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Professional PHP Programming (Programmer to programmer) [Illustrated] (Paperback)

by Chris Scollo (Author), etc. (Author), Jesus Castagnetto (Author), Sascha Schumann (Author), Deepak Veliah (Author), Harish Rawat (Author), et al (Author)
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  • Paperback: 909 pages
  • Publisher: WROX Press Ltd; illustrated edition edition (1 Dec 1999)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1861002963
  • ISBN-13: 978-1861002969
  • Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 18 x 5.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
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This publication covers middle-tier programming with PHP, a server-side, HTML-embedded scripting language. One of its major attractions over Perl, JavaScript and other scripting languages is that PHP has a built-in database integration layer and seamless IP connectivity, with LDAP and TCP as well as the IMAP mail interface. It also features: practical experience and techniques, from installation and configuration of the PHP engine to advanced dynamic application design; definitive coverage of core PHP language and database addressing; practical e-commerce and business scripting including database application development, together with PHP and XML applications; and LDAP connectivity addressing.

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Online discussion of the topics in this book available at Wrox's P2P site.

This book is for:
Developers that want to add a professional edge to their web applications. Programmers who are either new to the web paradigm of development or experienced CGI programmers who are looking for the speed and convenience of a new technology.
A working knowledge of HTML is assumed.

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2.0 out of 5 stars A Disappointment, 6 Aug 2001
By C. Malme "chris__m" (UK) - See all my reviews
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It looks like a really good book, and what it covers, it does excellently. However, I was extremely disappointed with this book, which is already vastly out of date, and covers none of the improvements of PHP4 over PHP3.

In particular, it still clings to the use of cookies to share data between web pages, and makes no mention of PHP's extensive sessions functions, which allow this to be done without any cookies at all.

One cannot blame the authors, for it appears that PHP4 was still in beta when they were writing. However, if this book is to continue to be sold a professional (and somewhat expensive) guide, it requires extensive updating.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars This is THE book on PHP..., 24 Feb 2002
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This book is extremely useful to those wanting to use PHP. If you've done no programming before, Learning PHP 4 might be a better choice, but for those of us who know what a loop is, this is *the* book to buy. With this and www.php.net, you will have all the information you need.

The sample code provided in the book is extremely useful, and is well-explained in the text.

The one negative thing about it is that the function reference provided in the back of the book is laid out by function type groups, not function name. This is OK if you want to look up a PostgreSQL function, but it's tricky to find a certain function by its name (e.g. strtoftime()) to check the syntax. That's a tiny niggle with an otherwise excellent book, however. Want to learn PHP? Buy it!

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars A supplement for the online manual, not a replacement., 25 Jul 2000
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Gives a good overview of the functions and methods of PHP, and provides the examples that the online manual... is lacking, but this is not a language tutorial and I would not reccomend it to those who have not already had experience with a similar programming language (PERL, C).

The book also into enough detail in the advanced features (Such as Security, Connectivity) to make this book much use to the advanced programmer. In short, I would not reccomend this book to anyone except the experienced proggrammer who has just started to learn PHP.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Book
This book is very helpfull to PHP developers for advance level. If anybody needs any help further please visit www.hardeepkapoor.com
Published 18 months ago by Hardy Kapoor

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book, I really recomend it
It's a wonderful book, covers a lot of useful things. I'm not usually one to buy books, but I've never looked back since buying this one. Read more
Published on 15 April 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars The best PHP book on the market
This book covers nearly everything you need to know about PHP. If you got this and the developers cook book and use the online annotated manual you won't go far wrong at... Read more
Published on 2 Mar 2001 by Mr Tim S Parkin

3.0 out of 5 stars Okay - but there's better...
Having used allsorts to get my pages up and running and having read these comments before I bought the books to help me, I feel that I ought to put a comment here that would have... Read more
Published on 16 Nov 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely Brilliant
Brilliant book - easy to follow and understand. A must for anyone wanting to grasp PHP. Perfect for beginners and advanced users alike. Another great book from Wrox.
Published on 2 Nov 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent quick-start
I wanted to get into PHP quickly, and was recommended this book - I was not disappointed. The examples started out suitably trivial, but the kind of things you might want to do... Read more
Published on 16 Oct 2000 by hughgfrostick@yahoo.com

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Book!
This book takes you through things at just the right pace. If you are already a programmer, you won't be bored by long-winded explanations. Read more
Published on 11 Jun 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent with one small proviso...
An excellent book that covers the main topics succinctly. It gently guides the reader without dictating or waffling. Read more
Published on 25 May 2000 by richard@notionlogic.com

5.0 out of 5 stars Just saved my life -- and my job!
This is superb. I've been reading a lot of PHP stuff recently and have not come across another book, site, mailing list or discussion group which has got me what I need to know as... Read more
Published on 17 May 2000 by Sue Bailey

4.0 out of 5 stars A good reference
This book has some good examples. There are some parts that fall a little short but with this at hand and the ever growwing internet sites you are bound to find the answer in no... Read more
Published on 9 May 2000

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