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In The Expert’s Voice in Open Source series, Apress has harnessed the knowledge and expertise of some of the best folks in open source and this book is no exception. — Mary Norbury-Glaser, Slashdot Contributor (Beginning PHP 5 and MySQL E-Commerce) serves as a fantastic primer for anyone joining the fray in designing and developing online commerce solutions. — Blane Warrene, Open Sourcery …helpful in understanding how to achieve … More >>

Beginning PHP 5 and MySQL E-Commerce: From Novice to Professional

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  • http://www.amazon.com/Beginning-PHP-MySQL-E-Commerce-Professional/dp/1590593928%3FSubscriptionId%3DAKIAJYJSDU2KTKP3AFEQ%26tag%3Dkrizznawebid-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26cre JHC

    I have purchased a multitude of books from Amazon over the years. However, I have never written a book review, no matter how bad the book turned out to be. But, there is always a first time. This is one of the worst – if not the worst – tech books I have ever read, and with over 25 years of Engineering and Software development experience I have read a lot of books.

    Now I know why Apress doesn’t let you look inside their books on the Amazon website before you purchase. If they did there might not be an Apress at all. First, there is nothing “novice” about this book. Second, you had better know how to use Smarty, and I mean use it well. Don’t rely on the Smarty website documentation to help and there are not many definitive books on the subject either. I only found one title devoted to Smarty on Amazon and that would cost another 39.99.

    I typically like to review books in the local bookstore and take a gander at Amazon “reviews” before purchase. However, I couldn’t find the book locally (which should have told me something) and I failed to pay proper attention to the reviews, i.e., take a look at Michael Brand’s review. The editorial book review doesn’t even mention Smarty which is a major part of this book.

    This book reviews at 4.5 stars. From this, I can only assume the large majority of those reviewing the book work at Apress or are kin to the authors. After the first three chapters I was seeing stars. Don’t be suckered in to buying this book unless you are thoroughly familiar with Smarty.

    So, if your an experienced -not novice- php/mysql programmer and Smarty wizard, and love to read(and debug) code with little useful explanatory info, then by all means buy this book. Oh, did I mention it makes a great coaster for coffee?

    JC.
    Rating: 1 / 5

  • http://www.amazon.com/Beginning-PHP-MySQL-E-Commerce-Professional/dp/1590593928%3FSubscriptionId%3DAKIAJYJSDU2KTKP3AFEQ%26tag%3Dkrizznawebid-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26cre M. Aleksanian

    I read most of this book and the writing approach is not bad, but there is no way that this book is for professionals.
    The topics covered are well explained and the code is precisely structured and properly divided, just like it should be with any object oriented book. The downfalls I consider for this book is that, it does not cover topics such as multiple database connections, which many websites now have (connecting to MySQL, Oracle, MSSQL simultaneously). And another extremely important topic not covered is the multi-lingual design. Most sites now require programmers to create sites in more than two languages (English, French, German, etc.) and I would like to see that in future versions of this book. Still this book is an excellent start for an E-commerce website with PHP (furthermore, the logic behind it is great for any e-commerce website).
    Rating: 4 / 5

  • http://www.amazon.com/Beginning-PHP-MySQL-E-Commerce-Professional/dp/1590593928%3FSubscriptionId%3DAKIAJYJSDU2KTKP3AFEQ%26tag%3Dkrizznawebid-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26cre G. Stewart

    I like the book – the language – the examples. I’m new to PHP so I didn’t understand the implications of the requirement to have PHP5 vs PHP4. Chapter 1 and 2 code examples worked OK with some minor tweeking (My host has PHP4xx). Chapter 3 is another story. I’ve looked around and most hosting companies have 4xx. I’m guessing this will change soon, but not sure if I should wait or fork out $$ to change host.
    Rating: 4 / 5

  • http://www.amazon.com/Beginning-PHP-MySQL-E-Commerce-Professional/dp/1590593928%3FSubscriptionId%3DAKIAJYJSDU2KTKP3AFEQ%26tag%3Dkrizznawebid-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26cre A. Lanza

    I’ve been using this book for the past few business weeks. Yes, weeks.

    First and foremost, this book is extremely well written, well cited, and clear. Examples are concise, and it rarely leaves you floundering to understand a topic. The ideas are presented in a logical order, proceed clearly, and generally, consist of helpful hints and instructions.

    UNFORTUNATELY, all of the code in this book is pretty much worthless. Every bit of it is outdated, and in the 134 pages of the book that I have suffered through, I have had major problems at every step. From having major issues with integrating PEAR (installation has completely changed since the writing of this book, and the major database functions it uses have changed, and the documentation in the book and on the PEAR website are not clear on this), to having to track down irregular and outdated code, not a single feature has been implemented easily or correctly on the first attempt (even ignoring any errors that I made myself due to my inexperience).

    I have wasted hours on this book, thinking that it will eventually get to the point where I’m not running into compatibility issues. This may end up being the case, but taking several business days (2.5 weeks invested in just this book) worth of my time to get through 134 pages (mainly spent debugging and perusing forums to find solutions) is just not worth it.

    I will be buying the second edition, and I hope that it fixes these issues.

    It’s really a shame, because the theory in this book is truly awesome. Implementing it, however, is a nightmare, especially for a beginner.
    Rating: 1 / 5

  • http://www.amazon.com/Beginning-PHP-MySQL-E-Commerce-Professional/dp/1590593928%3FSubscriptionId%3DAKIAJYJSDU2KTKP3AFEQ%26tag%3Dkrizznawebid-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26cre Anthony Zinnanti

    I am an amateur programmer with an interest in e-commerce and community sites.

    I found this book focused, but rough around the edges. First, we are dealing with open source tech. At times, it can be very difficult given the fact that a lot of the documentation provided by open source providers is sketchy, at best. So, there is a certain level at which the book communicates.

    While there is some critique on methodology, it appears that the authors have a good enough grasp on PHP to communicate the fundamentals. I wonder if explanations would be simpler if they had more experience with it.

    I am DRIVEN to learn e-commerce. So, I’ve spent hours with this book. While PHP doesn’t have a very long learning curve, it does take effort. I have found that designing/programming with extensions (such as Interakt (interaktonline.com) for Dreamweaver) still requires a knowledge of the underlying source.

    The Smarty thing is a drag. While we should obviously be aware of Smarty – and, of course, PEAR – the near strict reliance on Smarty templates seemed to be a cop out. IF YOU DO NOT CONFIGURE SMARTY AND PEAR CORRECTLY YOU WILL HAVE A BAD TIME WITH THIS BOOK. You will get no further than page 38!!

    To be continued . . . .

    Tony
    Rating: 4 / 5