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13 Responses to “PHP 6 and MySQL 5 for Dynamic Web Sites: Visual QuickPro Guide”

1. Tyanne on August 2nd, 2009

   This review is from: PHP and MySQL for Dynamic Web Sites (Visual QuickProject Guides) (Paperback)

   The content will take you from zero knowledge of PHP and MySQL (even not having it installed!) to a point where you can feel confident approaching the development of a fully functioning dynamic website. The examples cover ecommerce, user registration and content management. There are consistent references to other sources and alternative functions which could be used. For me it took me from a very limited knowledge of PHP/MySQL (gained from a few days searching the web) to this point of confidence where I’m now designing my own ecommerce website. I would agree with another reviewer that a prior knowledge of HTML is important although I think you could scrape by without, you should learn HTML seperately before starting this book. Well written: Books like this can have all the content in the world and still be useless. This book is by far one of the best ‘textbooks’ I’ve ever used. It is clear and concise without omitting any vital details. It covers useful material and refers to more detail. It is ‘friendly’ and doesn’t assume much (if anything). Overall it reads easily and gets the point across very effectively. Well Supported: The scripts (php and mysql) are all available on the author’s website. This is useful to compare your practice and problem-solve if you get really stuck! One SQL script was not available but it affects one small example only and won’t impact your progress. The author maintains a web forum on which you can ask questions. He seems to respond to them all (quite a feat!) and I got a reply to a question I asked within 24 hours. That’s quite impressive! If you are looking at a few books with a similar title as I did a few weeks ago, then I can fully recommend this book. I have devoured it – working full time 10 hours a day – in about 8 days. It has been a steep learning curve and I got to the end which wouldn’t happen with every book of this sort.

2. Anonymous on August 2nd, 2009

   5.0 out of 5 stars
   A must for PHP/MySQL newbies!
   This really is an excellent book. Having built a few very basic html websites PHP and MySQL were the obvious choice of technology for me to learn and build dynamic websites.

3. Anonymous on August 2nd, 2009

   This review is from: PHP and MySQL for Dynamic Web Sites: Visual QuickPro Guide (Paperback)

   This book is great. Easy to follow, well written and concise. I’m a 4th year student and have used this for much of my final year project based on PHP and MySQL. It explains really well how to set up a user login system, form entries, some basics of SQL, all you need for this kind of project. Mine is possibly the most used and worn text book ive had in 4 years!In summary, if you need a book on PHP and MySQL then this will suite you. I’d say its aimed at an beginner to intermediate level user and some HTML experience comes in handy. I hope this helps you make the right decision.

4. Vladimir on August 2nd, 2009

   5.0 out of 5 stars
   Excellent Book
   Excellent book, started with the basics well, that I couldn’t seem to grasp by learning online. Well worth it.

5. Valerie on August 2nd, 2009

   3.0 out of 5 stars
   Mistakes
   This book carries so many mistakes and if you are a beginner, you will never know what is going wrong until you start learning from other sources

6. Cailean on August 2nd, 2009

   5.0 out of 5 stars
   A Terrific Guide for PHP & MYSQL
   If you want to set up a dynamic website then you need to know about Server Side Scripts (PHP) and Databases (MYSQL)so that your website can interact with its customers.

7. Zevi on August 2nd, 2009

   This review is from: PHP and MySQL for Dynamic Web Sites: Visual QuickPro Guide (Paperback)

   As a complete novice to both PHP and MySQL, I found this book totally accessible. [The last language I learned was - wait for it- FORTRAN! - things have moved on a bit. . . ] The progressive tutorial was paced at a perfect rate, introducing just enough new material each time to keep the interest level high and not too much to be overwhelming (unlike a lot of other computer books). The database section of the book explained relational databases in understandable and practical terms too. Another good feature is the wealth of good quality reference material, encouraging the reader to supplement knowledge in specific areas if desired. The overall thrust of the book is towards what I, and I imagine a lot of others, want to do – make a database driven website. The book succeeds in this objective very well indeed. It’s also a very handy reference to Open Source PHP, which helped me to understand how to configure and use several packages. My only slight criticism is the lack of detail when discussing security – something which is surely a top concern of any operational website. Apart from that, I can’t praise it highly enough. If only all computer books were written like this. . . . .

8. Oratilwe on August 2nd, 2009

   5.0 out of 5 stars
   Great introduction, no experience needed
   I bought this book to help me convert a plain html website into something more interactive. I work in IT but am not really very pc savvy so needed something which did not assume…

9. Gisbelle on August 2nd, 2009

   4.0 out of 5 stars
   PHP 6 Guide
   I bought this book in order to take up PHP following my redundancy and I have found it most useful and excellent value for the price.

10. Dallin on August 2nd, 2009

    5.0 out of 5 stars
    The Best combination Book !!
    Both PHP and MySQL, are easy to learn reading this book, the contents are very good, some are easy others are hard, but in overall you can have a wide look to php and mysql…

11. Jenny on August 2nd, 2009

    5.0 out of 5 stars
    Just what I was looking for !!!
    A great book which breaks down the constructs of both PHP and MySQL in to manageable chunks resulting in a very readable and rewarding book.

12. Austin on August 2nd, 2009

    5.0 out of 5 stars
    A great introduction
    As someone who has developed “shop front” websites since the late 90s, but who never needed to take it a stage further until the last 18 months, I needed a fast, accessible…

13. Winchell on August 2nd, 2009

    5.0 out of 5 stars
    A head of the game
    This book is a head of the game, it will teach you the fundamentals of php6 and it tells you when the code is only for php6 (and that php5 code won’t work).

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