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by M. Meloni (Author)
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  • Paperback: 436 pages
  • Publisher: Prima Tech; Pap/Cdr edition (31 Jul 2000)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 076153055X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0761530558
  • Product Dimensions: 20.3 x 12.7 x 1.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
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From the Author
Why I Wrote PHP Fast & Easy
PHP Fast & Easy was written specifically for the beginning PHP user; perhaps a person diving into PHP for the first time, or someone coming from another scripting language, wanting to see what the fuss is about. The style of this book is very visual: line-by-line, step-by-step instructions and explanations of the code you're being told to write, along with many screenshots of results along the way.

This book contains a CD-ROM of required software, for both Linux and Windows plaforms: the Apache Web server, the MySQL database server, and PHP 4.0.0. The first three chapters are devoted to installing and configuring this software. If you don't know a thing about SQL, you'll learn enough to get you through the book, and will hopefully be surprised at the amount you understand, by the end.

This book covers the essential elements of getting up and running with PHP: basic scripts like form mailers all the way through creating a few database-driven applications and working with sessions. No prior knowledge of scripting languages is assumed, besides a bit of HTML. Like my first book, PHP Essentials, this book should not be the only PHP book on your shelf. This is a "get up and running" book, geared toward a particular learning style...

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Complete "Get you started" PHP manual, 14 Aug 2000
By A Customer
What can I say? This is the second book I have read by this author (the other being "PHP Essentials" - ISBN 0-7615-2729-X). "Php Fast and Easy Web Development" is quite different from "PHP Essentials" in that it is aimed at the new PHP user.

But don't let that make you think there is nothing in it for the developer who is somewhat familiar with PHP. I am not a PHP expert (or else I wouldn't be buying books on the subject!) but I have used it a fair amount.

However - I like this book because it leaves nothing out. So many books assume things or annoyingly miss out crucial bits of information so that you end up having to buy half a dozen books to fill in the gaps. Well this book is unique as it supplies all you need to know in a step by step, blow by blow easily understandable method that many other authors and publishers could learn from! Because of this, you will find that some pages seem to be stating the obvious - this doesnt worry me - I just skip over it until I find something that I didnt know! Besides, this step by step approach reinforces the learning process and removes the guesswork element so evident in other books!

In summary, I think this book is amed at relative beginners in PHP, but it is useful to everyone unless you are an expert already. "Php Fast and Easy Web Development" provides an ideal way to learn or improve your PHP (or to get your misunderstandings explained).

It also has some very usful software on the CD including of course a copy of PHP4, Apache etc (Windows and Unix versions).

So it is worth it for the convenience provided by the CD alone! And at its current price - you can't lose!

I can only suggest that developers keep an eye on this author's work - you won't be disappointed!

Finally - for all you cynics out there ... No, I am not a friend or relative of the author, I am just impressed with her work. I don't know her at all, although she was kind enough to answer a PHP query for me by e-mail!

Les

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Book, 22 Aug 2001
I got this book to try and learn basics of PHP programming. I think that although there are slight errors, anyone with slight technical experiance would be able to get round these which adds to the sense of acheivement when going through the book. The easy to follow instructions help you to get through the daunting task of learning a programming language even if it is your first. An excellent started book!
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Good Starter-->Intermediate PHP'ers book :), 19 Nov 2000
By A Customer
I bought this book worrying slightly, as I'd read that the best help you would find is already online available for free. I knew a little PHP, and had already made a few database-based sites using it, but this book just helped to clear everything up, and as such easier to remember.

The examples are very easy to follow, and it has a nice reference bit at the back of the book :)

Worth the money I say, if you're new to PHP, or just need your confidence raised a little.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Absolute Rubbish
i bought this book an established programmer i noticed numorus mistakes in the scripting, my verdict, do NOT buy, get a good book from amazon like the php bible.
Published on 16 Aug 2001

1.0 out of 5 stars ...very basic...
Well it is a good php example book, maybe if you wanted to learn something very basic. I am sitting here right now going through some of the examples, they most things to do with... Read more
Published on 13 Aug 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars Great introduction to PHP - straight to the point
This book comes with a CD-ROM containing both Linux and Windows versions of MySQL, PHP4 and Apache. Step-by-step development of a contact management database controlled and... Read more
Published on 28 Jun 2001

4.0 out of 5 stars Good beginners' book.
This book is ideal for those people who are new to programming, not just PHP/SQL. It gets you started writing functioning scripts very quickly, which is a great confidence boost... Read more
Published on 28 May 2001

1.0 out of 5 stars This book is dreadful.
I found this book to be almost useless and it was easy to see that it had been put together in a hurry as alot of the instructions on how to set up the PHP engine, MySQL database... Read more
Published on 4 May 2001

4.0 out of 5 stars Good read - slight errors
Overall, this book is a good introduction to PHP if a little repetitive at times. It would have been more useful to include often reused code in larger blocks with less comments... Read more
Published on 17 April 2001

1.0 out of 5 stars This book is awful !
The information in this book could have been fitted in about half the size and been made more understandable. Read more
Published on 12 April 2001

3.0 out of 5 stars A gold mine but you need to get past the "Apache!"
It all seemed so easy a few simple installations & files configured & I would be up & running with PHP. Read more
Published on 23 Mar 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars PHP Fast & Easy Review - by Roger Mullett (Web Developer)
PHP Fast & Easy is a fantastic book for the PHP Beginner. I had the conflicting problem of not wanting to run ASP on an NT server and came across PHP and MySQL. Read more
Published on 8 Dec 2000

3.0 out of 5 stars Worth buying for beginners
As a Web Developer I thought I'd learn some PHP and SQL to compliment my HTML/Perl/Javascript.I found PHP quite easy to pick up, although I think this is more to do with the fact... Read more
Published on 3 Dec 2000 by simon@suit-u-sir.com

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