Programming PHP
February 6th, 2010 by CGI & PHP.com
- ISBN13: 9780596006815
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Product Description
Programming PHP, 2nd Edition, is the authoritative guide to PHP 5 and is filled with the unique knowledge of the creator of PHP (Rasmus Lerdorf) and other PHP experts. When it comes to creating websites, the PHP scripting language is truly a red-hot property. In fact, PHP is currently used on more than 19 million websites, surpassing Microsoft's ASP .NET technology in popularity. Programmers love its flexibility and speed; designers love its accessibility and conven… More >>
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February 6th, 2010 at 7:09 am
* I am an experienced programmer. I finished the first seven chapters in one day. Because the book is good or because I got used to programming ?? I am not sure.
* The second day (today) I read chapter 8 Database. I can not understand anything X-( They say something like For more on SQL, see SQL in a Nutshell X-( And I don't know any about Databases so I can not read it.
* The rest of the books cover some topics that I'm currently not interested in, I haven't read them, so I can not give any comments about these chapters. (in fact I have read some parts I think they are fine because I can understand
)
* The way the authors present information is not clear either. I think they put a little effort on it. Everything is so brief.
This is definitely not a 5* book.
4* ?? No. I am not pleased.
3* ? Well, I got some basis of PHP. Thank the authors
Rating: 3 / 5
February 6th, 2010 at 10:07 am
If you are going to own only one PHP book, this book probably isn't your choice.
Rating: 4 / 5
February 6th, 2010 at 12:56 pm
Like many people I know, I have to use multiple programming languages, and php happens to be one of them. Programming PHP is a great book for PHP speakers and the excellent php function reference in appendix A is really adequate value for the book.
Take heart, you can do without the book, if you don't already own a copy, but owning a copy is also a great way to support the community, so go get on.
Rating: 3 / 5
February 6th, 2010 at 2:34 pm
I used this book at work, and wasn't impressed.
Now, maybe it's the language itself that lacks consistency and isn't all that interesting, I don't know.
I wasn't as much exceited reading the book as I was when I read, for example, K&R (C), Paul Graham and Peter Seibel (Lisp), Meyers (C++). The book will help you get things done, no doubt, but there doesn't seem to be anything special about it.
Rating: 2 / 5
February 6th, 2010 at 3:00 pm
This book lacks examples. It describes a function in English words but rarely gives an example of how to invoke it. If you're trying to do File I/O this book is NOT for you.
Rating: 2 / 5