Learning PHP, MySQL, and JavaScript: A Step-By-Step Guide to Creating Dynamic Websites (Animal Guide)
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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.
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Wow – The Book to read to learn PHP,
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!
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|HIGHLY RECOMMENDED,
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!
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|Need more like this…but more careful proofing next time!,
On the positive side, I do agree with what’s already been said about the author communicating well. The reason I was really excited about this title and why I’m loving it so much as I go through it is that it focuses on combining all three and talks about real-world situations. You might read a PHP or javascript book that does the job teaching you those on their own but when it’s time to close the book and use them on a real website, you’d be lost or Googling a LOT of things. Most “cool” sites do a good job of making their scripting languages work well together, and this book will show you how to do that, and it serves as a good jump-off for more advanced scripting later. It’s like the author said “I know what you’re trying to accomplish, here’s how to do it.”
Good job.
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