Web Application Design and Implementation: Apache 2, PHP5, MySQL, JavaScript, and Linux/UNIX (Quantitative Software Engineering Series) (Hardcover)

by Steven A. Gabarro (Author)
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"It explains all concepts at a very elementary level, and allows the novice reader (with basic knowledge of programming) to learn fundamental concepts of Web programming and practical Web design. For an experienced reader, it will provide very good overview of Web programming practices form one particular perspective, that of using open-source software tools." (Computing Reviews, November 25, 2008)

Product Description
Web Application Design and Implementation uses a hands-on approach of the major technologies and programming languages to teach readers web development. Providing an understanding of all major aspects of web programming in order to achieve the construction of a database-driven website, the book features state-of-the-art programming languages such as HTML, JavaScript, MySQL, PHP, Apache, Linux/Unix.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 295 pages
• Publisher: Wiley-IEEE Computer Society Pr (December 26, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471773913
• ISBN-13: 978-0471773917
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #562,477 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars I Wish I'd Had This Book When I Started Web Programming, January 18, 2007

By	John Matlock "Gunny" (Winnemucca, NV) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is the book I wish I had had when I was starting to set up my Books-On-Line web site. Here in one simple step is just about half of what you need to know to set up a fairly complex database driven web site. I say about half of what you need to know because he spends no time at all on appearance, type fonts, color, illustrations, all that stuff. As he says in the introduction, he's not good at that (neither am I), and for those subjects you need another book.

But for a functioning web site he recommends what is sometimes called LAMP - for Linux, Apache, MySql and PHP. To summarize why:

The software is FREE, a very good price.
It doesn't crash as often
It runs faster so you can use a slower computer.

By the time you finish, you'll probably want at least one book on each of these software packages, but here is an excellent place to start. It gives you enough to get started and you only need to go deeper into each of these packages when you start getting fancier. The nice thing about this book is that it gives you everything you need to get started in a well written, easy to understand way.

Mr. Gabarro, there are two things I would suggest for your next edition: One, include a cd of a working collection of the four packages rather than saying go get any distribution, and two, talk a little about past and emerging technologies such as Cold Fusion for the past, and Ruby on Rails for the future. I'd be interested in your opinions.

2.0 out of 5 stars Fair review you might want to read, July 10, 2009

By	Maya - See all my reviews

If I were the author, for one I'd show some modesty and some respect to the reader and I wouldn't review my own book or rather say review the reviews on my book. This isn't a book signing event and it says "customer review" not "what author thinks of what you have to say on his book". If you wrote it of course you'll rate it 5 stars or a 100 if you could. I also find it so cocky to say "don't buy it if you don't like it". Dealing with criticism is an important step in growing up.

Second I wouldn't force my students to buy my book. It's extremely rude to say "go get the book don't come to me asking anything about the assignments."

The writing style is less formal than most text books which is fun and there were times I almost fell off the chair laughing but I think that style would suit better for a book titled "PHP MySQL .. for DUMMIES". I'd expect a publication from IEEE to be more formal and I'd like it better if the author kept himself behind the curtain. I'm not sure if this is a book about the author or web design. It would be more professional to keep the focus on the material not author's personal life, his background, where he grew up or his favorite team, which ultimately the learner does not care about.

Yet I appreciate the time and effort that must have been put in this. It takes years to write a book, especially if you're doing it alone. So it's completely unfair to write a review and say "quick and dirty, it was quickly written". How do you know reader, were you there???! Try to write a one page essay, time yourself and multiply it by 200.

What I like about this book is it answers your questions. Although I would enjoy a more technical and higher level examples, I was really surprised that as soon as a question pops up in your head it is answered in the next few sentences, which means that the author has a great deal of experience observing learners' behavior and he knows where you will stumble. Also, the step by step installation instructions were very helpful. It's almost like there's someone with you helping you install the development environment. Examples are available online. And it's not a graphical design book, it certainly is not to learn web design inside and out but it's a server side developer's bible for newbies.

5.0 out of 5 stars Learning PHP/Mysql, May 8, 2009

By	M. Imeny "Adler" (USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I have some basic knowledge of PHP/Mysql since I am a Telecom Eng. and not a programmer. I looked into many books regarding that subject and for me this one is the best one. It goes not only through the PHP and Mysql theory but more describes you how to download and install what you need to just get in and play for fun.