Sams Teach Yourself PHP, MySQL And Apache All in One 3rd Edition

by Julie C. Meloni (Author)

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About the Author

Julie Meloni is the technical director for i2i Interactive, a multimedia company located in Campbell, CA. She has been developing Web-based applications since the early days of the Web, and is the author of several books and articles on Web-based programming languages and database topics, such as Sams Teach Yourself MySQL in 24 Hours and Blogging in a Snap.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Sams; 3rd edition (July 5, 2006)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 601 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0672328739
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0672328732
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.16 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7 x 1.25 x 9 inches

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W&G Consultants

Owned this book before

Reviewed in the United States on February 13, 2014

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I had to order another because I was tired of the book slowly ripping away LOL. I owned the book and used it everyday so the wear was a bit more han usual so I bought this one to replace it.

TO the point.. This book is great for those wanting to learn, it explains things in english not $90,000-$142,000 a year words so you actually catch on to whats going on.

The samples are a bit on the lengthy side but if you are still wanting to learn how to do a shopping cart, this shows you step by step, I love the PHP part although I wish they explained a bit more on it but overall, you learn the fundamentals of programming with PHP and mySQL. This book I carried like a bible thumper, I hardly when anywhere without it. Im just an average programmer who has to use a book as a reference when programming si Im not like most that can wake up with folgers coffee and complete write code a proxy without even looking away but I sure can conntect the dots when needed and have something developed and works really good.!

ANyways, I saw purchase this book if you are a newbie or simply need something to reference. Honestly i've read over 10 different books and they all explain things to you like you've already had 170hours of programming at some Ivy league school, for those who can afford all of that, This book will for sure give you some uplift and confidence. The author of this book is awesome too

Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2004

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I picked up a number of PHP and MySQL books along with this one and find myself using this one the most. If you already know how to program in another language and want to get up to speed fast on PHP and MySQL this is the book you need. Some issues I ran into I could not find the answer anywhere in other books or on the web, then I grabbed this book as a last resort and wa-la the answer was there. Now this is the first book I look for answers to questions in.
If you just need a little examples of how to do things in PHP and MySQL this book does it.

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South Texan

This will get you started

Reviewed in the United States on January 30, 2013

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I bought thio salong with another beginnign book to get me started with open source web development as a mental exercise.

I'm a batch C++ guy and wanted to expand my horizons.

It will teach you what you need to know to get going and I still end up using this as a reference from time to time.

Reviewed in the United States on June 13, 2015

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Very helpful!

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Ms. Mellow

typos and errata sheets

Reviewed in the United States on August 8, 2005

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The book has several sections where there is a huge gap between steps that cost me a lot of time. Even using the errata sheet from [...] there were errors in the author's source code. I would like to see more detailed explanations of what the code is doing, instead of just summarizing what it does.

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Ryan Clark

Nice book! :)

Reviewed in the United States on October 19, 2010

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I've been reading Sams Teach Yourself books for a long time now I've just haven't read this one yet although it does look like a very nice book. I haven't had the chance to read it yet due to starting college soon so there no actual way I will be able to review it until later date.

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Gene Ballard

Exellent book - December 2003 Edition

Reviewed in the United States on March 11, 2004

First, be sure you purchase the latest edition of every tech book you buy. Unfortunately, Amazon doesn't have the latest edition under Meloni's or Zandsta's name. You have to type the isbn number, 0672326205, in the search box to find the newest edition as of this review. Also keep in mind when reading reviews that Amazon mixes reviews of older editions with new editions which makes it very difficult to make an assessment unless the edition is mentioned in the review. New editions usually correct the complaints given in bad reviews so don't pass judgment so quickly unless you know exactly which edition the reviewer is writing about.
This is an excellent book for beginners who know nothing about programming. However you must know XHTML before beginning this book.
This book and "Teach Yourself PHP in 24 Hours" by Zandstra are built using exactly, word for word, much of the same content. However Meloni's book occasionally has more explicate examples and explanation, however it is missing four essential chapters that can be found in Zandstra's book.
1. Arrays
2. Objects
3. Regular Expressions
4. PEAR - Reusable Components to Extend the Power of PHP
No real concern, because the reader could research these topics on php.net or other sites and my have to do so in order to complete the book since it refers to arrays but doesn't explain them.
Meloni's book, compared to Zandsta's, does have better examples with actual programs that may be usful to you. Meloni's book, as the title emplies, also goes deeper into Apache and MySQL.
After reading this book, you'll wont to get something like, The PHP Anthology By Harry Fuecks Vol. 1&2... or PHP and MySQL Web Development, Second Edition by Luke Welling, Laura Thomson. These books will teach you by example and are excellent.
A note to beginners... Learning to program can be very difficult. Unless you are some kind of genius, you must be dedicated and patient with your quest. Programming is a totally different way of thinking and there is a lot to learn... I think this book is a great way to learn PHP and to learn how to program in general.
Good Luck!

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PK O'Connor

Good Reference guide

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 3, 2019

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Good Reference guide

Ms. Julie A. Renyard

ok

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 1, 2013

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making people write long reviews on ggod they receive is in my opinion expecting a lot. surely just a simple word comment is enough??

Rhysk

Great book for a beginner

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 30, 2003

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I bought this book to get me started with PHP. I've used all the other web development languages like JSP and ASP before, but having heard good things about PHP I decided to give it a shot.
This book will give you a great introduction to PHP. I managed to install the included version of PHP /Apache without any hassle at all.The book covers accessing data from MySQL and gives you a quick and concise tutorial on SQL queries. Also covered is uploading, security, dates and times, php classes, and cookies/sessions.
I honestly can't believe that they managed to cover everything I can think of doing in a book this small. And its pretty good value for money as well.
If you are looking at getting into PHP, buy this book and you won't be disappointed.

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Vag

Four Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 9, 2016

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Book was in good condition . Worth paying

Matthew

sams teach yourself......or do you?

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 26, 2004

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Well I could'nt believe my luck when i saw this title, I thought that this would be the answer that I was looking for, but, when I recieved it and started to read, and looking at the source code from the cd I realised it was partly incorrect.
The examples in the book are very good for beginners, if they worked, personally I think that you need to be an advanced user to figure out the error messages out.
Installation was not a problem, straight in no problems I soon had the phpinfo() screen showing, I was so pleased I had a cup of tea to celebrate! And the MySql interface was working as soon as I could press the finish button!
So the synopsis of this book is simple, if you have been doing web design for a few years, get it, if your starting out, enrol at your local training center.

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