed.
26 April 2002
Format:Paperback
I was swayed to buy this book instead of the O'Reilly book because the reviews were all great and the book looked decent. The level of coverage is what I was looking for and both books were geared towards experienced programmers who want to get past the basics quickly. That summarizes what I like about the book.
However, the more I read, the less impressed I have become. As an experience programmer I keep noticing examples and descriptions of things that most experienced programmers wouldn't do. Here are a few examples:
* Examples use extensions like .inc and .class even though he describes the security issues with these extensions. If you copy the examples without reading this sidebar you might be doing yourself a misservice.
* The example demonstrating inheritance is a case where you probably shouldn't use inheritance. In other words, it's a technically correct example but probably not a good design. People who learn by example may learn bad habits.
* Also in the inheritance example, he includes both the inherited class and base class files in the file that uses the inherited class. I think most experienced programmers would have made the inherited class include the base class definition so the programmer only needs to include the class they are dealing with.
I may be nitpicking a bit and this book might turn out to be a decent reference. However I find myself taking everything with a grain of salt after seeing these types of subtle misteps. From an advanced book I expect a bit more.
Bottom line: I wish I had bought the O'Reilly book (though I haven't reviewed it so you should do your own comparisons).
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