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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
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 7266
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Pages: 528
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Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 7 x 1.2
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)
41 out of 42 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)
12 out of 12 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.
Creating Dynamic Website for a novice January 30, 2010
E. Volf (Zagreb, Croatia (Europe))
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I have been invited to participate on a project which includes Creating Dynamic Website. My only option to acquire appropriate knowledge has been a self teaching undertaking. From a variety of books covering the subject, so far as I can see I picked the right one, the one I am writing about.
I received the book by post 16, January of this year and so far I have covered one quarter of the book, almost all first part about PHP coding. Although I am not a novice in coding and programming, all I can briefly say, was that I picked the right book for my problem. It is very neatly presented, leaving little doubt and confusion students might have when facing a new subject. I hope that the same quality of presentation will continue to the last page. My sincere thanks and prize to the author of the book for a job well done.
So far very very good March 16, 2010
Kailua Sam (Kailua, HI USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
First a little background so you can see where I'm coming from and if you are in a similar situation. I'm somewhere between a novice and an intermediate programmer. My programming experience has pretty much been all in very old Basic and even older, Fortran. My more "recent" experience has been MS Visual FoxPro and as far as FoxPro is concerned, I think I'm an intermediate level programmer. I guess that shows you how old I am too.
I have created my own simple web site using asp.net and now want to get a better handle on this for my company. After hearing about PHP and Mysql I figured I had to learn more about these languages. I needed a book that would introduce me to the languages yet advanced enough so that I could actually accomplish something worthwhile.
I have only gotten through chapter 4 so this is pretty premature. However, so far it is exactly what I was looking for. It is giving me the foundation I need, is very easy to understand and I believe will pull things together so I can actually create a decent application.
I'll try to update this as I get through more.
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