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Derick Rethans
This book on LAMP is not primarily focused on PHP, actually quite a small part is devoted to PHP.It starts with a very brief explanation in layman’s terms on how the internet works, including serving web pages with a webserver. In chapter two it goes on …
Ryan Sinn
Professional PHP4 Web Development Solutions (PPWDS) is an excellent guide to understanding the basis of well-designed and practical solutions to many typical realworld PHP projects. Within this book none of the authors are PHP zealots, but rather solution fanatics utilizing a variety of means to completely …
Sebastian Bergmann
It certainly took its time, but now it’s out: a PHP book from the famous “Programming” series by O’Reilly. O’Reilly has a tradition of letting only creators or core developers of a language write books for this series. With “Programming PHP” Rasmus Lerdorf, the creator of …
Allan Kent et. al
In PHP Web Development with Macromedia Dreamweaver MX 2004, authors Allan Kent and David Powers talk not only about Dreamweaver MX 2004 (DMX), but also discuss many of the common aspects of working in the PHP environment, including MySQL, phpMyAdmin, Apache, CSS and XHTML, best practices, …
David Sklar
This book intends to simplify programming tasks through the use of add-on modules and packages. The intended audience is intermediate-to-advanced, although I believe it is also of great use to the uninitiated. The Introduction provides a solid introduction to the use of PEAR and the command …
David Wall
In this book author David Wall shows us how to create a PHP application based specifically on a multi-tier architecture and design. The question is: does it live up to the claims?OVERVIEWAt this point in PHP’s dynamic evolution there is a new buzzword doing the rounds: …
The MySQL AB Team
Why would anyone want to buy a book that is essentially available for free over the Internet? This is the question I found myself coming back to as I looked through the book, but firstly, let's look at the book's contents. I looked hard, and there …
Rasmus Lerdorf & Kevin Tatroe
It certainly took its time, but now it's out: a PHP book from the famous “Programming” series by O'Reilly. O'Reilly has a tradition of letting only creators or core developers of a language write books for this series. With “Programming PHP” Rasmus Lerdorf, the creator of …
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David Powers
In this book you'll learn how to:• Create dynamic websites with design and usability in mind, as well as functionality• Understand how PHP scripts work, giving you confidence to adapt them to your own needs• Bring online forms to life, check required fields, and ensure user …
Harry Fuecks & Davey Shafik
The PHP Anthology, 2nd Edition is the perfect book for intermediate-to-advanced PHP coders seeking a quick reference guide to common programming problems.Harry Fuecks & Davey Shafik have put together the definitive reference work for PHP professionals featuring best-practice code and a commonsense approach to development. Covering …
William Steinmetz, Brian Ward
Wicked Cool PHP provides PHP scripts that can be implemented immediately to make programmers' lives easier, including scripts for processing credit cards, getting live shipping quotes, and accepting PayPal payments online. Author William Steinmetz approaches the limitations of PHP frankly and honestly, showing readers where security …
By Rob Kunkle, Andrew Morton
Building Flickr Applications with PHP teaches you how to use today’s most popular online photo management system. You’ll learn to work with both your own photos and Flickr’s cache, and create new and compelling extensions to the Flickr platform. This book is a good pick because …
Marc Delisle
If you're creating a dynamic web application using open-source tools, then you're probably going to be setting up a MySQL database. Getting the design of this database right for your application and its data is vital, but it's often an intimidating and little-known process for non-developers …
Paul DuBois
A handy resource when you need quick solutions or techniques, this Cookbook addresses specific questions in using MySQL. You'll find dozens of short, focused pieces of code and hundreds of worked-out examples that are perfect for programmers of all levels who don't have the time (or …
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Open Source Web Development with LAMP
Derick Rethans
This book on LAMP is not primarily focused on PHP, actually quite a small part is devoted to PHP.It starts with a very brief explanation in …
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MySQL Cookbook, Second Edition
Paul DuBois
A handy resource when you need quick solutions or techniques, this Cookbook addresses specific questions in using MySQL. You'll find dozens of short, focused pieces of …