Product DescriptionWrite dynamically generated pages with ease using PHP! Dive into the new edition of this popular guide to PHP. With a true focus on the essentials, this book gives you the solid foundation in PHP programming you’re looking for. And you don’t have to be a computer scientist or programmer to learn from it! The simple, learn-by-example format of 'PHP Essentials' will allow you to quickly use the power of PHP to develop successful, dynamic Web sites.
Customer Reviews
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Rating: - A pretty awful book
Before I go on a tirade about this book, I would just like to say that it does have a good layout and organizational structure, as well as a nice appendix of built in PHP functions. I would also like to mention that I am a professional Computer Engineer. I bought this book to quickly learn php syntax/semantics so I could make a simple DB front end.
Other than that,
1.) The book is rife with syntax errors and typos. Much of the example PHP code won't even come close ... Read More
Rating: - great book
This is a great book for people new to php. It gives you good examples and very detailed explanation to the code. I will strongly recommended if you are new to PHP.
great buy!
Rating: - Immediate response
Thanks amazon for providing good book in fast and secure manner i appreciate it
Rating: - The "Ooohhhhhh, now I get it" book
If you just want a clear-cut intro to PHP, this is the book to get. Meloni takes the basic concepts, and shows you how to use them to create a shopping cart (so you learn database interaction, how to send an email, and basic syntax). Perfect for newbies.
Rating: - Good, but as it says, Essentials only
This book is well written, but I was expecting more contents.
- A pretty awful book
- great book
