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Sunday, July 02, 2006

PHP and MYSQL for dynamic web sites (Reviewed by: Rafiq Elmansy)

Product Details:
Writer: Larry Ullman
Book Name: PHP and MySQL for Dynamic Web Sites: Visual QuickPro Guide
Publisher: Peachpit press
ISBN: 0321186486
http://www.peachpit.com/bookstore/product.asp?isbn=0321336577&rl=1


PHP and MYSQL for dynamic websites for Larry Ullman is another member of Visual Quick Pro Guide series that gives you a fast efficient way to learn. The book covers PHP 5 and MYSQL 4.1 for beginners, intermediate and advanced users.
The introduction of the book gives you a fast definition for some important terminology about dynamic websites, what is PHP, why use PHP, how it works and what is MYSQL.
The first chapter is an introduction to PHP language, the basic Syntax, sending data to browser, writing comments, variables, strings, numbers, constants and quotation marks.
The second chapter covers the programming with PHP such as creating forms and validating forms data. The next chapter covers dynamic websites.
Chapter 4 and 5 covers SQL and MYSQL. And using PHP with MYSQL is covered in chapter 7.
The following chapters covers different related issues such as web application developing, cookies, sessions, security, CMS example and ecommerce example.
The book is good start for beginner to learn web developing with PHP and SQL.

Reviewed by: Rafiq Elmansy