Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 005.2762 EAN: 9780596100674 Format: Illustrated ISBN: 0596100671 Label: O'Reilly Media, Inc. Manufacturer: O'Reilly Media, Inc. Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 370 Publication Date: October 13, 2005 Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc. Sales Rank: 77545 Studio: O'Reilly Media, Inc.
Product DescriptionNow installed on more than 20 million Internet domains around the world, PHP is an undisputed leader in web programming languages. Database connectivity, powerful extensions, and rich object-orientation are all reasons for its popularity, but nearly everyone would agree that, above all, PHP is one of the easiest languages to learn and use for developing dynamic web applications. The ease of development and simplicity of PHP, combined with a large community and expansive repository of open source PHP libraries, make it a favorite of web designers and developers worldwide.
'PHP in a Nutshell' is a complete reference to the core of the language as well as the most popular PHP extensions. This book doesn't try to compete with or replace the widely available online documentation. Instead, it is designed to provide depth and breadth that can't be found elsewhere. 'PHP in a Nutshell' provides the maximum information density on PHP, without all the fluff and extras that get in the way. The topic grouping, tips, and examples in this book complement the online guide and make this an essential reference for every PHP programmer. This book focuses on the functions commonly used by a majority of developers, so you can look up the information you need quickly. Topics include:
Object-oriented PHP
Networking
String manipulation
Working with files
Database interaction
XML
Multimedia creation
Mathematics
Whether you're just getting started or have years of experience in PHP development, 'PHP in a Nutshell' is a valuable addition to your desk library.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - A must have for the webmster
It's not only a quite good reference book, but for the people with a good programming skill it's actually anything you need to learn PHP.
Definitely a must in the bookshelf of everybody involved in working with the WWW. from webmasters to developers and support workers, but also for the geek who just enjoys playing with a programming language like this.
Rating: - Poor. Lack or attention to detail (See list of errors, and decide for yourself)
Regarding the Oct 2005 - First edition. I sure hope O'Reilly hires a better proof-reader, and re-issues this book with some basic corrections, and 100% more attention to the index problems.
I think the author did a poor job. A dedicated proofreader should have caught all the errors I have listed. I am only 20% through this book. At this point, this author has built zero confidence in the accuracy of anything he has to present in the rest of the book. I will now proceed to prove where ... Read More
Rating: - Not a Nutshell Book
The O'Reilly "in a Nuthsell" series is the best reference to standard libraries and language features available. PHP in a Nutshell sullies the name, however, with what amounts to an introductory survey in the course and little, if any, analysis of standard libraries. Certain tips, such as those on flash and pdf handling are interesting, but irrelevant to most programmers. This goes doubly for the discussion of PHP's 2D drawing API; it seems as though the authors decided they would provide a schizophrenic ... Read More
Rating: - Good review material but many errors
I am pretty familiar with PHP and worked with it some time ago, but I needed a book to quickly refresh my knowledge of it for a project, and this book did a pretty good job of that. It gets to the point on the right topics (including chapters on OOP, Cookies and Sessions, and Databases) and has a short, useful function reference instead of listing every function under the sun.
Nonetheless, there are many errors both in the code and in the writing. If you don't have a solid foundation in PHP and ... Read More
Rating: - excellent writing
I bought this book after studying PHP with the author's online tutorials. They covered quite a bit of what was in the book but I enjoyed the online version so much, I decided to thank him for putting a free online version out on the net by buying his book. In addition, I like to have the hard copy for a reference. Excellently written and one of the clearest and easiest programming books I've every read. It is also one of the few programming books I have read without any programming errors in it.
- A must have for the webmster
- Poor. Lack or attention to detail (See list of errors, and decide for yourself)
- Good review material but many errors
