Sams Teach Yourself PHP and MySQL: Video Learning Starter Kit (Paperback)

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Sams Teach Yourself PHP and MySQL® Video Learning Starter Kit

 

• Four Hours of Interactive Video Training
• PHP & MySQL Software Starter Pack for Windows and Mac OS X

 

Sams Teach Yourself Video Learning is the easiest way to learn a new technology.

 

Self-Paced–Learn on your own time, at your own pace

 

Visual–Video lessons clearly explain key concepts and show you exactly what to do

 

Learn By Doing–Interactive, hands-on learning labs so you can apply what you learn right away

 

Quick and Efficient–Each individual lesson is no longer than 10 minutes

 

Modular–Bite-sized lessons let you jump in anywhere

 

In just ten minutes or less, each short video lesson clearly explains key concepts, terms, and techniques.

 

You can stop, start, pause, or replay any part of the video you want, as often as you want, until you really understand everything in the lesson.

 

And then you get to try it yourself in a unique interactive learning lab that helps you develop real live programs.

 

After you’re done, take a quick, fun quiz to test what you’ve learned before going on to the next lesson.

 

Learn how to…

• Install and configure PHP and MySQL on your computer
• Create PHP scripts for your website
• Work with forms and files
• Access information in databases
• Authenticate and track users with cookies and sessions
• Set up a secure web server

 

On the DVD…

• Four hours of video lessons with interactive labs and quizzes
• PHP, MySQL, and Apache for Windows and Mac OS X–an easy-to-install package to set up a safe learning environment
• Work files for all the learning labs
• Sams Teach Yourself PHP tutorial in searchable PDF format
• The jEdit programming editor for Windows and Mac OS X

 

All the contents of the PHP and MySQL Video Learning Starter Kit are accessible on any DVD-equipped Windows or Mac OS X computer:

     1)   Insert DVD into your computer’s DVD drive

     2)   Navigate to the DVD folder and double-click on the Start icon or file

 

$39.99 USA / $47.99 CAN / £25.99 Net UK¿

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Product Details

• Paperback: 80 pages
• Publisher: Sams; 1 Pap/DVD edition (March 6, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 067233027X
• ISBN-13: 978-0672330278
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #802,403 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Sam's Teach Yourself PHp and mySQL, April 22, 2009

By	F. Frank "Frank" (Copiague, NY) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is a good introductory to PHP. Of course there are the pro's and con's of the tutorial. It definitely touch's on all of the important knooks and crannies of PHP enough to get you started. You won't become a guru or anything with this but it'll get you going.

First off the flash tutorial is kinda pointless. If you really want to learn anything you have to read the eBook. The labs are pretty good too. A note to Sam, "When doing flash video you should include a pause and rewind button". The video moves to quick and nobody absorbs that much info that fast. The eBook is where it's at.

If your new to PHP Sam does give you all the need to know info. If your willing to take the time to create the code they give you and play with it to see how it works then by the end of this tutorial you will know how to write PHP. He covers front end forms and back end configuration. The mySQL section is kinda brief yet Sam does suggest Sams Learn SQL in 24 hr's for the full effect. I'll give him a 3 out of 5 due to the flash video. In the end I'm actually glad I got the opportunity to check it out.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Sam Needs To Test His Code, November 5, 2009

By	J. Wilson "JustWannaGetItDone" (Virginia Beach, VA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Pretty straightforward. Experienced programmer so just needed the highlights that the flash presentation brings. First time buyer/user of the SAMS products. Low star rating because of the quality of the code examples. Basic expectation is that the sample code works. I ran across more than two labs where the code examples don't work. I was typing all the code to make sure I got used to the syntax. After checking for typos and it still didn't work, I copied and pasted...code still didn't work until I spent some time tweaking it. It doesn't take much to test the code so I would have thought the authors would have put more time into making sure their code is correct and actually works. The link to support is really a website that just tries to sell more books. I was looking for downloads to update the material or corrections to the book. I understand that this is an educational experience and troubleshooting/debugging is part of programming. I will troubleshoot and debug my own stuff...I don't want to spend my time to troubleshoot and debug something I've purchased and is supposed to work. I also noticed that the installation instructions were outdated because the items to update in the httpd.conf section were already in place.

5.0 out of 5 stars These short video lessons on PHP and MySQL explain key concepts, terms and techniques, July 18, 2009

By	Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

The videos in 'Teach Yourself' are excellent, offering self-paced visual video lessons covering key concepts and offering individual lessons no longer than 10 minutes each. These short video lessons on PHP and MySQL explain key concepts, terms and techniques and provide interactive labs and quizzes to support the learning. Perfect for those taking PHP and MySQL.