- Paperback: 432 pages
- Publisher: QUE; 1 edition (7 Nov 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0789725681
- ISBN-13: 978-0789725684
- Product Dimensions: 23.2 x 18.8 x 2.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,610,790 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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PHP By Example will provide web-publishing oriented individuals the opportunity to learn a new, flexible Internet scripting language, PHP. This book will take the reader through step-by-step examples that will help them gain an understanding of PHP. PHP By Example will:
- Explain concepts in simple, understandable tasks with multiple approaches to concepts that need clarification.
- Encourage and train the reader to break problems down into logical steps.
About the Author
Toby Butzon is an experienced developer with a unique interest in Web programming. His constant use of Web scripting for many years has given him a thorough understanding of the subject. Being primarily self-taught, he knows which programming concepts are more difficult than others and has developed methods of teaching those concepts to minimize any difficulties for those new to programming.
Toby is fluent in scripting languages such as PHP, ASP, and Perl, and he works comfortably in C/C++ on both Windows and Linux. He also has experience designing databases for Microsoft SQL Server and MySQL. Integrating databases into Web sites is so common for him that it's almost second nature (right behind coding some good ol' PHP).
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This was the book that i used to first learn php.... its great for the beginner. its simple and clear, yet not patronising. It teaches you how to program and suggests the better way to write (which is useful since any site with more than about 5000 users will likely have more than one scripter). Covers all the main sections of php, touches on sql integration. When you have finished you will be able to do most mid level scripting and you will know where to go to learn more. Only problem really for me was that the database section was a little short. otherwise a great book. I now run a ~200 script website and this is the only book i ever used.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I tried several books, including the welling thompson one.
This book is the best, straight to the point and easy to understand. Highly recommended for anyone new to php and keen to learn fast.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Badly paced and out of date!
1 Mar 2003
Format:Paperback
I picked this book up because I needed to learn PHP and really liked the 'XML by Example' book in the Que series. This book does not work very well, however. The pacing is too slow, with lots of the book's content spent laboring through trivial language elements (control structures, functions, etc.). In the final example, when the book culminates in a useful Web application (a simple, MySQL-based guestbook program), the reader who tries to get the code to work discovers that the book is out-of-date, relying on global variables and session management information that is done very differently in current releases of PHP. I was able to debug the example with help from O'Reilly's 'PHP Cookbook', which helped with everything except figuring out a way to get my money back for this turkey.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
pass Buy Oreilly instead
31 Dec 2003
Format:Paperback
I have been on QUEs web site and been trying to get the corrections for this book for a while but its a no go. QUE sends me the standard try the web site-which is worthless. The errors start from early on (even the table of contents says "Getting started with programming HP" missing the leading P.) I have been able to slug through but you better know a fair bit of HTML and programming if you are to tackle this book (you will have to correct the mistakes yourself) <if anyone figures out whats wrong with ch07ex08 let me know I am going over it and found several mistakes but after a day I am starting to think there is something big I am missing>
I have learned more from Programming PHP by Oreilly. and by reading and altering portions of SquirrelMail.
I have learned more from Programming PHP by Oreilly. and by reading and altering portions of SquirrelMail.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Useless book for intermediate users.............
8 Jun 2004
Format:Paperback
This book caused me a great deal of stress when scripts wouldn't work and the information was hard to understand. The mysql part of the book was no help at all. I have purchased a couple of other books which have been a whole lot better and user friendly......I really wish I hadn't wasted my money......
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