Product DescriptionPHP Programming with MySQL, by Don Gosselin is the first true academic textbook in the market to combine PHP with MySQL. This book covers one of the fastest growing technology combinations for developing interactive Web sites. With growth attributed to its open-source nature and usability amongst non-programmers, this text is accessible to users with little programming or database experience and suits personal Web development projects, as well as small to medium business Web development needs.
Customer Reviews
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Rating: - OK, Used For A Class, Finding Errors
In the quest to learn PhP/MySQL, this book was the book used for a class. So far it seems ok but I just spent a few hours trying to figure out why I was getting errors only to realize the code in the book had typos in it.
Page 172 in "Functions and Control Structures", the ScoreQuiz.php if statements have no closing brackets } in the code in the book. The same file is used for more exercises in the book so unless you spot this, subsequent exercises will give you errors too.
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Rating: - Sorry excuse for a textbook
I have spent $12.95 on better programming books than this one. We used this book in a class that I just finished up. The instructor had to retype many of the code examples so she could correct the code errors. The book is nothing more than a recipe book of php scripts without properly explaining the materials. I would love to see colleges move away from companies like Thomson and look elsewhere for teaching materials.
Rating: - The worst beginner's book ever!
Very sloppy book with numerous typos (and inconsistencies!!) in code and elsewhere, about the worst offense committed by a beginner's book. Stay away at all cost.
Rating: - Avoid this book, seriously
I'm almost through my introductory PHP class, and the bottom line is that I would absolutely avoid this book.
A few caveats about online reviews: They are skewed b/c most people don't bother to write unless they are really mad or really happy about a given product. I'm obviously in the later category. Separate out my tone and emotion if you can. But here are the facts:
1. The book is riddled with typos and straight up errors.
2. The author never bothers ... Read More
Rating: - Good book for programmers
This was one of the assigned books for a class of mine, but I quite liked it. As a teacher and a programmer of ~25 yrs, I like a book that I can not only read from front to back, but one in which I can easily 'look things up', since I often know how to do something in another language but want to see how it is done with this tool.
This book is clear and concise and fills both needs. I liked the fact that it talks not only about the languages PHP and MySQL, but also how to get started ... Read More
- OK, Used For A Class, Finding Errors
- Sorry excuse for a textbook
- Good book for programmers
