Rating:  - Great Book!!!
Excellent Book. It's not to slow yet it never assumes that you know how to do something. It goes step by step through every php and sql command, explaining how it works and when to use it and then it gives simple examples to follow up to see how it commands works.
I hightly recommend this book.
Rating: - The Best
I'm a professional programmer but was new to Php and MySql. This book answered all my questions and allowed me to create a sophisticated php page with a database backend in just a couple weeks. I designed my page layout and then just worked on it as I read the book learning the needed techniques. He covers everything I needed. You can't go wrong with this book.
Rating: - Excellent Book
If you want to write PHP coded webpages...this is the book for you. SQL is a pretty common backend for the data that PHP sites use, so having both in one book is ideal. I have a PHP book and an SQL book, but I use this combined book MUCH more frequently than either of those. It is a great resource for learning from the ground up, or for a more advanced programmer it is a good reference guide. It has many full examples that are explained throughout, so it is easy to see EXACTLY what they are talking about.
Rating:  - solid context but cheap binding
Despite treating this book with care, the binding began seperating from sections of the book after a few months, and now, after only five months or so, whole sections of the book are falling out. I basically agree with the concensus as far as the content goes, but what is the good of it if the book is falling apart, and so soon after I bought it. I expect a book to stay in one piece for years, not a few months. Another case of a business which cuts corners to make more money at the expense of their integrity.
Rating: - I'll give it 51 Stars
One of the other readers provided a glowing review of this book. I can only second those thoughts.
Having spent 2 years working on learning PHP and MySQL and having purchased 5 other books on PHP-MySQL, I can say without a doubt that Larry Ullman's book is a gem, well worth buying. It may take a beginner awhile to complete the entire book, but there is no doubt that anyone with beginning to intermediate computer skills can learn PHP-MySQL from this book if you take the time.
Without listing the other books that I no longer even open, I would suggest that you put this book at the top of your choices if you are hoping to learn PHP-MySQL. It will take you well into intermediate to advanced skill levels in short order. Congratulations to Mr. Ullman. (P.S., I have no conflict of interest and decided to write this review because I was so impressed with the book).
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