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| Learning PHP, MySQL, and JavaScript: A Step-By-Step Guide to Creating Dynamic Websites (Animal Guide) |  | Author: Robin Nixon
Publisher: O'Reilly Media
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Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Pages: 528
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Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 7 x 1.1
ISBN: 0596157134
Dewey Decimal Number: 006.7
EAN: 9780596157135
ASIN: 0596157134
Publication Date: July 14, 2009
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Product Description
If you know HTML, this guide will have you building interactive websites quickly. You'll learn how to create responsive, data-driven websites with PHP, MySQL, and JavaScript, regardless of whether you already know how to program. Discover how the powerful combination of PHP and MySQL provides an easy way to build modern websites complete with dynamic data and user interaction. You'll also learn how to add JavaScript to create rich Internet applications and websites.
Learning PHP, MySQL, and JavaScript explains each technology separately, shows you how to combine them, and introduces valuable web programming concepts, including objects, XHTML, cookies, and session management. You'll practice what you've learned with review questions in each chapter, and find a sample social networking platform built with the elements introduced in this book.
This book will help you:
- Understand PHP essentials and the basics of object-oriented programming
- Master MySQL, from database structure to complex queries
- Create web pages with PHP and MySQL by integrating forms and other HTML features
- Learn about JavaScript, from functions and event handling to accessing the Document Object Model
- Use libraries and packages, including the Smarty web template system, PEAR program repository, and the Yahoo! User Interface Library
- Make Ajax calls and turn your website into a highly dynamic environment
- Upload and manipulate files and images, validate user input, and secure your applications
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 Wow - The Book to read to learn PHP October 27, 2009
farout (Boston, MA)
44 out of 45 found this review helpful
Here is my background:
Java, Cold Fusion, ASP.net, C#, Rails; sys admin for Windows and Unix boxes.
Picked up several books to learn PHP - yuck!
Picked up this book. Wow. In 2 days I was on my way!
1. all the code examples actually work. Yes, it's true. I know it's shocking.
2. the explanations are excellent. Wow can this person communicate. Again shocking.
3. Tons of examples. Talking is great but I learn through code examples. There are plenty here. That is why in 2 days you will be like: Wow I can code in PHP.
4. Here is the best part - Nixon helps you setup everything so it works. I mean in less than 30min I was running PHP via Apache on my Windows using Mysql. I have days with other books trying to make things work because the author did not care enough to actually help me do setup.
Then pick up the PHP Web Dev Wellin/Thompson book and bang with Nixon's - you are a PHP intermediate level programmer.
Really - that easy.
I wasted so many hours with other books - crap. Live and learn.
Thank you Robin Nixon. This book is a godsend. With the hours I saved, I am partying - yee ha!
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED January 9, 2010
Ryan Miller (Arizona, USA)
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
It is rare that I am so inspired to write a review for something. This book made learning easy. I must say that without the experience of taking a Java programming class at my college (the only programming experience I have), I would have likely had to make use of additional sources to fully grasp the PHP - object oriented section of this book. But even so, I still highly recommend this book to anybody wanting to create a highly functional website.
After spending about 2 weeks with it, I am already building dynamic websites that are impressing even myself. It is written very well and has great examples for practice coding. FIVE STARS without question!
A great book to get in the door with all three languages March 9, 2010
Jordan Wiedbusch
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
So I came into reading this one with a background of knowing XHTML and CSS. I've played a very tiny bit with javascipt, but as far as really being able to do anything at all with it I was lost.
This book is a great intro to all three of these different languages. The author does a good job of explaining everything very clearly and uses good examples of how what your leaning works. The review questions at the end of each chapter are also great.
I would recommend anyhow who is thinking of learning these core web languages to pick this book up. Its a great investment and mine is all ready getting plenty of use.
excellent, useful, to the point June 12, 2010
Ellie (STL, MO)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I had to buy the book for a graduate course in college. I'm quite experienced with both PHP and MySQL and thought it might not be too useful to me, because it assumes no prior knowledge, but I was wrong. PHP starts from the very beginning - variables, conditions, loops, objects, arrays, etc; MySQL section begins with relational database basics and then ties MySQL and PHP together. I pretty much jumped through the basics for PHP and MySQL but even if you are familiar with these subjects, in those chapters you can find hints that are surprisingly useful. I know no JavaScript but I now feel quite comfortable also thanks to this book.
The book is written well, to the point and lists some important basics with appropriate examples. It doesn't spoon feed it to you but accompanies the learning process well. With it and a little google'ing, you are covered. I decided to keep it even after I'm done with the class and use it as a reference book for future work.
Best Book Introducing PHP, MySQL and JavaScript July 17, 2010
R. Chou (Los Angeles, CA USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Perhaps your like me where learning to write code for myself to be very difficult. I never took a computer programming classes so I lack many fundamentals and concepts. I've always had an easier time with HTML and CSS as those are not programming languages rather just input and output with properties and structures to learn.
As for learning a programming language like PHP (server-side) or JavaScript (browser-side) I've tried it all. From taking to websites that offer the basics and concepts such as free resources like W3Schools and Tizag. Sure, I start reading the code and know what going on but fundamentally, to write my own stuff, it was very difficult.
Found out about this book and it offered the three technologies I have been most earning to learn. This book does a great job to introduce each technology, the concepts about it and takes you step by step with some good code examples. It then goes to have you bring it all together to build your own simple dynamic social site, albeit, extremely bareboned, you'll see the power in using all three.
Here is a breakdown of each part:
1. PHP
2. MySQL
3. JavaScript
4. Emerging Technology (AJAX)
5. Building your own with what you learned
Its a good way to learn as it keeps you focused on a certain subject. Also, the pace is not too fast. As for starting with PHP, its a good way to lead into MySQL. Finally, by the time your starting to learn the basics of JavaScript, you'll already be familiar with what was taught in PHP regarding variables, strings, functions, arrays and objects.
Introducing AJAX really elevates ones perspective of the potential of using all three together to create dynamic and live websites.
This book will not make you an expert in any of the technologies, but it does its job. It introduces you programming like no other book I've read before. Trust me, I've tried to learn from tutorials, websites and books that focus on just a single technology and none comes close to helping me learn.
This is the first book to read for anyone interested in becoming a web developer that has never learned a programming language before.
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