Think of all the things you could do in 24 hours. Go sightseeing. Read a book. Learn PHP. Sams Teach Yourself PHP in 24 Hours is a unique learning tool that is divided into 24 one-hour lessons over five sections. Starting with the basics, you will discover the fundamentals of PHP and how to apply that knowledge to create dynamic websites with forms, cookies and authentication functions. You will also find out how to access databases, as well as how to integrate system components, e-mail, LDAP, network sockets and more. A support website includes access to source code, PHP updates, errata and links to other relevant websites. Sams Teach Yourself PHP in 24 Hours is a quick and easy way to learn how to create interactive websites for your end user.
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Rating: - Sam's Teach Yourself:PHP
Overall I believe the book is pretty good at teaching the language. But I must admit, I was pretty confused and still haven't resolved the problem on how to construct a server, which is instructed in Chapter 2. But when it comes to the coding itself, its very understandable, it explains what each code means and tells you your options. But I do wish it gave answers to the exercises it gives at the end of the chapters.
Rating: - Great reference, ok learning tool
When i bought this book, i already knew console based C++, so this isn't my first plunge into programming. I didn't, however, have a lick of PHP knowledge.
As a learning tool, it is ok. The first few chapters are very easy to learn. However, about 1/3-1/2 the way through the book, the learning curve steepens. The concepts become harder to grasp, but if you have had some programming in the past, this shouldn't be too much of a problem.
Rating: - Teaches authors they can publish a book (only)
Well, after reading the reviews on EVERY "no programming needed" beginner MySQL book available on Amazon.com, I am convinced NONE of them teach a "beginner" anything. Commodore language was my "beginner" programming, but decided to pick it up again.
One thing this book and ALL of these books dont tell you is WHAT DO YOU DO WITH THE CODE ONCE YOU WRITE IT? WHERE THE HELL DOES IT GO?
After two years of on-and-off study, I still dont know anything, I just have a stack of books rotting ... Read More
Rating: - It worked for me
I have a small shelf filled with PHP books. They all helped me a little bit (perhaps I'm just a slow learner.) But it wasn't until I worked through the 24 lessons in this book that I finally began to feel that I was getting a firm grip on the fundamentals of writing solid PHP code. This is the book that turned me from a bumbling amateur to someone on a respectable intermediate level, completely comfortable with reading through more advanced books on PHP (books that go beyond the usual: "here's how to build a ... Read More
Rating: - Good reference/guide/learning resource; perfect for novices and experts alike!
I'm an experienced PHP coder, since early PHP4. I started learning PHP from a (slightly earlier edition of) this book (although it has the same ISBN), from reading other scripts and then coding them. Even now, as experienced as I am, I still find it a very useful resource; most of the time it's easier to find something in there than by searching on a search engine or the PHP.net website.
You could do a *LOT* worse than to buy this. Learn PHP, expand your knowledge of it, or get it just for general ... Read More
- Sam's Teach Yourself:PHP
- Teaches authors they can publish a book (only)
- It worked for me
