- Paperback: 304 pages
- Publisher: Peachpit Press; 1 edition (29 Mar 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0201727870
- ISBN-13: 978-0201727876
- Product Dimensions: 22.8 x 17.8 x 1.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
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- #20 in Books > Computers & Internet > Computer Science > Programming > Introduction to Programming > PHP
- #51 in Books > Computers & Internet > Computer Science > Programming > Languages > Java > Web Services
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PHP for the Word Wide Web is a well-presented introduction to this popular server-side scripting language. Aimed at beginners, the 14 chapters cover programming basics such as using variables, performing numeric calculations, creating user-defined functions and reading or writing to files. There are also chapters on HTML forms, databases, cookies and use of regular expressions.
Like other books in the Visual Quickstart series, it uses wide margins and plentiful illustrations, although it has to be said that simple browser screens and code examples do not score highly on visual appeal. Even so, the combination of short, carefully explained topics, numbered steps and illustrations of the output makes for a clear, easy to follow tutorial. An appendix covers installation on both Linux and Windows.
This is a slim title, and does not pretend to cover advanced use of PHP. The database coverage, in just one short chapter, is particularly thin. If you already have a little programming knowledge, you might prefer one of the more detailed PHP books, such as Beginning PHP 4 Programming, from Wrox, or Leon Atkinson's Core PHP Programming. On the other hand, those looking for a keenly priced guide to PHP fundamentals will find PHP for the World Wide Web an ideal starting point. --Tim Anderson
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For any course in Web Programming, Web Development, and Web Design teaching PHP, an open source server-side HTML-embedded scripting language.
While there are several professional-level books available on PHP, there are few guides to this open-source scripting language for students who may be familiar with HTML but are not studying to be professional programmers. This task-based, visual reference guide features step-by-step instructions and plenty of screen shots-the ideal way for students to learn the basics of PHP, starting with basic syntax, testing scripts, working with variables, creating Web applications, and more.
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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book is good for your basic start in PHP. I've pretty much worked through it and found it to be well explained and easy to follow. For this I recommend it.
However, on the introduction of PHP4.1 the register_globals command is set to off as default. This means that if your server is running PHP4.1 or later with a default setup most of the example scripts featured in the book will need a small amount of modification before you can run them.
This book is a solid intro on PHP and the changes to the scripts needed to get them up and running are minimal. But, I would suggest getting 'PHP and MySQL for Dynamic Websites' by the same author and publisher as it covers all the topics in this book (and more), has the updated globals handling for PHP4.1 and covers MySQL. It isn't even that much more expensive!
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I found this book excellent - a very easy to read book, well illustrated with examples.
I recently had to spend a weekend in hospital, just before my first PHP project. This book was my reading matter, and even though I didn't have access to a computer, I was able to follow the commentary and illustrations just as if I was in front of a keyboard.
I can honestly say that I learnt and understood the basics of PHP from this book alone.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I wasn't at first looking to break into PHP programming on a big scale, just to look into it and see what I could pick up and use for my website plus to help out with some coding for the LotR Forums who run a RPG game that benefits from a PHP Battle Calculator. However, what I picked up from the Visual Quick Start book more than whetted my appetite to learn more about the versatile PHP language. I was surprised just how good this book was at reducing the usually steep learning curve for any programming language and found myself coding within such a short time. It does suffer a little from being a bit of a cookbook for recipe functions so it helps to have had some experience at programming to help you break down the code and adapt it to your own needs, but saying that they do go to lengths to show you stage by stage break downs of the code, so that helps a lot. Now I'm eager to find a more advanced PHP book to supplement this book that really lives up to the title of being both 'visual' and a 'quickstart' into PHP programming. A definite 'must have' for anyone looking to start coding in this language.
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Absolutely Invaluable
I must admit that I had written basic php applications before buying this book. However I have no idea how I managed to write them with the little knowledge I possessed! Read more
Published on 29 July 2006 by A. Johnson
Good book
Before buying this book, my knowledge of php was fairly limited. I knew bits and bobs from scripts i've played with in the past and wanted to take it a step further and start... Read more
Published on 6 April 2006
Fantasic Book
This PHP book is an excellent book especially for beginners. The code is seperate from the main body of text so it is easy to find, as well the code is explained step-by-step so... Read more
Published on 5 Oct 2005
quickstart by name and nature
I needed a PHP text to help me with an intensive 1 week ecommerce module on my MSc. The second edition is recently published and up to date. Read more
Published on 27 Mar 2004
Great Book
I originally had a couple of other PHP books before buying this one and found them difficult to relate to as to what they were trying to tell me. Read more
Published on 28 Jan 2004 by "anthony_jc"
Php Visual Quickstart Guide
This is not the first visual quickstart guide I have read and so settled into it very easy. It uses a lot of pictures and so it is very easy to understand the parts of the script... Read more
Published on 10 Dec 2003 by Andy
Does what it says on the cover
A good introduction if you want to learn PHP quickly. Like other Visual Quickstart guides in the series it is well written and has an excellent layout which lends itself to rapid... Read more
Published on 8 Jan 2003 by "xindigo66x"
Best computer book i've ever bought
This was recommended by a friend who has done his website in php so bought it and i'm on chapter 7 and its so easy to understand and the exercises are really easy to do. Read more
Published on 19 Mar 2002
Really great!
I bought this book when I saw it in a shop, just thinking that it would be nice to learn PHP. I didn't think that it would be as good as it is! Read more
Published on 18 Mar 2002
A good beginners PHP book
A good book to get if your just getting into PHP scripting. All the scripts are there on the page as they should appear in your text editor, and are also available from the books... Read more
Published on 29 Jun 2001
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