Beginning PHP5, Apache, and MySQL Web Development (Programmer to Programmer) [Paperback]

Elizabeth Naramore (Author), Jason Gerner (Author), Yann Le Scouarnec (Author), Jeremy Stolz (Author), Michael K. Glass (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 4, 2005 | Series: Programmer to Programmer

This update to a Wrox bestseller dives in and guides the reader through the entire process of creating dynamic, data-driven sites using the open source "AMP" model: Apache Web server, the MySQL database system, and the PHP scripting language. The team of expert authors covers PHP scripting, database management, security, integration, and e-commerce functions and comes complete with a useful syntax reference.

• Showcases three fully functional Web site examples, with implementations for both Windows and Linux, that readers can incorporate into their own projects
• Updates include a new chapter on PHP5 features and functions, a new example Web site application, and updates to PHP5 throughout the text

Editorial Reviews

Review

“…covers everything to get you going…definitely worth a look…” (OracleHome, 3 August 2005)

From the Back Cover

PHP, Apache, and MySQL are the three key open source technologies that form the basis for most active Web servers. This new edition guides you through the entire process of setting up your own site and walks you through every step, from the installation of PHP, Apache, and MySQL to database management, security, and integration with other technologies.

Featuring new information on the features and functions of the latest upgrades—MySQL 4.0.X, PHP5, and Apache 2.0—this book boasts a working Web site application and numerous updates throughout the text. The multi-platform approach addresses installation and usage on both Linux^® and Windows^®, and two common-themed, reusable Web sites are examined. Upon completion of this book, you'll be able to create well designed, dynamic Web sites using open source tools.

What you will learn from this book

• Syntax, functions, and commands of PHP, Apache, and MySQL and how they can be used together in Web development
• The ins and outs of data manipulation
• The object-oriented programming advantages of PHP5
• Ways of using PHP for connecting HTML-based Web pages to a backend database for dynamic content
• How MySQL easily stores, updates, and accesses information

Who this book is for

This book is for beginners who are new to PHP and who need to learn quickly how to create Web sites using open source tools. Some basic HTML knowledge is helpful but not essential.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 816 pages
• Publisher: Wrox; 2 edition (February 4, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764579665
• ISBN-13: 978-0764579660
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.5 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #649,886 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #24 in Books > Computers & Technology > Databases > Beginning & Introductory

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25 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Just What You Need to Get Started, February 11, 2005

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John Matlock "Gunny" (Winnemucca, NV) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Beginning PHP5, Apache, and MySQL Web Development (Programmer to Programmer) (Paperback)

If I were just starting off to do a dynamic page web site, that is database driven, this is exactly the software set that I would use. And here in one book is the majority of the software that you'd need to make it work. The only things missing are the operating system (Linux of course) and the mail package.

The nice thing about having all this in one package is that you have a consistent form of writing from software package to package. And you have a consistent set of needs. You don't need to talk about MySQL in business applications, you only need to know how it works in a web environment.

This is a programmer to programmer, beginner level book. It does not spend much time on the actual installation of the programs. I rate this as OK, because many of the Linux books (yes, you also have to have a Linux book) provide a distribution of Linux that include all of this software with instructions on how to install it. This book then picks up with comments on configuring the installation to best suit, this includes things like making PHP point to MySQL which may be lacking in the general installation instructions of the Linux book.

If you are headed to working with AMP (Apache, MySQL & PHP) this is an excellent place to start. It's well written, leads you through the building of a site, and by the end of the book you are well started.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very out-of-date now, July 13, 2007

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Steward Willons (Illinois) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Beginning PHP5, Apache, and MySQL Web Development (Programmer to Programmer) (Paperback)

This is a decent book, but the MySQL syntax is very out-of-date. If you're working with a current version of MySQL, this isn't going to do you any favors. Until they see fit to update this volume, I recommend buying something else.

I've had great luck with "PHP, MySQL and Apache" by Julie C. Meloni (Sams Teach Yourself) third edition (2007). Its example projects are different and not quite as applicable to what I'm needing to do, but who knows - they may be just what you need. The biggest benefit is that it uses the mysqli commands that PHP 5.xx demands.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not for Me, April 14, 2005

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T. Ninneman - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Beginning PHP5, Apache, and MySQL Web Development (Programmer to Programmer) (Paperback)

I initially bought this book because it was the only book in the store that delved right in and immediatly began giving tools to use in a website. Most other books, at the time, seemed to acedemic with much to much theory. However, after reading the majority of this book, I realized that I really didn't learn much of anything. The book spits out large chunks of code and tries to explain parts of it but it doesn't explain other areas that I guess the authors just expect you to figure out on your own.

While this book did give me some basic tools and some decent code (the code is actually very good in this book), I didn't learn enough through out the book to really expand on it.

I returned this book, purchased "PHP and MYSQL Web Development(THIRD EDITION)" by Luke Welling/Laura Thomson, and havn't looked back. I guess, for me, a book that takes a slightly more acedemic approach isn't all bad after all.