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PHP for Absolute Beginners

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  • ISBN13: 9781430224730
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  • Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.

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Get started in web development using PHP. Even if you’ve never programmed before, author Jason Lengstorf introduces you to PHP by building a PHP-based blogging site while covering all the good coding practices and skills that you’ll need when you start your own projects. Create web content with version 5.3 of PHP Learn good coding practices from the very beginning Learn how systems like WordPress work Jason Lengsto… More >>

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  • http://www.amazon.com/PHP-Absolute-Beginners-Jason-Lengstorf/dp/1430224738%3FSubscriptionId%3DAKIAJYJSDU2KTKP3AFEQ%26tag%3Dkrizznawebid-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creative Original Elvis

    It’s clear from reading this book that edits were made after the initial submission. Some of the code doesn’t work or doesn’t match the author’s “official” code sample for the chapter. I’ve read enough programming books to expect these kinds of problems but it’s inexcusable for a book that targets ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS. Many of the errors I’ve found could have been caught in editing if the proof reader entered the program as described in the book.

    For example, in Chapter 5 the author provides a Cascading Style Sheet with the caveat that this isn’t a book on HTML/CSS and the user should type the text as displayed. Detailed instructions are provided for including the style sheet in the project. Unfortunately the href for the style sheet – “/css/default.css” – is wrong and it should be “/simple_blog/css/default.css”. As a result, the style sheet isn’t used and the actual browser output doesn’t match what’s displayed in the book.

    In Chapter 3, page 90 the author feeds the result of the trim() function to the empty() function as part of a conditional check – if(!empty(trim($_POST['username']))). This code returns a fatal error because empty() will only check variables. Again, typing the code as displayed in the book would have caught the error.

    In Chapter 7 on page 200 there’s a custom confirmDelete() function that doesn’t work and isn’t part of the author’s official code sample. Did anybody test the code before putting it in the book?

    I’m giving PHP for Absolute Beginners 3 stars because the editing was sloppy. If the errors are corrected I would give it an additional star. The author provides a complete sample application and reviews all the pieces of the program. That’s more than you’d get from a Software Development Kit sample. He discusses using XAMPP for PHP development which is a great suggestion for starting users. There are some wrinkles when installing & configuring XAMPP which would have been nice if the book had taken the time to go over it. I had to spend an afternoon reading the ApacheFriends forums to solve my problems.
    Rating: 3 / 5

  • http://www.amazon.com/PHP-Absolute-Beginners-Jason-Lengstorf/dp/1430224738%3FSubscriptionId%3DAKIAJYJSDU2KTKP3AFEQ%26tag%3Dkrizznawebid-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creative Frank Stepanski

    PHP has been the most popular server-side web developer language for years now. There are more websites created with PHP than any other programming language (more than ASP.NET, Java, etc.). That is probably why there are tons of PHP books from beginner to advanced on the market today.

    I have a few PHP books and looked over lots of others online but so many have fell short in my opinion. Either they are way too basic and cover little tidbits and little examples. Thats all well and good for just learning the basics of the language but then what?

    After you learn the basics of the PHP syntax (variables, conditional statements, loops, functions, object and connecting to MySQL) then what?

    Well, normally most will try and look for an intermediate-advanced book, but do know what happens then? You find the book teaches more advanced topics which may or not be of help to you because you really havent fully understood how to use the basics yet.

    I have taught lots of beginner to intermediate classes on PHP, ASP.NET, JavaScript and such and I find students dont fully know how to take what they have learned and put into practice. How do we solve this problem?

    This book does. This is the only book i’ve read in PHP (if not any other programming web langauge), that after it explains the syntax basics with some small little examples, it then shows the reader how to take what they have learned into developing a real world example.

    This book shows its readers how to build a working blog site. Of course its not a WordPress clone, but its a useable website that can be expanded. It is actually useful web application. Brilliant!

    I have started to implement this book on my PHP classes I will teach next semester. I wish this book was written years ago.

    A must buy for anybody who wants to either learn the basics of PHP, or a current PHP devloper who wants to learn how to use PHP the right way and learn to develop a real PHP web application.
    Rating: 5 / 5