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Summary: Great start on PHP/MySQL for programmers
Review: When I got this book, I already had experience programming in Perl, but PHP was entirely new to me. I also had database/SQL knowledge, but had never touched MySQL. I knew the powerful combination of PHP and MySQL was the key to solving a big programming problem, but I didn't know where to start. This book made learning a breeze. Just a couple days after I picked it up, my test PHP/MySQL application was working. The rest is history.I think this book would be great for intermediate programmers who want to implement PHP and MySQL, but don't know how. I was amazed at how quickly this book got me off the ground. (Hint: people with no clue about databases may want to supplement this with a MySQL- or database-specific reference, though this guide does provide some basics.)
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Summary: Great stuff to copy into your applicaiton!
Review: Wouldn't it be great if you could get the source code for only $50 of a complete online store? You could start with a working system and modify it as you like, provided of course that it is well documented. In "Web Database Applications with PHP and MySQL" you have excellent documentation of a well-designed application with lots of extras like introductory tutorials, the reationales for design decisions and alternate implementations of many subsystems. The application is a fictional online wine store, with credit card payment, a shopping cart, merchandise browsing and searching, and automatic selection of the lowest prices in inventory. Security features include user authentication, password management, and hacker protection. Documentation this good is worth more than the source code, which by the way is fully printed out in the book and can be downloaded for free. This book has saved me lots of time!
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